Avast!!!

Ah ha m' hearties!

I feel like I should be sitting here writing this on a desert island with a parrot on my shoulder (wouldn't that be nice! well maybe not the parrot bit. Maybe the parrot flying across the splendid tropical view... yes I like that better). Ahem...

Anyway moving on, I got down to the business of making my little pirate a pirate hat at the weekend, with mixed results... I both love it and want to tear it up to start again!

So here it is...

 

I had planned on just a simple skeleton on the front. But it was too simple so the waves and ship got added. Myself and Mr.T ummed and ahhed over what the ship should look like. I'd done a simple sail boat at first but apparently that just wouldnt do for a pirate hat (!?!) so I got a bit more creative.

 Ironically the ship is the bit I probably now love the most (please no comment on the fact that the little flag at the top is going in the wrong direction if the sails are being blown the other way. It just didnt look right from an aesthetic point of view and thats just how its going to be!).

However... when we tried it on the boy it was all wrong!

Its WAY too tall and doesn't really look like a pirate hat at all I dont think. :-( Mr T says I just need to bring it down at the top a bit which would improve it but I'm still not best pleased. Hence the wanting to rip it up sentiment!

Little O seems happy enough for now so it will still be an addition to the dress up box, but I now have a bee in my bonnet about pirate hats so look out for more pirate themed posts!

What do you reckon?

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A Sneaky Peak

I've been working on a little something for a special little someone. He has recently become really keen on both pirates and dressing up - what a happy combination!

So, I look a bit of inspiration from here (one of his favourite books at the moment)...

 ...and this is where I'm up to so far...

Its another felt creation (natch!). I'm looking forward to finishing at the weekend hopefully.

Also sitting on my desk is this nice little pile of bunting waiting for me to finish off and gift to a couple of new arrivals. I'm already running VERY late with these so I need to pull my finger out on this!

It would seem that my to do list is growing faster than my schedule (or little one) will allow. Sigh!

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