Homemade Christmas- Beanbags *first try*

Wahoo for the tutorial at Little Blue Boo! I now have 25 of these alphabet beanbags done for Jake. What's that you say? There are 26 letters in the alphabet? Well, yes, I know that. But somehow wither M (or W) did not end up with a stencil. And until I refill the printer cartridge so I can print another M (or W), the alphabet will remain incomplete.

What great about this project is that I did not cut the squares. I just ordered 5" precut squares from Ebay in a quilters charm pack. The colors all coordinate and it cuts down on work for me! And aside from a slight fabric paint/ pool table cover incident, the project went really smooth.

Yes, I know Jake is too young to spell, but he will have fun trowing them at things until that day. Now on to more Christmas presents!

Little Yoda

Adorable he is.....

I'm so happy with his Yoda costume. It fits (and I hope it still does in 2 months) and will allow him to wear a coat as well. It's totally made of fleece and will keep him warm. I'm going to look for some green mittens and a walking stick to go with it. I love it- can't wait for Halloween!

Nursing Cover *first try*

I was so excited for this and I am happy with the results, but I learned a few things too....

I was going to follow the tutorial from Make if and Love it, but I got lazy. Instead, I just wung it and wound up making more work for myself than necessary. I'm still happy with it, but there are some things I will change next time....

1. Thinner straps, different lengths. I dislike that the clasp is behind my head now. That one will be shorter.

2. Next time I won't line it/make it reversible. I think it is too thick and could get hot. It will be nice for the recipient though- she is having a boy in the fall/winter!

I have some awesome fabric for me that I bought for a nursing cover. I don't HAVE to wait until preggers for it! : ) In the meantime, check out this awesome baby shower gift! Jealous much?

Pacifier Clips *first try*

Again, another tutorial from Make it and Love it.

This was sooooooo easy- it took about 10 minutes. I did cheat and instead of buying snaps and pounding them in myself, I just hot glued the part of the badge clip I tore off. Worked really well!

Plus, these are for a boy so instead of the ribbon in the button, I hot glued a stick-on from my scrap booking pile I rarely touch. It is hard to see, but one says shy (my options were limited) and the other is a star.

Burp Cloths *second try*

Ooooh I got these right!

This time I skipped the wonder under- yes, they are a little less stiff and I didn't get any gapping like I was afraid of. I also skipped the cute design. My serger just can't take curves and I needed to use it for the terry cloth. If I wasn't using terry cloth I would definitely do the curved design again. A little topping stitching and presto! I'm very very happy with the final result. See? Two Tries.......

Halloween here we come!!

Alright- I am totally inspired and I have made my FINAL DECISION on Jake's costume this year. Are you ready for this? YODA!!!

This hat found at dollarstorecrafts (a cool site BTW) got me super excited to do my version of it. This will probably be the last year I get to choose his costume so I'm making the most of it. And now that I've blogged about it, it's final.

Little Girls Top

I admit, I love this little shirt. It was originally made for Zoa for Christmas, but due to my problems with sizing, there is no way she will fit in it by December. Plus- what fun are clothes on Christmas? (unless they are for me)

It is a peasant top and is one of the very first things I made when I dusted off my sewing machine. I found the pattern at make-baby-stuff, but I don't think it is there anymore. Look around though- lots of simple crafts that are great for first time sewers like myself.

There are fabric yo-yos on the front of the shirt that give it great texture (even though it is hard to see in the picture- I hope I'm getting a camera for Christmas). And there is a matching hair clip to boot. I really love it and hope the little girl who wears it someday looks as cute as I hope she will. As long as you don't look too close at the seams....

PS Ignore the white bow- it is part of the hanger.