Baby Gifts - Part 2 - Changing Pad/Burp Cloths

Yesterday I posted the baby bag that I made for my sister's soon to be new addition Holden. Today I am going to post some of the accessories.

Here is the front of the changing pad. It is oil canvas so that she knows what side is dirty.


Here is the back of the changing pad.


Here are the burp cloths I made. I did two with the name embroidered on the dot fabric and then two with the monkey fabric that are not embroidered.






I still have a couple more things to post, I just haven't had the chance to take pictures of one of the items. I then also have one more thing to embroider an initial on. She loves everything she has been given so far.

What do you think?

TTFN~

Baby Gifts - Part 1 - Baby Bag

I have spent so many countless hours on this, it is truly a labor of love. This bag features monkeys, polka dots, lines, embroidery, magnets, elastic, and even a clip... here it goes.... Oh and insert squeal here that I can finally put something in a Sew Cute Tuesday at Creative Itch, just sayin. :o)

So this is the front of the bag with the embroidery that says Holden.


Here is a shot of the right front that is an elastic pocket


Here is a shot of the left front that is a magnetic pocket... it was here that I found my (insert sarcasim here) love of magnets! Did you know magnets will stick to your sewing machine plate. Let me tell you how fun these were.



Here is a shot of the inside back pocket that holds the changing pad (will show you that in another post).


Here is a shot of the inside left that is a tall elastic pocket.


Here is a shot of the front two pockets that are elastic. Good for bottles and such.


Here is a shot of the inside right that is a straight across pocket. You will also see the key/binky/whatever you want it to be clip... pretty cool huh?


So all in all here is the bag... what do you think? It's turned out pretty cute!


TTFN~

It's Stinkin Cute Craft Thursday #43

Ok, so I have managed to have a busier Thursday than normal. I have gotten a virus on my work computer, had that repaired, new profile created and now I am here... I must say, I already see some amazing links from this week! Great job everyone!

There were two sewing items that just called my name this week... one is holiday themed and the other is just brilliant.

First off, the adorable easter bunny basket! Super stinkin cute! Rachel from Sun Scholar shows us the inspiration that brought to life these cute little baskets! Doesn't this make you want to go sew right now!?!


Kori from Mom's of All Trades gives us a tutorial on... wait for it, wait for it... PILLOW PETS! She made an adorable little bear pillow pet that she named Patty for her daughter... Super cute Kori! Great tutorial!


Great job ladies... go get a featured button! Thank you to everyone who linked. The ideas are just getting better and better! Have a wonderful week, and until next time...

Let's get to linkin'!! Rules:

1. Please link craft projects that you have done (not advertising an Etsy site or giveaways unless they are something you have made that you are giving away)!
2. Linky Tools will remain open until next Wednesday evening so there's plenty of time to link your projects!


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TTFN~


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Decorated Baby Shower Cake

I'll admit, I cheated a little bit... I knew I would be exhausted and not want to spend the time baking and icing a cake. So what did I do? I got a plain iced cake from Sam's Club. It was delicious by the way. All I had them do was bake the cake... ice it green and pipe a border around it in yellow.

I then decorated the rest of it.

You will see the bear that was blown up from some of the other decorations and the sign in sheet I did... I'll show you those another day. The bear and letters are all cut out of fondant. I cheated there too and bought (1) can of Duff Fondant because I wasn't in the mood to make any and then used gel dye to color it. I think it turned out marvelous!


What do you think?

TTFN~

Another Valentine's Card

Every year my sister makes a Valentine's card for her husband (Secretly, this is why I don't get to make cute ones myself because I am spending so much time on my sisters). In fact I think she has since they started dating. She insists all the time that she is not crafty. Looking back at some of her previous cards... there is no way. She has a crafty bone in there somewhere!

They have been trying for years to get pregnant, and now they are just 6-7 weeks from having that little one they have wanted so much. This card is inspired by that little miracle...

This is the front of the card that says "A bun in the oven, a pea in the pod"... this cute little pea features 3 lime green brads. My sister was like how am I going to do peas? I said... I have it! I used my hole punch and punched three brads through it before it was attached to the card. Um, can we not say adorable! This really made the front of the card. My sister said "Who has lime green brads on purpose?" GUILTY! I am a mini craft store in my home. Anyone want to come shopping?


This is the top of the inside. The little feet are really cute... not really a fan of the white dots since there aren't very many of them, but it's still cute.


This is the bottom of the inside. Isn't she just so sweet!


And because she says the best cards come from Hallmark, she always does this on the back of them. Super cute!


Keep this in mind for if you are expecting, another year, it really did turn out cute! What do you think?

TTFN~

It's Stinkin' Cute Craft Thursday - 42

I had a bad morning, I did get the baby bag finished and only have a couple more accessories to go, but it wasn't without my little yorkie getting sicker than I would have liked all over my craft room carpet. I was going to share, but after typing it decided... it really wasn't pretty and so thus... I am moving on to why you are here.

Yesterday I shared with you what I did for Valentine's for the Mr. I decided that since she was my inspiration she would have to be featured today! Tara from Mom's of All Trades linked up this awesome beef bouquet that I duplicated. Isn't it pretty awesome!


Jami from The Blackberry Vine linked up these ADORABLE Valentine's cake pops... Hey Jami... do you have a tutorial or really good link for how to make these?


Allie over at What Allie's Making Now linked up this super stinkin cute L-O-V-E notes board. Isn't it just to die for! I want one, alas... I will sit and drool at hers until I have the time.


This week was wonderful... I look forward to sharing some of the things I have finished up this week and sharing those with you. Until then, all three features make sure to grab a featured button... To everyone else, thank you so much for linking... I just LOVE looking at everyone's ideas! They really do inspire me!

Let's get to linkin'!! Rules:

1. Please link craft projects that you have done (not advertising an Etsy site or giveaways unless they are something you have made that you are giving away)!
2. Linky Tools will remain open until next Wednesday evening so there's plenty of time to link your projects!


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TTFN~


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(1) Link to specific blog post, not blog home page!
(2) Link craft projects that you have done!
(3) Make sure to visit a few of the links and leave some comment love!
(4) Linky Tools will remain open through Wednesday, February 23rd so you have plenty of time to add your projects!

Beef Bouquet Valentine almost FAIL....

One of my lovely It's Stinkin Cute Craft Thursday linkers Tara from Mom's of All Trades posted this awesome Beef Bouquet idea to give to the hubby for Valentine's Day...



I instantly knew that I was going to have to do this for the hubby since he had already slipped that something was coming to my work... scratch that... because I wanted to be the sweet and thoughtful wife I am. :o)

So I went to the store, got what I needed, came home and first made a card to go with it.

Outside:


Inside:


Then I got to putting together my Beef Bouquet for my Mr. Wonderful...

When I was done, it looked like this (pardon the red hue, it is from the kitchen lights that are in):


The next morning it looked like this:


Luckily I checked on it before I left that morning. I had used regular tape (I know that is not what you see in the picture... it was a semi re-enactment because I was frantic to get it put back together because I heard that he was awake) and that obviously didn't hold the weight. So then I was like you know what... electrical tape is much stronger it should do the trick... SO I got REALLY busy quickly putting it back together.

He woke up, I told him well, since I was still there, go look in your office. He found and read his card. Then he followed the attached instructions to go to my craft room and get his bouquet. He would not allow me to take a picture of his surprised face, and Laci wasn't in the picture taking mood, so no pictures of my family. But, at first he was like... what is that? Then after he realized what it was he loved it. I took it downstairs and put it on the counter... said my goodbyes and quickly left since I was now 45 minutes late.

When I got home... even the electrical tape had failed to hold and looked the same way the regular tape did that morning. Hence the photo from above.

So my question to Tara... Girlfriend, did you use duck tape? Oh, well he loved it and it was a really fun thing to do, thank you for the AWESOME IDEA!

Have a great day!

TTFN~

10 Things About Me

1) I very strongly hate ticking clocks (currently happening)
2) I always buy to much fabric (currently working in my favor)
3) When I have time to do projects I don't want to, when I don't have time I do want to (currently happening right now)
4) Can't find anything in my craft room despite if it is clean or not (currently not clean). Even with all my storage it is looking more like WW3...
5) I love to do crafts and gifts for my family and others that are close to me
6) I would rather pay someone else to clean my house than do it myself (too bad I can't afford it all the time - I keep thinking when Laci gets older, i.e. at real school, not her current school that is $150 a week, etc.)
7) My idea of cooking is looking at a book and hoping it will appear on my plate... my BFF is teaching me this one as we get older
8) I have about 10 movies on constant replay in my craft room, I am starting to get tired of them though... is this an indication that I am spending too much time in there? NEVER!!!
9) I still cry while watching some of these movies even though I have seen them so many times (A. I refuse to admit what movies these are)
10) I am still stalling (which I am good at) putting the sewing machine on my desk... I think it is kind of sad that I can't remember my sewing machines name... it definatly wasn't snazzy enough. Task... come up with a snazzy name for my machine. I think I already said I work better with men than women, so a mans name would probably be better. This seriously can keep my brain going huh?!? Anyways, time for a movie change and then I need to get my sewing machine on my table. I am very open to name suggestions...

TTFN~

Laci's School Valentine's

I finished Laci's Valentines's Day gift for her school mates and family. I am so glad I didn't go with some of the ones you can find on Etsy. These are so super cute and although took me a couple trys to get the design I wanted are adorable! I created these in Photoshop Elements 8 (thanks to my MIL who got this for me last year for my birthday... I am using this more and more every week). What do you think of her Valentine's?

Candy Bar Wrapper Full Design:


Front of Candy Bar with Wrapper on it:


Back of Candy Bar with Wrapper on it:


They are pretty stinkin cute aren't they!

TTFN~

It's Stinkin' Cute Craft Thursday #41

For any of you that live in cold weather for a good portion of the winter... can you please take it back? I mean don't get me wrong, I got some much needed TLC time with my sewing machine since I couldn't make it into work, but still. I am going in a little late today because I am afraid there will be ice on the roads, hence why I am getting this post in a little earlier.

BTW, if you aren't aware... Valentine's is on Monday... um can we say YIKES!!!! I totally have been slacking on making Laci's Valentines, and I am about to say forget it and pay for the design on etsy since I can't get mine to look right... Anyways, here are some places you should check out this week!

Don't forget to hop over to Colette's site My Computer is My Canvas where she tells you where to go to get those cute Valentine's Day fonts... for FREE!

Looking for a quick freebie download to make an EASY peasy teacher gift? Go check out My Digital Creations.... Lisa was "Soapin' you'd be her Valentine!" Super stinkin cute and I will probably use this on a relative...


Amanda over at The Paisley Cupcake entered in her gift idea for Valentine's Day. If you have the time to do this. It is a GREAT idea! I wish I had the time!


Over at Red Ted Art there are a TON of ideas for little gifts or things to do for V-Day with the kiddos. These little heart lollies made out of left over candy canes... um AWESOME! My neighbor brought me some the other day that she had put melted white chocolate in the middle and sprinkles. What a great idea, tasty, super cute and over all ADORABLE!


Ok, well thank you for EVERYONE that participated! There were so many ideas and I loved them all! For my features go grab a featured button and everyone have a great remainder of the week!

Let's get to linkin'!! Rules:

1. Please link craft projects that you have done (not advertising an Etsy site)!
2. Linky Tools will remain open until next Wednesday evening so there's plenty of time to link your projects!


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TTFN~


Rules for linking:
(1) Link to specific blog post, not blog home page!
(2) Link craft projects that you have done!
(3) Make sure to visit a few of the links and leave some comment love!
(4) Linky Tools will remain open through Wednesday, February 16th so you have plenty of time to add your projects!