Ruffle Bum

I love the morning shows Good Things Utah and Studio 5 are so fun to watch. I love the little crafts, recipes and other ideas that they feature. The other day I was watching and thought this would be a perfect gift for one of my friends who was having a baby shower. I don't have a picture of the one that I gave to her yet, camera was out of juice, but I had so much fun that I made another one that evening. Thank you for the idea Heidi. I think I will make so more they are so much fun. Here is the link to the tutorial/instructions Baby Onesies (Ruffle Bum). Below is a picture of the onesie I made.

I thought a flower would be fun on the front. The first I just kind of winged it.

This one I got the idea for the flower from here (Sweet Charli) and then the stem and petals from a shirt I saw at the baby shower that I went too. The girls shirt had some fabric that was thin and wound back and forth on the top of her shirt which gave me the idea for the stem part. Initially I thought this one would be cute with a ruffle bum too, but I decided that the front would have been sufficient at least for me.

There is another flower that I want to try from here. My husband asked me why I don't do a boy type shirt...last night I came up with an idea. Hopefully it works out.

Mending

Today I mended some clothes that have been needing to be fixed for a year and a half :) YEAH!! I have a 2 pairs of pants to fix that require more than stitching.. I need to go to the store and get some patches to help these puppies out. Also some binding tape for a blanket that I am making for my son. The blanket doesn't really need it but it will add a finishing touch. I better finish it before he out grows it.

Coupons

Walgreens

3 toothbrushes and 3 M&M's $1.93

20 Free 4 x 6 photos

1 Free 8 x 10 photos

1 Kotex U-Thins and 1 M&M's $1.13

Kmart

5 Dove Deodorant and 1 chapstick $1.73 + $5 off on my next purchase

2 Tampax, 3 Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner, 1 Zest $5 + but I'll get a $10 rebate

5 Febreeze air fresheners and 1 bib $3.33 (used my $5 off coupon)

These were my best deals of the week. Went to Rite Aid too and got some stuff for rebates.

Cake Balls

So for a shower that we have for one of my friends I made cake balls, inspired by Bakerella. I discovered that I need to work on my chocolate dipping skills. I tried to make little babies.

So it looked something like this, however, I should have used something better then black food coloring to do the face, because it ended up bleeding all over the place. I think I will make them again but do some tweaking to them. So they can turn out as I had hoped they would have. We had fun making them.

Nursing Cover

Yeah!! An unfinished project done the best way TEAM WORK. My friend Mary and Thuy came over to make a nursing cover we used the pattern from Bliss Tree. Mary has made a few of them and taught us how. We will help some of our sisters/friends from our ward make some too. After Warren woke up I had him be my model. The picture on the left, "Mom, feed me. I don't want to wear this!" The picture on the right, "I am cute, well fed, and mom loves playing with me. I love spoons!"

Thanks Mary and Thuy!

Projects

This week I am going to deliver the invitations for the baby shower for a friend. Make a nursing cover with another friend. I was going to make mine when Warren was born but I figured it was easier to purchase on from online and just pay the shipping. I got my nursing cover from Udder Covers. It should be fun to figure out how to do them.. I am thinking of a project for our anniversary too.... mmm.