There were some leftover white towels from hygiene kits our Church put together. The leftovers were given away to the members. I got two of these towels but there were a little too plain so I embellished them to match our kitchen. This was fast and easy to do. It would make a great wedding gift, new home gift or would be great for a kids beach towel.
This is the little snugly blanket I made for Max. It's the same theory as the birds except this is an elephant. This blanket is the perfect size for little ones to carry around or to just lay over a sleeping baby. There is no bulk to put the baby in a sticky situation. It has brown fleece on the back.
We got these wooden letters on sale at Hobby Lobby and we each took turns decorating a letter. B - me, M - Mary, K - Mindi. His name is Bryant Maxwell Kinney in case the initials were confusing. I also wish I would have gotten a better picture but Mary found a cute baby shower plate that everyone signed (you can see it at the bottom of this pic. You bake it and it is permanent so cute!
Just a full pic of the elephant.
Mary's husband got her this beautiful statue for Mother's Day. Isn't it gorgeous? Mary is Martha Stewart reincarnated and had a million cute decorations but this was my favorite, she used floral foam to stick the flowers in and wrapped each tin box with a cute ribbon. Love it!
Butterflies and flowers with striped wings on a onesie.
Purple and green vines with purple floral wings on a newborn button shirt.
Blue vintage floral with red floral wings and beak on a onesie.
Red and white dots with beige and red flower wings on a newborn button shirt.
This little guy is a mini hot chocolate (it really looks like espresso but since I don't drink coffee I'm calling it hot chocolate). These pictures do not do this pincushion justice. It is adorable and only about 3 inches tall. It is teeny! This is made using vintage fabric (thanks mom), felt and fleece and was put together using a sewing machine and some hot glue. I think in the future though I will use felted wool instead of fleece because it is a little harder to get the pins to push through the fleece. The whiped cream is held on with a pin.
50 Nifty United States Travel Crayon Roll
Fabric Lunch Bag
Vintage Cowboy Crayon Roll
Hair Clip Holder
The holder folds up and buttons. The handle allows you to carry the holder and the clips with you to your slumber party or to Grandma's house. A must have for any southern girl.
New favorite thing... double sided interfacing! Julie and I were at Pottery Barn Kids and were inspired to create these adorable flower wall hangings. Using double sided interfacing you adhere fabric to felt and then attach it to a ribbon. Ta da!
The plaque was created by taking a piece of wood, painting it brown and attaching a brown ribbon to the back. The "Stand for Truth and Righteousness" was printed on pink and white toile paper and attached and sealed with Mod Podge. We made these at YW at the end of last year. The pink inspired me to go with a pink, green and brown theme in her room.
Another patchwork puppy dog. This one has fleece ears instead of corduroy and flannel.
The room is messy and the lighting wasn't good, but I didn't want to wake up the little one sleeping just feet away. I'm slowly getting her room just the way I want it. I'll be done just in time for her to tell me that she wants something totally different. :)
This was a craft we did for an enrichment back in July. It is a cute idea. They got really cheap clocks from walmart, and painted the edges black incase the paper peeled up a bit along the edges. You could do a lot with it. My clock doesn't actully work though, so it is just for show!
Here's a little card I made for Patti a long time ago. It's a two piece card tied together with different ribbons. The top is a white piece of paper glued onto a black piece of paper. The back is black and I used a white paint pen for writing on the inside. Flowers were created with different punches and coordinating scraps of paper. The thanks was stamped and embossed with my new favorite ink. It's a gold ink that really sparkles. I love it!!
This is my take on a vintage patchwork puppy dog that one of my relatives made back in the day. The top picture was created tonight out of different patterned fabrics. The ears are made from corduroy and flannel. Some of the fabrics are vintage but most are not. The bottom picture was my inspiration. It has had many more years of love and washes which I think make it so great. It is very soft and very cute. I think after some love and a few years my patchwork puppy dog will look just as special.
My brother, Collin, just bought a new house and needed some decorations. His house is black and white on the inside and I think he wanted to run with that theme. I found at the Dollar Tree these really great chipboard craft kits. For $1 I got the four main bases, an alphabet of chipboard letters, and over two dozen other things such as borders, frames, tags, etc. There were different styles and themes to the kits and I have plenty left over for other crafts or cards. To compare, if you were to buy the letters alone at Hobby Lobby (where I checked) it would have cost you $6. Always check the dollar store first!
Supplies:
These are little candy jars I made from Maggie's old formula cans, a pair of old work out pants and felt. I used the slick pants to make a little bag which I lined the inside of the can with. I then wrapped the can in felt, hot gluing it on. I then accesorized with more felt, wire, and felt filled with stuffing for the tail and the bolts. I'm going to make a pumpkin, devil, witch and vampire next.
These were all supplies I have been collecting over the years so the total NEW cost of making my Halloween decorations was $3. If you count the old supplies the cost probably goes up to $5. Not bad on the wallet and I sure had a lot of fun making all of it!
