Birthday preperations.

I have been set the task by  Stephanie of making her a castle themed craft party. For this her friends and her are going to be painting a cardboard box castle and making crowns. I am told I am making said castle. Expect more about this later in the week I am roping Nanny in to help me with this.
Whilst the children are crafting they are going to be wearing an apron which I am making and putting the child's initial on. I have done this for some of the children. I have 2 more definitely to make (the birthday girl being one of those). Plus any extra replies I get later in the week from those not yet responded.
Another request from Stephanie was to make a pink tiered dress from a pattern I already have from her Halloween costume. I spent all of this afternoon working on it, I'm a little concerned it is going to be a little big so I anticipate that I shall be making a couple of alterations on it tomorrow when Stephanie is home and tries it on. What do you think?

This next dress is a surprise for her which she shall get on Sunday with the rest of her birthday presents;

When I was in the charity shops yesterday looking for things for school I found a couple of little treasures I am sure Stephanie will like so they have been added to her birthday pile. The first was this picture for the bargain price of £1.

The picture doesn't do it justice really. It is one of those silk picture that is so shiny and beautiful. The next thing I know I am going to be reading at bedtime for the next few months and I'm sure Stephanie will love this too;

I got that for the princely some of 89p.

I have a few other presents to give to her all of which were bought in either the January sales or closing down sales. I haven't got her many as she asked for a trip to Legoland for her present which we went on this week as we all go back to school next week making day trips a little more tricky.