Thank You, Mrs. Judy!



Mrs. Judy, our preacher's wife, very generously gave this yarn to me :-)

Red Heart Light and Lofty



Red Heart Soft Baby with white undertones

Red Heart Soft Baby in pink undertones

I see some baby projects in my future :-) 

Etsy Goodies

I love Etsy! Seriously this site is so neat. I could can spend a lot of time just looking at all of the beautiful things available. For those of ya'll who don't have a clue what I'm talking about, I'll fill you in :-) Etsy is a place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage, or supplies to make all things handmade :-) Here is Etsy's "about" page. There is a little bit of everything on Etsy! The sellers range from amateur just wanting to sell a few things, to professionals who make their living from Etsy. Enough of my rambling. I want to share a few things on Etsy that I like :-)

These Sweet Cloth Baby Shoes are adorable and affordable at only $6.50! They can be found at the Hardy Party shop.

I LOVE this vintage top! So feminine and would look great with a pair of jeans or dressed up with a skirt. I would wear this with a tank top that is a bit higher, though. This top can be found at the Ande Mönster shop. At $20 this shirt is a good deal :-)

This floral crown was featured on Etsy's homepage a few months ago. I love the elegant simplicity of it! I think this would be lovely worn by a bride in place of a veil. This can be found at Whichgoose's shop and is $55.

These dolls are just precious! The actual dolls aren't for sale, but the patterns are. I think I might make one or two of these for my boyfriend's youngest sister's 8th birthday:-) And I'd love to have Belle for myself! These patterns can be found at KawaiiGurumi's shop. The cost is $30 for this set of 7 patterns. Patterns can also be bought individually for $5 each. Note: I don't like the "shells" that Ariel wears in her mermaid form. If I made these for myself or a friend I'd try to figure out a more modest top for her :-)

These are just a few things that I love on Etsy :-)

My Projects: Baby Fun!

I've been on a baby item kick lately. Probably due to the fact that 3 of my cousins and 2 of my friends are having babies within the next few months! Also, I love simple projects that are easy to personalize and are fast to make. These hats and bibs definitely fit in that category :-)

Believe it or not, all three of these hats came from the same pattern! The pattern is the Best Baby Cloche from Aesthetic Nest. I used Peaches and Cream 100% cotton yarn. All of these hats are size 0-3 months. On the first hat, I followed the pattern exactly, only omitting the flower and threading the ribbon through the eyelet edge. On the second hat, I followed the pattern exactly. On the last hat, I followed the pattern exactly up to Round 11. On rounds 12 and 13, I just hdc in each stitch around. These hats were SUPER easy to make and took an hour to an hour and a half to make.



I made these bibs using this pattern from the Bernat website. I also used Peaches and Cream 100% cotton yarn for both of these. On the first one, I used a denim blue yarn and a yellow yarn. I changed colors every two rows. On the second bib, I used the same multicolored yarn as with the multicolored baby hat. The third bib is one of my favorites! The eyes of the duckie are very simple. I ch 2 and then did 6 sc in the second chain from the hook, join with a sl st to the first st. Join white yarn, 2 sc in each sc around, 12 sc. Fasten off leaving a long enough tail for sewing the eyes in place. On the bill I used a burnt orange color from Red Heart. I just made the pattern up for the bill, but I don't remember off the top of my head how I did it! On the last bib I used a denim blue yarn and used the surface slip stitch to stitch to free hand the "R" on the front. All of the buttons came from my Moma's or from my button stash. I believe some of them are vintage but I'm not sure.