Thoughts on a Rainy Day

Yep, it's rainy and I am thinking of showing some crafty bits. There are a lot of cool baby items invented nowadays that I never would have dreamed of back when I first started having kids. Here's one of them. A diaper and wipes holder. Alot of people have them and alot of people make them. Here is my version. This one was made to match a tote bag I made and personalized with a monogram, of course. I like my style because it looks like a little wristlet purse so it is handier on that trip to the bathroom to change the babe and can go inside your purse. It is also large enough for me to carry the big size 5 diapers, wipe case and a juice box, a snack and a couple hot wheels or small book. Genius! (that is if I had thought this up and marketed it 10 years ago)

And another one. I made this for a friend's baby shower. Pink and brown, Trendy and sweet.
Kids like seeing their names on stuff, so this pillowcase takes the personalization one step further. I applique'd the letters in glow in the dark thread.! Cool? Absolutely. I know because my son has one and gets excited to see his name in the dark. Just charge it up before you turn the lights out. This was a gift for a cute little 2 year old. And that swell Amy Butler fabric is dang awesome. It reminds me of something I would have as a little girl with the ric-rac and all that.

My job at church is to do Activity Days with the 8-11 girls. At a fair recently my big girls saw rubber slippers decorated with a bunch of ribbons tied on. They asked if we could do it for Activity Days. Sure! Then my partner Kiona suggested we used torn fabrc strips instead. Hmmm...That would be great if we had fabric...Oh wait! I have tons of fabric! Who needs to buy ribbon?! I picked out my brightest (inexpensive and free) fabric and started tearing. I had a little ribbon I was willing to share and they started tying away! Some girls tied just enough to cover the slipper straps. And then there were some like my neighbor here who went crazy! Aren't they cute? She went home to show her mom and came back with a pair of her little sister's to do also because their mom loved them so much. Kiona did a pair for her daughter in all one or 2 colors. I really liked that, but the multi crazy look was great too. If you want to decorate your own flip-flops, grab a pair, new or used (used is great because the'yre already broken in but you can cover the ugly.) then start double knotting them. Even if you don't wear slippers normally, I think these would be great house slippers to avoid cold floors. if you lived where floors get cold. Here I tryto avoid walking on sticky floors.
I made this for a sweet little 3 year old's birthday clear back in March. She gets ribbon and ric-rac to go with her glow in the dark applique'd name. I was trying to give her something special for her own room so she will feel better about moving out of mom and dad's room. Did it work? If you're her mom, let me know.
I sewed this hooded towel for the same baby the pink and brown wipe holder above was for. I like to put kids' names on towels, but they hadn't picked a name yet at the shower. I used this cool machine embroidered applique of the princess crown. Turned out very sweet and certainly a one of a kind gift that will be used often.