we have a boy!!

 

introducing our beautiful boy Jude!
he came into the world in the early hours of last saturday morning, and we are totally smitten.
a baby boy...what a surprise...this is a whole new thing.
we're all adjusting well and can't imagine life without him. there has been a lot of cuddling going on this past 10days. i think this little mr may have three mummies!!!!

this is only a quick post as i need to get back to snuggling.....day 10...how did that happen??? as usual its going far too quickly.
i will be back soon driving you all mad with more pictures.

welcome to the word my little prince, we love you more than you can imagine already and we look forward to watching you grow. (not too quickly...please)
x

special gifts for little people.....stunning handmade quilts!

Look at these beauties!

 

 

 



 

I' am always searching for that special present for my munchkins, that unique kind. The kind that will be enjoyed by all for years to come, and over at the lovely Painted and Patched they've got it nailed.

 

A quilt I think is a must have for any baby and nursery, and these beautiful handmade quilts really are a work of art.

They are made from the softest organic cottons, hand dyed silks and bamboo wadding....and all the quilt designs are limited edition; with only a certain number made of each. Making them a really unique piece and a truly special gift for your little one.

I think that's my favourite part!

  

 

They come in many different colour ways and designs suitable for little boys and  little girls.

 

 

These heirloom pieces will get better with time and are to be enjoyed and passed on from generation to generation. Just gorgeous! What a lovely gift.....and just look at the packaging....swoon!

I'm in love.

Well done ladies at Painted and Patched these are really special.

http://www.paintedandpatched.com/

 

' pretty in pink '

 

 

 

so i am officially the worlds worst blogger! i always have every intension of blogging every couple of days....i start a post then something crops up. i have a list of unfinished posts. is it just me?? honestly all you fantastic mummy bloggers out there...how do you manage it??? share your secrets.

 

thank you to all you lovely peps that email, tweet and continue to follow me, i will try and be better at this blogging lark.

 

well that out off the way...this is what i have been up to over the last week or so; making a limited collection of dolls. my 'pretty in pink' collection. 

i had a lot of fun making these beauties...and a few late nights too!!!! this will be my last lot of dolly's for a while as baby number three is nearly here!!! aaaahhh more little people and less time. he he!

 

i hope you like them...my little ruby wanted to keep them all. 

 

i have two of these lovely ladies left so if your interested head over to my Etsy shop (link at the top) or you can email me directly at dollfacebyjessicalee@gmail.com 

 

mwah

x

 

 

 

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getting ready for number 3

so i haven't talked baby yet...but we are getting pretty close and pretty excited in the lee house.

i am growing rather large now and am nesting like a lunatic. driving pat mad with endless list of jobs to do and things we need to buy.
why is it when your pregnant you feel the need to get the paint out, re-arrange/re-organise every drawer/room and decorate everything in sight??? is it because we feel there will never be any time again??? probably. aaahhh no time, the days already go to fast.

although being a little petrified of becoming a mummy of three munchkins, i can't wait to meet this little wriggler.
what are you in there and what will you be like??
not to long now.....8 week countdown.

there are so many gorgeous baby products out there that my pregnancy brain has found it very difficult to make decisions. and i can't say having had two babies before has helped too much  because there seems to be so many more choices.

everything we had for the girls was used to its full potential and there for was chucked when we moved. Leaving us with only a pram (that was new for Eliza-Grace) out of a the long list of things you need for a baby. i can't say i am complaining though as i love to shop!!! poor husband.

so here is a mix of a few things on my wish list and some purchases we have already made for baby lee no.3.

 

 

1. sophie giraffe, she is such a lovely teething toy.
2. snug moses basket.
3. gorgeous man on moon print.
4. babygrow...how cute.
5. maxi cosi car seat that also fits onto our i candy pushchair.
6. beautiful rocking chair
7. i actually want this for me ;)......sad joe pillow. just gorgeous.

 

family days!

#latepost

 

these pictures are from a few weeks back...somewhere in-between colds, temperatures and ear infections.

the munchkins had been saving up their pocket  money to take a trip to the Disney store in bluewater, so as promised we surprised them and made a day of it.

 

pizza is always lunch of choice for these little ladies, so pizza we eat. followed by some seriously decision making as their little eyes scanned shelf after shelf of Disney toys. i think we must of been in there about an hour before they made there final choices. by this point i had lost the will to live.....i think its the hottest shop in the world.

 

anyway we left with two happy little girls and a lovely family day out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

we love pancake day in our house, and a certain miss lee was very excited all evening.

so excited in fact....that i caught her trying to eat golden syrup straight on two occasions before the batter had even hit the pan!! little monkey.

 

i hope you all enjoyed pancake day as much as we did!!

 

p.s i'm a sugar and lemon kinda girl....just in case you wanted to know!

x



so many germs about!

 

sorry for the lack of posts this week. after the four of us just getting over horrible colds the lee house was hit by another concoction of germs, high temperatures, chesty coughs and an ear infection.

 

i have totally lost all concept of time having been stuck in for what seems like forever and actually can't believe its the 11th of feb already.

 

poor ruby had to have a week off school with an ear and chest infection...which i must add she was so distraught about, to the point that she went to school on the tuesday morning only for me to be called two hours later to collect her! bless her. 

and just as she was perking up a bit and the antibiotics started to kick in my little munchkin  number two went down hill. and it continues.

 

ruby went back to school today but eliza-grace is still not right.....so I may be in the doctors again tomorrow.

 

i hate my little munchkin's being under the weather but it makes me feel very thankful that we are generally a very healthy bunch with only the normal winter bugs to worry about.

roll on warmer weather.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you and all your little ones are all well, and have avoided all these germs that are about.
x

sunday

 

cutting lino stamps,

fashion plates,

poorly munchkin :(

mr meow (designed by ruby) comes to life,

chocolate cake at grandma and granddad's,

max and his new scarf,

happy birthday charlotte,

something for our wall,

note books,

red shoes.

 

 

plus....snotty noses, calpol, a couple of films, a bonfire, shelf up, pictures hung, two loads of washing, a huge birthday lasagne, lots of cuddles, and call the midwife.

 

family sunday!...how did we fit all that in?

 

Hope you all had a lovely sunday.

x

 

 

 

 

 



diy fabric printing: with spuds

ok so this may be my new obsession! i have been wanting to print my own fabric for a while now but was a little nervous so thought i would start with something super easy using potatoes.

this is so much fun and the kids will love it too.

 

you will need:

 

 

once you have cut your potato stamps to the desired shape give them a wash in cold water and leave face down on some kitchen roll to get rid of all the excess water and dry out a bit.

 

and don't forget to lay out some paper to protect your table from any excess paint that may seep through your fabric.

 



 

1. mix your fabric paint to the desired colour...i used a hot pink and white to get different shades of pink.

 

2. paint a decent amount of the fabric paint onto your potato stamp.

 

3. press evenly down onto your fabric, and lift off carefully.

 

4. and away you go get printing, remembering to top up your stamper with paint after a few stamps, or every time depending on the effect you want to create.

 

you can try out different shapes/sizes/patterns and colours. there are no rules so have fun.

 

when your finished leave your fabric to dry then iron between some scrap fabric to seal the paint....and there you have it who knew potatoes could be so much fun!!

 

i can't wait to do this again....the only down side is that the potato stamps don't last. so i will definitely be finding something more permanent to make stamps with and i think my dolly's will be getting some new accessories!!

watch this space.

x

 

right now!

 

happy sunday everyone!!

i hope the sun is shining on you today.

x