My baby is ONE!

We had a circus themed party for my baby and it turned out to be a lot of fun!! We had pizza and swimming and sno cones and balloon animals and a blast watching him dig into his cake and then wash off in a bubble bath after! I know that time always seems to fly by, but this year seemed to go by faster than normal. I am so grateful for my baby and was glad we were able to celebrate his birthday!!!

PICTURE GROWTH "chart"

I saw this CUTE idea on Pinterest to take a picture of your baby in the same outfit, over the course of his/her 1st year...

SO CUTE, right???

Well, I'm going to do it...but I want to see if I can do it each month and have a collage of 12 pictures at the end. Obviously the results aren't quite as dramatic in only a month, but I think it will be fun to watch him grow each month...

Speaking of growing...my baby is 1 month old!

I can't believe how quickly this month has flown by. 

He is such a sweetheart and we are so thankful to have him as part of our family.

Hopefully I can start finding time to blog/craftify again SOON!!!

I really am starting to miss it, my mind hasn't had a creative thought all month long;) 

Pillow Embellishment

I have had the same brown, blue & tan crib bedding for my older 2 boys & I wanted to add a little variety for my new baby boy, so I have added RED into the nursery. I have just done a few simple projects, including this scalloped blanket that I love...

This pillow came with their crib bedding & really serves no purpose, other than a decorative item, so I wanted to add in some red to this as well...

I bought red curtains for his windows & they came with "ties", but since I don't plan on using them, I wrapped one around the pillow...

and then sewed the center to gather it...

and added a BUTTON to the center & a little decoration that will sit on the rocker recliner in his room!

You don't have to spend MONEY to make changes in your home!
Use what you have to change up your decor & give items a new look:)

Showered with Love...and diapers

I'm due in a couple of weeks with my 3rd boy!

I have everything I need for another boy, but my good friend Debbie asked if she could throw me a DIAPERS & WIPES shower...because well, she is AMAZING!

And so this weekend I felt so grateful to everyone that came & Mrs. Crafty herself (Debbie) outdid herself in every way! The food was DELICIOUS & the decorations ADORABLE!

Check out this cute "BABY" banner she made, the cute topiary decoration & the amazing diaper cake!!

She is so wonderful, as you can see & I'm so glad to call her my friend!

THANK YOU Debbie!!! 

sorry my cake is hiding my big belly...but it is definitely there & about ready to pop I think;)

You are my SUNSHINE

I LOVE the song "You are my sunshine" & sing it to my kids often. My 4 year old used to make me sing it over & over & over whenever we were driving in the car.

  Both of my boys still love the song & I'm sure I will sing it to our new baby very soon!

From the minute I started seeing the lyrics pop up all over blogland, I knew I wanted to make something with the lyrics for our baby boy's nursery!

 source

 Cellar Designs created this beautiful piece of art...

Love this one in a frame...

Oh, how about this one! I might need it for MY bedroom!

And there are SO MANY MORE, you can just search on Etsy or Pinterest & you will fall in LOVE.

I used Cellar Designs as my inspiration & then went to dig around for a piece of wood in the shed...

I found this cupboard door & decided it was the perfect size & loved how it would give it a "framed look"...

 It got a coat of light blue paint & then while it dried, I got on the computer & "designed" my wording how I wanted. I must have tried 30 different fonts & guess what I settled on?
Times New Roman.
I just liked the simplicity of it.

My cricut can cut 2 feet x 1 foot & this happened to be the exact size of the inner part of the cupboard door!
I think I did it about 11 inches x 22 inches, so I was able to cut it all at once!

 I cut it out of vinyl & then weeded out all of the letters, leaving a "stencil" that I then applied to the wood...

 then I took my brush and painted all of the "sunshines" with a pale yellow & the rest of the lyrics with white...

 after it dried, I pulled up the vinyl, leaving freshly painted letters & lightly sanded over the words & the edges of the door...

 I actually made that one to donate to an auction next week & chose to paint the one for the nursery all RED, since I'm working to bring more red in that room. Here they are, all finished!

I hung the red one in the nursery, but now I'm debating painting the "frame" part of the cupboard red so that it pops off the blue walls a bit more, 

but we will see...

The other one is not quite as bold, which will hopefully allow it to match someone else's decor easier, 

since it is being auctioned off at a family reunion...

the nursery is coming along!

Here is a sneak peak at one corner...

1. Used my same Brown, Tan & Blue Crib Bumper & Sheet that I had with my other boys

2. Made the Scalloped Blanket that I had been wanting to try!

3. Made a simple pendant banner for above his bed & will iron on his name in RED MATERIAL soon...we actually CHOSE A NAME!

4. Found red curtains on clearance last week at Walmart for $6

5.Covered his changing table in the same Dinosaur fabric that I made his scalloped blanket out of
6. The curtains came with red ties that I repurposed & sewed one around a pillow with a button in the center to make it a bit cuter!

7. And last but not least, hung his "Sunshine" board in the corner

All ready for our baby boy to arrive in a few weeks!!!

A Blanky for a Fireman's Grandson

I picked up this black minky fabric when I went to the LA Fashion District in January for REALLY CHEAP & I decided it was time to do something with it.

I have had this fire dog fabric for years & since my father-in-law is a fireman, we love firemen EVEN MORE than the typical boy in our family!!!

I decided this baby boy in my tummy needed another blanket to love & cuddle, so I sewed this up for him...

Nothing fancy, just laid them together, cut them to the size I wanted using another baby blanket as a template, pinned & sewed a straight line all the way around. Then I turned the black over on to the top, tucked under the raw edge & sewed a straight line again. The corners got a little bulky but I figure it will just make them more durable, since my children seem to love to chew on the corners of their blankets! :)

I need a blanket made out of this material, 
it is soooo soft.

The only problem? 

This 2 year old thinks the blanket is his ;)

BLUE, BROWN...and RED Nursery

I was debating about buying new Crib Bedding for this baby boy, 

BUT

I'm cheap & practical & it just didn't make sense to me.

So I'm using what I have used with my last 2 boys(blue & brown) & I'm adding in some RED!

I probably could have spent hours at JoAnn's looking for the perfect fabric, but instead I ran by the fabric section at Walmart the other day while picking up some milk...and picked out one of the 3 options of flannel they had. I liked it & it was blue, brown & red, so it will work great with the bedding & the {already} blue walls...

I knew from the moment I saw this SCALLOPED BLANKET TUTORIAL from Zaberry, 

that I wanted to try it! Her tutorial worked perfectly...just place your fabrics right sides together & trace your scallops(I used a tupperware lid). 
I didn't put batting in the middle because I used flannel and I didn't want it any warmer!

Then sew along your lines, leaving a space to turn your blanket inside out.

Iron, hand sew the remaining open portion.

And then another straight stitch all the way around the blanket & you are done! 
I also didn't "quilt" the blanket like Zaberry, but I think it should hold together just fine! 

I made it slightly larger than I typically have made baby blankets, because I liked the option of laying it in his crib for a pop of color in his nursery...

I backed it with a solid red flannel...

And I will admit I was worried about the scallops looking too GIRLY...but since the dinosaurs are ALL BOY...I think the scallops just make it CUTE!

Now...I need to find the hardware to put the front rail back on his crib...

I don't think he will be quite ready for a 
toddler bed when he arrives ;)

I can picture putting his name above the crib with some splashes of RED...
I just wish we knew what that name is!?!

Baby Quilts

I'm due in 5 weeks! CRAZY!

AND...I have had both my boys 2 weeks early, so if that happens again, I could have a baby in 3 weeks! 

WOOAHH! Reality is setting in & I have projects that I want to complete before this baby boy arrives, so I need to get movin'!

I really want to make this baby boy(still no name) 

a blanket & love the following 3 ideas...

I love this SCALLOPED EDGED BABY QUILT & ZABERRY even does a complete tutorial...

Check out this quilt & you get to use all those random scraps that you don't know what to do with!

Check out the tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew!

I love the simplicity of this quilt & the edge is RIC RAC, which I adore.

Sew Much Ado shows you how to make this blanket...

Now...which one do I want to make for this bouncing baby boy!?!

OR...do you have any other quilt ideas/tutorials you can send my way???

Please do...SOON...because I need to decide & start sewing ASAP:) 

OH...and I'm a BEGINNER, so only easy tutorials please!

Crib Bedding

Do I want to buy Crib bedding or just make a few individualized pieces???

I really like this one that I found on Ebay for $50 & it includes 13 pieces...

It incorporates a lot of different colors & the walls are already blue, which I don't plan on changing & I think would work fine with this bedding.

I love the POLKA DOTS, 123's & ABC's & Animals...

BUT...
I already have this Boy Bedding that I have used with my last 2 boys...

So, I can't really justify buying new bedding.

I'm thinking about just making a colorful quilt or a new bumper or something fun for the walls? 

If you know of any Baby Bedding or fun Nursery Idea Tutorials...please let me know!

Baby on Board!

This blog has fallen by the wayside a bit recently & that is because my normal

"blogging time" aka nap time...

has been replaced with exhaustion!

The GOOD NEWS!?!

The exhaustion is a result to a NEW BABY coming my way!

Some of you may know that I have 2 ADORABLE boys

& it is a good thing me & my hubby make 'em so cute...

because we are having ANOTHER BOY!!!

I'm hoping to tackle some fun BOY projects over the next several months & hopefully I will find the time to post them on the blog...since I'm pretty sure AFTER I welcome this adorable little boy, 

my life will = CHAOS

and WHO KNOWS if I will ever find time to blog again!?! ;)

After googling around for some fun BOY DIY projects, I'm excited about tackling some of these...

I think I need a stock of WHITE ONSIES with ADORABLE TIES for church each week!

This WHALE is adorable!

I NEED to learn to make BOW TIES, because this is a must have!

There are SO MANY adorable burp cloths out there...

it is a shame they just get spit up on!

These fabrics are ADORABLE. I love the argyle...

Okay, so this is "girly" but I love how the NAME IS "framed" above the crib & might just have to copy!

I want to make one of these BANNERS for his nursery!

Oh! I like these framed INITIALS above the crib too!

Do you have any BOY tutorials that you are willing to share with me!?!

I have a lot I want to do before JULY!!!