Coach's Gift

Attach this printable to a pair of gloves and add a handwritten note from your child... voila' coach's gift done!

Finnegan Fox

I made these foxes to put in my boys stockings at Christmas. I find with sewing I'm always drawn to making things for my daughter, there are just more fun girly things to sew. So, I get excited when I find things here and there that are fun to sew for my boys. They love their foxes. Again they are patterns from Bit Of Whimsy Primms, click here to shop her patterns.

Bumble Bee Plushie

Just another pattern I got from the bitofwhimsy etsy shop. I loved this one. I made this bumble Bee for my daughter to put in her stocking at Christmas. Click here to get the pattern.

B-Movie Monster

Awhile back the Bitofwhimsy etsy shop was having a sale on all of their patterns, so I stocked up. This is the same shop where I got the Jo Doll pattern. My boys have been wanting me to make them something. So in the shop she had a stuffed monster pattern that I thought was so cute, so I had to get it. I made one for each of my boys. The picture above is the two monsters I made for them, so cute huh?! You can click here to shop her patterns.

Super Cute Headbands!

A couple of months ago I was at a Farmer's Market in SLC, and this girl had this booth set up and was selling these super cute headbands. They have small velcro pieces on the underside so they don't slide around your head. They are adjustable and can fit 18 months old to adult. They come in tons of different styles and several different thicknesses. I have three and love mine, they work great with long and short hair. You can go and check them out here http://www.pinkbench.com/.

Jo Doll Pattern

I saw one of these that a friend made for her daughter and I really wanted to make one for mine. So I went here to the bitofwhimsy store on etsy and bought the pattern. The pattern is only $9 and she just emails you a pdf file. The nice thing is that they don't take much fabric and you can use your extra scraps you have laying around. I made my daughters and liked it so much I decided to make some for my nieces. If you check out her shop she has a lot of different cute patterns for other dolls too and other stuffed animals.

Carseat Blankets

One of our friends bought a pattern for a carseat blanket. So a few of us that had babies got together and made carseat blankets. The picture above is my daughter in hers. Once we figured out the pattern they were super easy. I love mine and use it all the time, especially with the weather getting cooler. Click here if you are interested in getting the pattern.

This week I made one for my friend for her baby shower. My daughter is modeling it above. She is having a little boy so I made her a boyish one, which was a bit easier because I didn't have to do a ruffle, I just edge-stitched the outside edge. My other friends that have boys also just cut the edges so it could have the frayed edge look. The second time around I made the belt/buckle openings a little smaller, I thought mine were too big. Anyways, I love mine and I think they make great baby gifts!

Initial Blocks

Supplies:

12 x 12 x 2 Block of wood or any size you prefer
12 x 12 Scrapbook paper (heavier works better)
Modge Podge (Matte)
Craft Paint
Sand paper
Wood Letter (mine is from Michaels)

Directions:

1. Sand rough edges of wood
2. paint sides and back of wood, let dry,paint letter
3. Paint a thin layer of Modge podge on front of wood
4. Quickly lay paper on top, paint a thin layer on top, then smooth wrinkles out with a credit card.
5. Using wood glue or podge podge, center letter on front
6. Once dry, use a piece of sponge to add a little paint to the edges of the paper
7. Sand edges of wood and letter to distress
8. Once dry, attach hardware to hang on the wall if desired.

Some other ideas:

Use smaller pieces to spell a child's name or word (love, joy, boo, home, etc.)

Use vinyl letters instead of wood.