Ashley's Reversible Apron

I made this apron for my friend Ashley. She won a giveaway I had on my family blog months ago. 1 down 4 more homemade gifts to go. I used this tutorial over at lululollylegs. I choose this pattern because I wanted a simple project that I could learn how to gather material. It was a challenge and it is very far from perfect. But it was a great learning experience. Hopefully she will wear it when she is cooking one of her amazing meals.

Chandler's Blocks

I saw these blocks a long time ago and was so excited when I was finally able to make them for baby Chandler. I used this tutorial over at London Mummy. They turned out more like balls than cubes, but hopefully still fun for Chandler to suck on. For another quick baby gift I used a green decorative stitch on cloth diapers to make a couple burp cloths.

Flower Power

This is what I made this weekend.

Hair clips for Lily. There are a couple of doubles for her little pig tails. I know there are a lot of white ones, but I figure white goes with everything and a girl can't have too many white flower hair clips. Can she?

A Very Unexpected Surprise

This afternoon Justin went downstairs to get the mail and came up with package in hand. Justin has been anticipating a package for me (for Mother's day, I have no clue what it is) so I just assumed it was a present from him. After much inspection we realized that he had no idea what was inside. So I opened it up and to my great surprise and excitement it was Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts. I have been wanting this book but have been waiting for Mother's day or my birthday. We have no idea who it is from. All we know is that it came from Costco. I have since looked at every single page. It is filled with so many ideas, instructions and beautiful pictures. So, thank you mystery giver. I can't wait to use it. I think I will start calling around to find out who sent it.

***Update: The mystery giver is Justin's parents. Thanks guys!

Daisy's Elephant

(Sorry this picture is such poor quality. I took it in a hurry when I was late to a baby shower.)

I first saw this tag elephant on homemade by jill. Then she posted a tutorial here. I had to make one because I LOVE elephants. I used a smaller version of the elephant template for the elephant on the onesie. Then I added a matching burp cloth to finish off the whole package. Thanks Jill!

Chase's Booties

It seems like everyone I know has either just had a baby, is about to pop, or has just found out they are pregnant. So bring on the baby gifts. This is the first time I made booties. I used Stardust Cloth Shoe Pattern. It took me at least two times to do every step. I don't know what was wrong with me. I blame it on making them while the kids were awake. I can't wait to try another pair.

And oh my goodness, while you are at Stardust Shoes check out this post. I want that book and I want it now. Maybe I just want the bread. ***Update: I just placed the book on hold at my local library. So I will let you know how it goes.

Lily's Owl

This is one of my favorites so I had to share it first.

This is Lily's Owl. I first saw an owl like this on Kristen's blog and LOVED it. Then I saw it in my Pottery Barn Kids catalog and almost died and had to have one for myself, I mean for my daughter. So I copied it from just looking at the PBK picture below. I chose not to have long legs on mine. If you don't feel like sewing you can also find cute owls at Kristen's etsy shop.

PBK catalog picture