Quilt and Fish Tail Towel Hanger

I’ve got a gazillion projects either waiting to be finished or waiting to be recorded.  I’ve been trying to get myself organized again since moving into our first home and sending our oldest daughter to Kindergarten.  It’s been quite the struggle to manage schedules and I’ll admit I don’t like having to work my life around school now.  It’s always been nice to just pick up and go whenever I wanted.  The worst part is the schedule crunching is just beginning and I know it will only get crazier the older she gets and as her siblings join her.  Life sure is crazy!

Anyways enough with my rant…

Here are some pictures of a couple of projects I just finished:

This is the baby quilt I made for my sister’s little girl who was born last January (this tells you how far behind I am)

This fish tail towel hanger came out of necessity when the kids hung on the original towel rod and it cam off the wall (thankfully not damaging the kids or the wall).  This makes it so the kids (except the baby) can now hang their own towels after their bath.

A Blanket and Barbequed Pizza

Blanket

With the arrival of our baby girl fast approaching (tentatively planned for this coming Wednesday) I’ve been trying to finish up the blankets I planned to make her.  Here’s the first one that is done:

I appliquéd the picture to a purple flannel.  I tried to incorporate different textured fabrics for the appliqués.  I used flannel, fleece, corduroy, some sort of cotton with flower embellishments, silk, and minky fabrics.

The border is the same as the back of the quilt.  I just folded the back over to the front and then did a zig-zag stitch around the inner and outer edge of the border. 

Barbequed Pizza

So my husband had this idea about a month ago that he wanted to try Barbequed Pizza.  Not as in Pizza with BBQ sauce on it, as in cooking a pizza on the grill.  Well I finally planned it into our meals for this week.  It turned out great except for the crust cooked a little to fast and I had to move it onto tinfoil so it

Ta Da!!!

We are a crazy crew!!!

Crochet Trim and Appliqué Bodysuits

I so excited to get to announce my new product I have available in my etsy shop!!!  I’ve been working on these over the last couple of weeks trying to come up with new fun designs that aren’t already out there.  I know there are already a ton of people who offer appliqué bodysuits (onsies) on Etsy so you might be wondering what makes mine different.  Well I’ve figured out a way to add crochet trim to those plain white bodysuits to give the onsie that little added flare!!! 

So head on over and take a look at what I have,  I still have a few more styles to list that I will hopefully get up later this evening, but I really need to study for a test that I have to take today. 

After visiting I would love to hear what ones you liked most.

Here’s a sneak peak at some of the styles that I haven’t listed yet:

 

This set was inspired by my Cousin-In-Law who is expecting Twins, which is available in my etsy shop right now.

I am offering custom orders on almost everything I have or will have listed, just send me a message.  I will also be offering plain white bodysuits with just the crochet trim and no appliqué.

More Flowers and a Giveaway!!!

At one point me and my 3 sisters were all pregnant with baby girls.  Shayla was born in May and the rest of the baby girls will be born around October, November, and January.  My oldest sister and I are due only a month a part and last week we got together to make some flower clips for our girls.  Here’s some of the ones that I did.  I actually did a couple that are for me (the big yellow and red one).

 

I also made these little flowers that I attached to small bobby pins.

That’s where the giveaway comes in.  I’m giving away two pairs of these cute white and purple flowers with your choice of either yellow, silver, or purple center.

How to Enter:

For one entry leave a comment stating what choice of center you would like

For a second entry become a follower (if you already follow your already set) and leave a comment saying so

For a third entry refer a friend and have him/her leave a comment with your name in it!!!

And just to spice things up I will  give away another two pairs if I reach 150 followers!!!

Giveaway will close Monday, October 4th at 11:59pm!

Winners will be chosen by Random.org.
Good luck everyone!!!

Cupcake and Ice Cream Cone Onsies

I made these cute little appliquéd onsies for my friend’s little girl.

Here’s the pattern for the appliqués.    I included a little 1/2 inch square so you can check if it prints out at the same size as I used. Click on the picture to print a larger size.

  I used Wonder Under to iron the shapes down.  I started with the cup and cone first, ironed them on, and then stitched around the edge.  Then I proceeded to layer the rest on (ironing it, then stitching it, then putting the next layer on).  For the stem of the cherry I used green DMC floss and stitched it on by hand using a back stitch.

Baby Shower Sail Boats

A friend of mine had a baby shower about a month ago.  I had seen how people were presenting some simple gifts like receiving blankets as cute little flowers and wanted to do something like that except since she was having a boy I wanted it to be boyish.  So I came up with these cute little sail boats:

Materials:

Receiving Blanket

Burp Cloth

Wash Cloths or Cotton Balls

1/4” x 12” Dowel

Baby Toy (Optional)

Shredded Paper Strips

Gift Bag

Instructions:

I made my own receiving blanket and burp cloths.  The receiving blanket was 36” square and the burp cloths I think were 12” x 24” (I’m not 100% sure on the dimensions of the burp cloths).

Making the Boat:

1 & 2: Lay out your receiving blanket and then fold one corner of the receiving blanket to the opposite corner forming a triangle. 

3.  Grab another point and fold it over making a smaller triangle. 

4 &5.  Keep grabbing one point and folding it over. 

6.  Once you get it folded to the size you want your boat (I folded mine six times) then tape across the points that want to fold away from each other.

7.  Push the middle point up into the center of the last fold you did to create a flat bottom.   You may want to do a little taping along the side to keep it closed.

8.  Sit your boat up and stick your dowel through off to the side that doesn’t have the folded point in the way.  Now either use your wash cloths or some cotton balls to stuff inside the boat around the dowel to hold it in place. 

Making the Flag:

1. Lay your burp cloth out.

2.  Fold it in half

3.  Fold one corner over to form the triangle.

4.  Keep folding until you have the size you want for your flag (I made 4 folds including the folding in half in step 2).  Then tape the corner to hold it together.

Putting Boat and Flag Together:

Slide your dowel up through the middle along the folded side.  You will probably want to put a few strips of tape along both open sides especially on the bottom side, right next to where the dowel goes into the flag.

Plop a toy into the boat and now your ready for the packaging.

I made my own paper filling by taking two shades of blue construction paper and sending it through the CD slot on my paper shredder.  It made the perfect little strips.  After that I just scrunched the paper strips in my hands.

Now just get you a gift bag (I used one of my Scentsy delivery bags and it sure smelt good!!!).  Layer the paper shreds on the bottom and then insert a sailboat or two.  Tie the top with some ribbon and add a card and your ready to go!!!!

Holiday Gift Extravaganza: GiFTS FoR CHiLDReN (Updated)

Here’s for Day #2: Gifts for Children!! (click on picture to go to tutorial)

Don’t forget to leave a comment to enter into the Giveaway!!!

Hooded Doll Blanket

Tie Onsies

These little guys are different in that only the top part of the tie is attached to the onsie making them more real looking!

Placemat Apron

Guitar Appliqué Shirt

Baby Legs from Socks

Crocheted Bracelet

Satin Wrapped Tutu

Alphabet Flashcards

These flashcards are made by taking pictures of things around your house that your child sees often.

Silk Flower Clips

Toy Tool Belt

Sock Animals

Daisy Chain Beanie

Lacing Cards

Faux Makeup

Purse Notebook

Bean Bags

Doll House

Share Parents update….

Here’s all the blankets and diapers we made for Share Parents (you can find a little more information about them Share Parents here.  Thanks everyone who helped out.  They unfortunately had to use one of the diapers yesterday, but she said it made all the difference for the pictures they take to have the little baby in a cute diaper.