It's amazing how many free tutorials and ideas are available for handmade gifts for new mothers and their babies. Over the past few months, I've compiled a large list of links in my "Baby Gifts" folder in my list of favorites. Many of the gifts were made from flannel--one of my favorite fabrics! My favorite place to buy flannel is in the Big Valley at Buchanan's Fabric Store. The flannel fabric that they sell is a much higher quality fabric than the flannel from the chain … [Read more...]
Baby Bait—Come on out!
October 28, 2011 by
I may have mentioned a time or two .... or ten... that we are expecting a new granddaughter in our family very soon. She is due on Sunday, but everyone is ready NOW! Today I decided to take matters into my own hands and create some baby bait. What would entice her to leave the shelter of the womb and venture into our world? I knew it would have to be something soft and warm and beautiful. Inspired by one of my Facebook friends who recently made taggy blankets for her … [Read more...]
Bottle Bags–Not Another Baby Gift
October 26, 2011 by
Earlier this month, I toyed with the idea of setting up at a craft show in November to sell some of my handmade goods. After stressing for a week or so about how little inventory I had to sell, I decided to give up on the craft show idea for this year. The whole craft show thing wasn't a total waste though since I got several good ideas from friends for items to make and sell. One of those items is a gift bag for bottled gifts like wine, flavored oils, sparkling juices, … [Read more...]
Cat Lady’s Autumn Tote
October 12, 2011 by
Question: What can you do when someone buys you a T-shirt appliqued with trick-or-treating cats?Gray shirt sporting an autumn cat sceneAnswer: Have your friend turn it into an autumn tote bag!At least that's what my cat-loving friend did. Her daughter bought her this cute T-shirt because of the adorable applique, but my friend didn't think she … [Read more...]
Dresses: mixed fabrics for fall fashion
October 12, 2011 by
This summer, I got out all of my old smocking patterns and designs. I was having a great time looking through everything and planning dresses for the great-granddaughters. I decided that I would make back to school smocked dresses for Makaila and Kyra, our greatgranddaughters who are four and three years old, respectively and both attend preschool. Smocking takes time, and soon it became apparent that I was not going to finish the back to school dresses in time for back to … [Read more...]
