Bamboletta Blog. Dolls and random musings ..

One of the best parts of visitors staying with you is that you get to do a lot of ‘touristy’ stuff. We’ve only lived here for a year so we too are basically tourists too. Anyhow, last Saturday we all went to Salt Spring Island to check things out and visit the weekly Farmer’s Market…

Has everyone heard the new ‘Goldfrapp’ album? I know it’s been released for quite some time now, but, wow.. so impressed. If you just download one song, ‘Happiness’ is such a great summer-y kind of song. I’m listening to it right now. I feel as though I’m emerging from the newborn abyss and getting bits…

We’ve got John’s parents staying with us for the next few weeks. Benjamin is in heaven, Grannie Annie has surpassed mama and is his number one lady. I don’t think I saw him all day. It’s amazing, he has met her once when he was 8 months old- but he took to her immediately, he…

 I *love* Amy Karol. I know lots of us do. I’m an avid reader of her blog ‘Angry Chicken’ and a fan of her book and craftiness.  A few weeks ago Amy wrote a post about these fantastic Mermaid tails that she had made for her girls dolls. They are like a skirt with a…

I love making Fairy’s so much. It is such a luxury to make them to handstitch and cut out all those lovely shapes – it almost sends me over the edge! This gal here is ‘Cherry Blossom’ and she is number two of a series of three Spring Fairy’s.  I’ll be working on ‘Bluebell’ soon.…

My little guy turned 4 on Saturday. He was so excited, it’s just so cute. Nonna, Nonno and Auntie Laura all came over to spend the day with us. I can’t believe I have a four year old..geeesh, sometimes I can’t believe I’m a mom. We really scaled things back as far as presents this…