It’s been hot here lately, really hot.
Tuesday got up to 43C, (that’s around 110 farenheit I think). Tuesday night 9.45pm, I was bringing the washing in and it was still 36C. With a not so lovely straight from an oven hot dry wind to add to it. During the day, with the blinds drawn, the kids playing in a cool water bath, my head turns to thoughts of- why oh why does this country not build better insulated houses? Insulation, double glazing… that’s what I was thinking about sitting on the floor of my bathroom. A country filled with well insulated houses and not an air conditioner to be seen…imagine that.
On hot days like this, going outside wasn’t particularly appealing so I needed an indoor activity that would keep The Monkeys interested. Monkey Boy had been asking me all about Kings and Queens that morning so a crown seemed like a good project.
Will you make me one Mama?
Your Majesty…it would be an honour.
Scrap felt and buttons from my stash, made two crowns. One for The King and the other for his brother the young Prince.
cityhippyfarmgirl 
Brydie what gorgeous crowns!!!!
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Thanks Irene 🙂
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The King and the prince are very handsome in their crowns- you are a good mother, Brydie! 🙂 Sorry about the heat- I don’t think I would survive at those temps.
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Heidi, today is much cooler and then tomorrow it hots up again. Thankfully not into the forties however. Swap me some snow?
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I would swap you quite happily, Brydie!
Although it looks like we have a warm up coming this weekend and it will all melt. Until the next storm.
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Thank goodness for cooler weather these last couple of days! See you soon! xx
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It’s much more pleasant today isn’t it.
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Brisbane summers are too hot for me…I am back to Italy soon and some cool weather. Your little boy is lovely.
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Enjoy that beautiful cool Tuscan winter Debra.
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Hey could you send some of that heat here? It’s 19 (f) degrees and our furnace died…we spent the night keeping water going so the pipes wouldn’t freeze…the crowns look great…now for a sword!
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oh eek that’s cold! Come back furnace, come back.
A sword is a good idea. There was a request for a knights hat…I thought that might be pushing it in felt and buttons though.
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It was such a hot day and the worst of it was we didn’t get the usual cool change in the evening. It must have been so difficult for you keeping three children entertained and cool all day long in your home. Amazing how you were able to make the crowns! I have no craft supplies at all and would have had to have made mine out of newspaper! xx
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It’s amazing what you can do with newspaper and enthusiasm Charlie Louie 🙂
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I’m so impressed with those crowns! I would have loved one of those when I was the monkeys’ ages. I do hope that heat lets up a bit. Oppressive heat is just no good unless it’s contained in your oven!
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I think I would have liked one too when I was little. They haven’t left their heads since I made them, so I think that’s a tick of approval.
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I did feel for Sydney earlier in the week. And I too wish we built better houses. More places than not have air conditioning in WA and it is starting to feel essential, which I hate (we have a reverse cycle unit in our bedroom). It’s a terrible, vicious cycle with global warming! Insulation and double glazing and trees would be so much better, but when it’s 43’C I desperately want air conditioning nonetheless…plays on my conscious, I can tell you.
I hope you keep cool this weekend, and this crown is gorgeous 🙂
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Such wonderfully fun crowns for the boys! I hope you manage the heat okay! That’s just too hot for comfort.
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Your creative ways get me thinking back to when I was a young girl, cutting up my floral print hankies to sew clothes for Barbie.
I’m sure there’s a crafter inside me…!
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Super crowns!
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Very cute indeed! We have a huge suitcase of dress ups that have provided many hours of fun and imagination 🙂
Hasn’t it been HOT!
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One of my biggest pet peeves in life is all the tuscan mcmansions you see. Black roof tiles. No eaves. Big a/c unit attached to the wall. . . don’t get me started on sustainable house design!
rachel xo
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The last few weeks have been ridiculous! Glad I’m not the only one who ended up sitting on the bathroom floor for a while – coolest place in the house 🙂
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Oh now, they are cute!
Nasty heatwave. In for another scorcher here on Thursday..blugh.
Keep cool, clever felt mistress.
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