Handmade Valentine Gifts

I couldn't get it together to do much for Valentine's Day this year, but my mom made wonderful handmade gifts for the kids this year. She is amazing!

This is a felt "Lightning McQueen" for my Cars crazy oldest. Awesome! She is thinking about trying to sell plush felt cars and trucks on etsy. What do you think? I think they would be a hit!Knit pink bear for D. She named her Ruby.And a hanging triangle toy for baby M. It has ribbons and plastic toys dangling and batting.

My kids were thrilled! We've been playing with them all week.

Knitting Projects Part 2

I have finished up my knitting for now. I reworked the orange and blue hat for my oldest- it looks a lot better, don't you think? I was so excited to use up some of my yarn, but as soon as I finished this hat I found more of this stuff in my organizing spree. I see an orange and blue scarf in my son's future. Maybe for the Broncos next season. I'm not sure what to call this... a neck warmer? I was inspired by some pieces I've seen on etsy. Projects go a lot faster when you are using giant needles and a big chunky yarn, don't they?

Crotcheted Owl Hat for Baby (and other knit projects)

Winter makes me want to knit and crotchet and make fun snugly things. It has been REALLY cold here, so these projects for the kids were born. I took apart some old hats and scarves I made several years ago that I never really wore and used the yarn again.

Owl beanie for M-

I needed something without a pom-pom on top because those hats always side down over his eyes in the car seat. This started out at a regular hat and then I decided to add the owl. He's a little lopsided- I think it adds to the handmade-ness: Pink knit scarf with pinwheel flowers for D-

I really am not much of a knitter, but scarves are fun and easy. She needed something to keep her neck warm when I pulled her crazy hair up:Knit hat for I-

I don't really like the way this turned out, so I will probably pull it out and start over again. He has been asking for a Broncos hat and, really, what am I going to do with blue and orange yarn?

My Baby Neutrals- Brown and White

Baby #3 will be here in about a week and a half and I am just about done with my baby bedding sewing. We got rid of our broken, recalled, drop side crib and got a new crib for the baby, so I decided that he/she needed some new bedding, too. We don't know if it will be a boy or a girl so I wanted to do something neutral- as neutral as I could get in D's pink explosion room that they will share.

I decided on brown and white- a color combo that I LOVE (I already have it all over my wardrobe and house.) and I think it works great for a boy or a girl. After the baby gets here I'll add lavender for girl or green or orange for a boy. Or maybe green and orange and blue for a boy.

So here is the crib... I bought the sheet here at Target since I'm terrible at sewing with elastic. It saved me a lot of time and headaches. The bumpers I made from some old pillow cases I've had for a while from IKEA. I put white ties on one side and brown ties on the other so I can switch it up if I feel like it. I like that brown ties more... I couldn't find the white crib skirt I used when my son was a baby so I made a new one with a $3 white sheet from Walmart and sewed the brown/white stripe ribbon at the bottom. I think it looks a little more modern than the gathered skirt anyway...My big splurge was this blanket I got from Target. I just couldn't pass it up- I think this owl is so cute. We have plenty of blankets to pass down to the baby, but my kids are kind of territorial, so #3 gets a new one...And this little blanket that I knit with some yarn on hand...Little bag for the end of the changing table, made from another $3 Walmart sheet. I use it to hold plastic bags for stinky diapers (yes, very non-ecofriendly of me) and embroidered the owl to match the Target blanket...
Recovered basket in scrap of brown and white dotted fabric full of, what else, brown and white baby clothes...Brown and white sprinkle donuts for baby toys...

I have a couple more ideas I want to get made before I pack up my sewing machine for a bit- hopefully I can get them posted soon.

Baby Hats

New hats for the little one: knotted caps...Knit caps- I remember why I don't knit very often. I'm not very good at it and these took forever!