Baby Bibs/Apron Take 2

I have a lot of babies to sew for this year. Already three have been born and I think I've got at least 6 more to come this year. And if a certain sister-in-law wants to make any announcements I would be thrilled. Just saying. No pressure. :)

Black Friday 2011 JoAnn fabrics was having an awesome deal on flannel. I didn't know what I was going to do with it but I couldn't pass it up either. So glad I didn't! I've been making tons of bibs from my stash.

I've made these bibs before. Check out my previous bibs. I made some without the pocket front. My husband thought they needed a pocket front. On a few of the last ones I sewed I added a pocket front.

Black Polka with Hot Pink backing

Snap closure at the neck

And they can be reversible.

I fell in love with this fabric and knew just who I wanted to use it for. Kristyn is expecting her first girl and I think she will be adorable in this birdie/houndstooth fabric while she is eating her peas and carrots.

Again, totally reversible. A few with pocket front. To catch peas and carrots.

What got me started sewing these again was finding some already cut out in my stash. They would be below. A few for the boys in my life.

And you don't have to have coordinating fabrics.

Go ahead and line it with the same fabric or a plain white lining.

I have plans to make a ton of these. So far I have made 14 in the last two days. Super easy and fast to make.

Valentine Containers

I saw the cutest Valentine goodie containers on the blog Skip to my Lou. It only required paper, adhesive, and a crimper! How easy. Except that I don't own a crimper. But armed with a 40% off coupon I headed out to my local craft store to remedy that problem. Cindy has the best tutorial so head over to her blog to check it out.

Here is the "collection" I created for Julia's Valentine"s this year. This is her first time passing out Valentine's to her class at school.

I created a quick label to stick on the front.

I love these little goodies and plan to make them in different sizes and papers for different occasions. This was a fun afternoon project with my friend Tiffany. The only problem my friend Tiffany and I ran into was having them pop open a few days later. Maybe my adhesive tape was not strong enough? Or maybe we made them to far in advance? The morning that Julia was supposed to pass them out I just gave them a quick once over to stick them back together.

Aqua and white guest bedroom

It all started with a bedspread and Euro shams I purchased at Pottery Barn two years ago. Just a plain aqua bedspread. Then I slowly started gathering a few things like lamps and pillows. It took two years before I took the bedspread out of the packaging.

Lamps and bedspread below

Drop cloth curtains

Then this happened:

It has also happened upstairs in Julia's room. The door stoppers are just worn out in this house. I decided to cover the hole with bead board. Not a simple fix but I love the look. And a new door stopper was installed.

Before

After

Before

After

I still have lots to do in this room: Paint closet doors and door trim, a dust ruffle, Headboard, blinds, possible a larger tv, and a cabinet to put the tv in to hide cords and the box, new carpet, and pictures/art on the walls. But for now I'll rest and take the kids on a trip to Yosemite.

Super Hero Baby Shower

My friends and I put together a Super Hero baby shower for our friend Shannon. She has three girls and found out that her fourth is a boy! Very exciting.

Our next plan was to use decor at the shower that could be used in her nursery. We crossed our fingers that she would like this plan because it was all a huge surprise.

I made a quilt and told her that if she would like I would make a bumper to match. Their last name starts with 'Z'.

I used black piping to outline the Super Z.

The back has a vintage Captain America comic book print I found at JoAnn's.

Her sister-in-law created the burp cloths and cutest shirts with super hero graphics. Another friend mod podge the wooden letters. There were enough letters to create two different names depending on what she chooses. During the shower every time some said "name" we would change the letters.

Another friend took the storage cubes and created super hero graphics for the fronts. Perfect for all those action hero toys that will be throughout her house soon.

Then there was the food! Thank you Cricut for helping to create these food tags on the mini pancake stacks.

And again, the Cricut cake was used to make the Captain America cupcake toppers.

Another friend made the mini cinnamon rolls. So yummy. I believe that she used the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls but then put them in a mini muffin tin to cook. Another friend made fresh granola that topped raspberry yogurt and she also created french toast kabobs with fresh fruit and two different syrup choices.

I stood near this quiche stand during the party. So good.

And the panels, painted by Samara, up on my wall.

Do you see that smile below? That is one happy mama! We love you Shannon and are so excited that we get to meet and hold your baby boy soon.

Super Hero Wall Art

Here are the panels that were created for our friend Shannon's baby shower. We decided to use decor for the shower that she could use in her nursery.

To create the panels I picked up 2' x 4' MDF panels that were about a 1/4" thick and 1" x 2" x 8' pieces of wood to nail to the back.

I cut the panel in half so that it was square.

Nailed the 1x2"s to the back. This gave me something to nail the hooks into.

Then they were primed. If I did them again I would not use a spray paint primer. I did not like the coverage. Also, be prepared to sand after priming as it can raise the wood grain.

At this point I passed them off to my super talented friend Samara. She found some inspiration on Pinterest and got to work.

Love these panels!

Clear Labels

I love labels. And I've used clear labels for address/return address labels before. But it wasn't until I read a post on FB on Ali Edward's page that I thought about using them for scrapbooking. I am in love!

After watching a music video for the youth in my church, I decided I needed to include the graphic from the video into their journals they would receive at New Beginnings. First I text a friend(thank you Julie) who quickly whipped together the graphic for me and then all I had to do was print and stick.

Love the results.

It looks as thought I printed the graphic straight on to the page. I also printed out a few quotes and randomly placed them throughout their "Shining Moments" journal(a place they can write down fun/great/happy/uplifting moments they have experienced).

Not quite right

I put up curtains in our bedroom since my husband had to work a few graveyard shifts. I made sure I checked the packages carefully so that I got home with the correct size. I live 35 minutes from the store so I can't just run quickly and grab a new set.

I guess someone switched out the 95 inch panel for an 84 inch panel. Bummer. I have since exchanged the panel for the correct size.

I put these shelves up and then decided I wanted them hung a little lower. So I headed back to the Depot for a few more supplies and then rehung them. Sometimes it is a bummer when things don't go as originally planned but it all works out in the end and sometimes even better than originally planned.