17/52 2014

Bed making is one of Jarvis's favourite household chores. The sheets on the line are just for playing in. The unmade bed becomes a fort to hide. Then making the bed is the best game of all. Jarvis lays on the sheets and Justin and I flip him in the air. Our dare devil son loves it.

This is Jarvis and I in our Iliska Dreams Pyjamas, playing hide.

Last year Jodi inspired me to pick up my camera and turn the focus inward. This year I have opted to continue with the series as I feel there are still so many family stories to be told through photos. So I will continue to Link up with Jodi  (the artist formerly known as Che & Fidel now Practising Simplicity) for the 52 Project.

I TOLD YOU HOMEBOY YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS, LESSONS LEARNT FROM HAMMER PANTS

Pjs teaching me thing? Who would have thought purple chevron flannelette could show me things?

With Autumn weather cooling down the nights I knew it was time to make everyone their new set of winter pyjamas. Spotlight had flannelette on sale, so Tamika came over, shoved my sore knee into the car, and we drove the one minute drive.

As soon as we got there, Jarvis went straight to the florals, sighing and saying "zizzie!". His word for most things pretty, flowers, butterflies and so on. Then he went to the chevrons. When Tamika and I asked what colour he wanted he keep pointing at the purple. Teak and I asked if he would prefer the yellow or blue. But no, he shock his head saying no and kept pointing at the purple.

As we were standing in line, both Tamika and I questioned ourselves. Why did we not let him have his first colour choice? Why did we feel the need to point to the so called "boy colours"?

As an informed person, I thought I questioned cultural practices. I didn't think I blindly followed cultural habits like gender-colour associations. I normally question how society's gender associations, yet ignorantly I questioned Jarvis's choice of purple.

I get annoyed when people question Jarvis's love of nail polish, yet I was being just as ignorant.

Instead of sewing Jarvis 'standard' PJ bottoms, I thought his choice deserved something more. So he got MC hammer pj pants.

Oh, and look at them next to last year's pjs, look how tall Jarvis has gotten!

MY LOVE IS BLACK AND WHITE

I was not going to post any more pj photo shoots, but then how can I resit my two babies in their matching pyjamas?? I love these two so much, sometimes it hurts.

 Jarvis tries to copy everything his big sister does

 Even when it is strange

 Jarvis now does push-ups

 Tamika often gives her brother the 'look'

But with in moments he has her laughing

And rushing to him when he falls over

Jarvis waiting for his sister so he was the stand alone model to test the lights

THE BOY IN THE ALPHABET PYJAMAS

Yesterday, I managed to get some sewing done. I went to Spotlight this week and they have flannel on sale at 40% off. I let Jarvis pick two; he picked this lovely cream fabric with an alphabet print, plus a red with a white star. So as modelled by my assistant blogger, typing the old fashioned way, Jarvis has new pyjamas.

I finally did something with a floral dress I have had for ages. I held off cutting it up from a dress, as the dress was cute. But not only being way too big for me I knew with my olive skin that the colours would look all wrong on me. So yesterday it got the chop. The waist band is not perfect, as I had to use the fabric in the top of the dress to create it, there are seams around the band. It sits a lot fuller around the hips on me than on the mannequin. So I am happy with the end result. 

I also got some cushion covers made, which I will post about later with images. But for now it is back to the garden. Seeing it is International Day of the Woman. You can hear me roaring in the backyard, I am the one, mowing, whipper snipping and chain sawing. I will tame that garden. It will become a place that produces food rather than just weeds. 

PANTS AND PYJAMAS

I am so excited that I finally got some sewing done. Granted it is not a lot, but since coming home from Fiji, my sewing area has been ankle deep in water. One pair of PJ pants for Jarvis and another pair of Sarouels. Plus I have cut out a pair of PJ pants for myself and started on a re-make of an op-shop find.

Jarvis is a very ‘busy’ model and does not stand still for long. So the photos don't do the pants justice, but the Sarouels, fit him well and are an easy make from one of Justin’s old t-shirts.

The PJ are crumpled as Jarvis wore them to bed last night. Currently my model is taking a nap, so I cannot get a photo of them on him. But they are a cute ‘old man’ style pyjamas. Tamika found the fabric in the remnants bin at Spotlight, and knew her brother would love it. Anything covered, or to do with, animals is a hit with him. The added bonus is that it only cost $1.30!

So now it is time to sew for myself….