hood that baby

It's been a bit of baby season amongst some of my friends lately which put me to serious work on some cute crafty homemade baby presents. I stumbled upon this amazing site, and swear by it if I ever need a crafty baby project. With inspiration from Prudent Baby, my staple present this baby season (which in my opinion is quite useful) was the hooded towel; 1. because it's easy and 2. because it's inexpensive, which means I can add more accessories to the gift (i.e., bath toys). I made it for a number of babies that were expected, but one is particularly special. A photo of one of the babes in the pretty little towel I crafted for her, made her debut over the weekend here and I'm so excited I got to be a part of this. Congrats little miss Andie. Hope you love your towel!

Here are some photos of the towels I made, both for little boys and girls.

What's your favorite baby gift to give?

a little dress up

I embarked on an ever so skeptical journey today to sew my very first article of clothing. I would describe myself as a beginner seamstress so I started small, petite if you will, and made a little pillowcase style dress for a sweet baby girl who is on her way.

I started with a fun tutorial from these ladies and 2 pieces of fabric about 18" x 22" and made a dress shape. From there it was simple sewing skills until I had to use a material I had never used before, a single fold bias tape. It took a little experimenting and a little help from my seam ripper to figure out the right way to attach it. Once I did, I had completed my mission and successfully sewed my first dress! Hooray!!

Isn't it just adorable? I can't wait until I can give it to the little lady that I made it for. She will be due in mid June. Yay! I know her mom will just love it! My awesome friend Amy and I will be throwing a party in the upcoming weeks for the sweet little baby girl on her way too.

Photos to come on my inspiration for the party and all my little crafty projects too!