stuff in and stuff out.

Busy day here today! Chookie has a birthday party tomorrow (her friend's not her own!) and Chook and friend, Cool Girl, are both mad keen Monster High fans. Here is Chook's doll collection. They are all based on monsters so there's a werewolf, Frankensteinian monster, vampire, mummy and creature from the black lagoon here. My favourite is Frankie Stein in her tartan frock although Lagoona Blue on the far right has the best pet. It's a pink pirhana inside her handbag/bowl!

She's missing a few for the full set and one of them is the more rare Ghoulia Yelps. Here's Ghoulia in all her....er.......ghoulish glory.

Cool Girl is hoping for a Ghoulia and other Monster High related things for her birthday from her folks and we were left in a bit of a spot. We wanted to get her something relating to her obsession but didn't want to risk her receiving doublers. So custom made seemed the logical choice. Do you notice Ghoulia's handbag?

This is the closest approximation we (and when I say we? I obviously mean I!) managed. It's based on this pattern that I've used before and I just jimmied the measurements so it's about 7in square.

I added the tag coz I loved the green skull fabric and didn't have enough for lining.

The lining matches the cassette fabric really well and I had to use that teeny bit of green skulls for the internal pocket. Chook, of course, now wants one. I see a use for some of that Heather Ross pony fabric!!

And my incoming stuff? I received a fabulous surprise package from Sarah at Chic Quilt Geek yesterday. Sarah own the papercraft shop Sarah's Cards and I had commented on her quilty blog that I had found scrapping stuff during my big clean out a fortnight ago but couldn't scrap coz I had run out of my favourite Herma glue. So she sent me TWO rolls!

Wasn't that amazing of her? I was thrilled to bits and plan to put it to use this weekend!! I hope you're all having a nice long weekend and the weather is as lovely as it's been here today.