No no...not 'what would Jesus do' but 'what would Janelle do??!!' This is a question I've been asking myself at lot over the last week...actually, it's been more like 'what DID Janelle do?? I'm talking about matchbox car playmats!! Inspired by Aunty Janelle's creation that entertained us for hours as kids, I decided last year that I would make some for my niece and nephews who are just about to hit three years old...so I bought the material and then didn't touch it for 9 months! But this week, I've started and nearly finished one mat. Aunty Nelly - why didn't you tell me how much work was in one of these things!?! Yikes! But I've been enjoying myself anyway.
Here's the Aunty Nelly original given to Dean in 1985....
And here is the half-finished Anna version, slightly girlied up for my niece in 2010...
We've got Ava's house, a hospital, school, daycare centre, police station, zoo, Kmart, church and a florist! Fun! Just got to finish putting the rick-rack on and then add all the little button embelliishments. Now how did Aunty Janelle makes those flowers again?....
Very creative Anna! Looks like a fun thing to make too. I'm sure you'll work out the flowers.
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ReplyDeleteHow fun is that Anna.....I can't believe I inspired you Anna....I feel quite honoured.......I should drag out the one your mum made for Kent....we did have fun back in the day.......
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Many thanks to you Aunty Nelle, that mat provided all of us with hours of fun...I L-O-V-E-D that mat when I was little!
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