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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012

Turquoise Monkey Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This baby blanket and burp cloth are perfect for your little monkey. They feature monkeys with bananas in an array of tropical trees on a turquoise background. They are made of a light fleece with a crocheted copper border in cotton similar to the color of the monkeys themselves.

The blanket measures 37 inches by 34 inches. The burp cloth measures approximately 18 inches by 9 inches.

It is available on Etsy.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Items Still Available

These items are still available on Etsy.

Heart Dishcloth
$2.50

Yellow Baby Blanket
$50.00






Pink Heart Blanket
$50.00

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Black Butterflys Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This intriguing baby blanket and matching burp cloth feature bright pink butterflies on a black background. They are fleece and lined in a teal colored cotton.

The blanket measures 44 inches by 41 inches and the burp cloth measures 19 inches by 10 inches.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Pastels Baby Blanket with Animals and Matching Burp Cloth

 This cuddly blanket and burp cloth set are light blue with purple, and green accents. It contains pictures of polar bears, panda bears, gorillas, and elephants. It is edged in a pink cotton crocheted edge. The blanket measures 42 inches by 37 inches and the burp cloth is 19 inches by 10 inches. It is available on Etsy.

Black Stars and Swirls Blanket and Burp Cloth Set

 This fun burp cloth and blanket set are an array of bright stars and swirls on a black canvas. You'll have fun wrapping a baby girl up in the pink, purple, yellow and turquoise swirls. It is a fleece blanket with a white cotton crocheted edge. The blanket measures 48 inches by 41 inches and the contoured burp cloth measures approximately 19 inches by 10.5 inches at the wide points.It is available on Etsy.

Child Footprint Frames






This is a project I undertook while I was home to give to my parents and my in-laws for Christmas. I found the frames at the dollar store and then painted them and tried to get a good footprint. I thought it would be fun to try and do a handprint and a footprint on each of them. We discovered, however, that neither were easy. And as it can be seen from these finished frames, we could not get the hand prints to work at all. We could not get him to open up his hand. 1 painted shirt and 1 painted pair of jeans later, I feel that it was worth the effort to accomplish as much as I did on them (on Christmas Eve).

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Pink Flowered Brown Blanket and Burp Cloth Set


 This very feminine blanket and matching burp cloth set are brown with with white and pink flowers. The edges have been carefully crocheted to give it the just the right amount of flair. The blanket measures 45 inches by 38.5 inches and the contoured burp cloth measures 19 inches and 10 inches at the widest points. It is available on Etsy.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Pink Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This cute baby blanket and burp cloth set are ready to ship. They are light to bright pink in a flowery, camo type coloring. They are fleece with a white cotton edging. These are perfect for a baby shower gift or for your own little girl (daughter or granddaughter). The blanket measures approximately 49.5 inches by 47 inches and the burp cloth measures about 10 inches by 18.5 inches. It is available on Etsy.



Rescue Team Blanket and Burp Cloth


 This cute baby blanket and burp cloth set is perfect for a little boy or the mother of a little boy. The blanket measures approximately 42 inches by 33 inches, and the burp cloth measures 10 inches by 18.5 inches. It contains images of a helicopter, ambulance, police car, and fire truck. It is a fleece blanket edged with red cotton. This set is currently available on Etsy.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Soccer Monkeys Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth


 While spending Christmas vacation with my family my crafting does not end. This is one of the projects I've completed while I have been away from home.

 This is a bright and vibrant baby blanket for a girl and a matching burp cloth. The bright pink background makes the brown monkeys and soccer balls very inviting. This blanket is perfect for wrapping up your future soccer star. The burp cloth is contoured to fit on your shoulder and around your neck.

It is a fleece blanket with a crocheted cotton border. The blanket measures approximately 43 inches by 45 inches, and the burp cloth is 17.5 inches by 7.5 inches and 9.5 inches.

The set can be reproduced for $35 plus shipping. This particular set is currently available on Etsy.






Saturday, December 17, 2011

Basic Baby Carrier with Diego

This simple baby carrier is great for moms who need a free hand or two. I use this regularly while cleaning. It allows my little boy to be able to be looking around from a higher level than the floor. I've used it both to carry in front and to carry in back. I definitely prefer carrying in the front. It is not of my own design. I love how securely my son sits to my body, and that it has some room for him to grow. It can be reproduced in any cotton fabric with a basic interfacing lining within 1 month for $20 plus shipping. This carrier is available on Etsy.

 
The pattern has these disclaimers "Not intended for babies under 4 months of age," "carrier...is one size, up to 35lbs," and "By purchasing this [product] you acknowledge that [the manufacturer] accepts no responsibility for injury due to use of this product." These disclaimers make sense given that when used this product does hold very precious cargo. I've had no problems using it. They also issue these safety precautions (you can't buy anything for children anymore that don't have safety precautions):
1. Check carrier each time for wear and tear before placing baby in carrier.
2. Always keep hands on a squirming baby.
3. Please keep child's airway free.
4. Remove baby from carrier before placing baby in car seat, crib or bed.
To these precautions, I also recommend that you keep one hand on your child while bending over.

Basic Baby Carrier with Clovers



This simple baby carrier is great for moms who need a free hand or two. I use this regularly while cleaning. It allows my little boy to be able to be looking around from a higher level than the floor. I've used it both to carry in front and to carry in back. I definitely prefer carrying in the front. It is not of my own design. I love how securely my son sits to my body, and that it has some room for him to grow. It can be reproduced in any cotton fabric with a basic interfacing lining within 1 month for $20 plus shipping. This carrier is available on Etsy.



 
The pattern has these disclaimers "Not intended for babies under 4 months of age," "carrier...is one size, up to 35lbs," and "By purchasing this [product] you acknowledge that [the manufacturer] accepts no responsibility for injury due to use of this product." These disclaimers make sense given that when used this product does hold very precious cargo. I've had no problems using it. They also issue these safety precautions (you can't buy anything for children anymore that don't have safety precautions):
1. Check carrier each time for wear and tear before placing baby in carrier.
2. Always keep hands on a squirming baby.
3. Please keep child's airway free.
4. Remove baby from carrier before placing baby in car seat, crib or bed.
To these precautions, I also recommend that you keep one hand on your child while bending over.

Basic Baby Carrier in Brown

This simple baby carrier is great for moms who need a free hand or two. I use this regularly while cleaning. It allows my little boy to be able to be looking around from a higher level than the floor. I've used it both to carry in front and to carry in back. I definitely prefer carrying in the front. It is not of my own design. I love how securely my son sits to my body, and that it has some room for him to grow. It can be reproduced in any cotton fabric with a basic interfacing lining within 1 month for $20 plus shipping.




  
The pattern has these disclaimers "Not intended for babies under 4 months of age," "carrier...is one size, up to 35lbs," and "By purchasing this [product] you acknowledge that [the manufacturer] accepts no responsibility for injury due to use of this product." These disclaimers make sense given that when used this product does hold very precious cargo. I've had no problems using it. They also issue these safety precautions (you can't buy anything for children anymore that don't have safety precautions):
1. Check carrier each time for wear and tear before placing baby in carrier.
2. Always keep hands on a squirming baby.
3. Please keep child's airway free.
4. Remove baby from carrier before placing baby in car seat, crib or bed.
To these precautions, I also recommend that you keep one hand on your child while bending over.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Argyle Lace Dishcloth in Red

 This lovely dishcloth was made from a pattern I found online designed by Cass Long. It is a rectangular dishcloth. It measures about 12.5 inches by 9 inches. It could be reproduced within 2 days for $2.50 plus shipping. It is available on Etsy.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Sleepytime Seashells in Baby Blue




This lovely blanket was started as the blanket I was going to give to my son. It was one of 2 since I couldn't decide which to do. The other lies still just barely started. Maybe it will make it on here eventually. I have since decided that I would give him a different blanket that was created earlier. This blanket is in a soft baby blue and measures about 34 inches by 44 inches. It can be found on Etsy. It could also be replicated within 3 months for $50 plus shipping.