July finish

Design from the Sweetheart Tree. You can't see it on the scan, but the fabric is a lovely sparkly linen.

Better keep moving - off to Te Awamutu this morning for Tamsin's second rhythmic comp, and the girls aren't up yet!!

Small finish

Embroidered hanky for Tamsin's Grade 1 character dance.

I did one for Jess when she did Grade 1, so only fair that Tamsin got one done for her.

Grade 2 is an embroidered pillow. for Jess' one I used a lovely sampler from UK's Cross Stitcher.

There's bound to be something in my stash of those magazines that will be just right for Tinkerbelle.

I did warn y'all...

... cos here's Tamsin's first Rhythmic comp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg9f3ynZ2lA

RG Level 1 hoop routine, Counties Invitational at Bruce Pulman Park.

I have no idea what her score was - I missed it being put up. Hopefully her coach will know it and I'll find out at Tamsin's next class. Otherwise I just have to wait till the results are posted up on Gymsports NZ's site.
Only a hoop routine at this stage, her freehand is under construction.

She has worked really hard over the last couple of weeks on this and other skills - she can now skip backwards! And this is the child that could barely skip with a rope at all at the beginning of the year.
I thought this was a lovely routine from Tamsin - especially as she's only been doing rhythmic for 2&half terms, and only at Xtreme RhythmiX since the beginning of this term (meaning completely new routines to learn).

Next comp: Spirals in Te Awamutu, first weekend of the holidays.
Go Tinkerbelle!

UPDATE: Tamsin scored 11.525! Top score in Hoop was 13 something, so she did really well.

Tis the season to be competing...

... so the video camera was charged and in use!

Jess competing WAG L5 at the Waitakere comp on May 10. Watch carefully, as it is her first and last L5 video as she has since quit artistic gymnastics. Sigh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvo-J85n_MQ&feature=channel

Tamsin competing WAG L1B at the Kerrin Bishop Memorial, held at Counties Manukau, trying so hard to not shuffle her feet (cos each shuffle = .2 deduction, doncha know?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01798usxmc

More to come in due course as Tamsin has 4 more comps to go.

Don't say I didn't warn y'all!!

old WIP finish - YAY

"Anniversary Sampler" from The Sweetheart Tree.Started 5 years ago, did about 3 bands then it got put away until March of this year when I figured I'd really better get onto it since the anniversary it's for is this year, LOL.

So off to the framers it goes this week.

It's not a good pic at all. Too big for the scanner, I had to use the camera. Tried lots of things but to no avail. It just stays looking fuzzy, pale and no detail. Admittedly it isn't the most brightly coloured of designs, but still you'd think it would show up better than this...grrrr.

Cameo - I need you to come give me lessons!!!

Friday Funnies

A quote found in one of those insert magazines in the NZ Herald this week made me think of sharing some pics from my favourite cheer-me-up website - icanhascheezburger.com.

The quote (from Jacquelyn Mitchard)

Cats regard people as warm-blooded furniture.

The pics

Enjoy!

Leotards AGAIN

I'm a sucker for pretty leotards. If I had a limitless budget, my girls would each have 20 different leotards in their drawer. I can spend ages on the GK and AlphaFactor websites just window shopping - but at at up to US$140/ leotard, they stay in the window though. The high performance little girls (under12s) at TriStar have mums who do buy lots of leos, and I love seeing every new one they wear. There's someone on TradeMe that is doing good business out of those mums, LOL.

Jess 'earned' a new GK leo last year and she adores it (Dancers Wardrobe in Remuera stocks some and will order in). Who wouldn't when the fit is comfy and it has pink leopard print fabric with crystal embellishments? I must get a photo now I think about it....

This year, Tamsin needs a competition Rhythmic leotard. There's not "club" leos like there are in WAG that get ordered through the gym club. Only the groups wear the same leos (Rhythmic has individual and group routine categories), and gymnasts get to chose their own styles and colours and only wear the club track suit to show which club they're from.

These aren't available "off the shelf" quite as readily as WAG leos. Fortunately, in Auckland - just around the corner from Grandma in fact - is the wonderful Angel Fabrics. The lovely Linda specialises in dance fabrics and making custom gear for dance, ice skating, aerobics and gymnastics.

Tamsin and I popped in there yesterday to discuss Tamsin's Rhythmic leotard. I'd been thinking about one using neon lycra. Miss Tamsin, however, spotted a bolt of fabric on one of Linda's very well stocked shelves. Bright white background with variegated metallic ribbon printed into a rambling rose design.

Well, how could I not love it too?

So, in a couple of weeks Tamsin will have the most gorgeous Rhythmic leotard (they have short skirts, a bit like skating ones) in this fabric, custom made for her.

How cool is that?