DIY bird...chicken...mobile

So I have been wanting to make a bird mobile for Finn's crib, literally since i found out I was pregnant.

So I went to Hobby Lobby and got these supplies:

They looked like birds in my brain, and they also looked like birds when I cut the felt. But something went horribly wrong when I sewed them together...and I had a bunch of handmade chickens...

At least they were cute chickens.lol

I've since made a tree that goes in the middle of all these chicken-birds. And currently it is hanging above the mobile.

Pinterest Fix-ideas for Finn

So if you know me, then you know I love Pinterest.
I've been looking for DIY stuff to do for Finn. Nothing in particular, just looking around.
Here's some stuff I have found recently.

I really love this idea of taking a lid of a bottle and freezing breastmilk on a paci. Its a perfect teething paci!

These fabric stacker rings are just cute!

I am definitely doing this once he's old enough to eat fruit. I think it's sucha  great idea to cut them up on Monday and Thursday and let Finn munch on them whenever he wants.

Again, this is just cute, and easy to make!

I am picking out fabric tomorrow to make this:

Since Finn will possibly be attending his Aunt Amy's wedding, he's gonna need a rockin party outfit. I can toatlly put this on a onesie. And another one for his Auntie Ashley's wedding too!

Another must do project!



DIY CRAFT- Burp Cloths

I recently dug out my sewing machine for the bumper pads. And it's been sitting on the dining room table ever since. I also have used it frequently.
So I made these burp cloths, and I really don't feel like describing how I made them, because just thinking about it gives me a headache. But basically I bought some cloth diapers, fabric and used some ribbon and made up my own pattern and this is what I came up with:

These are folded just to show the decorated part. So they're actually bigger. The one with Georgia Fabric is for my sweet hubby. I figured I should make him a manly one for when he has Finn maybe with someone else, and he wont have to use all cutesy stuff. The ones with ribbon and the damask are one's for home. I also have other ones here that were bought. The paisley is for Mom's grandma shower gift, along with another ribbon one. The last one on the right is the flannel baby feet fabric that My grandma picked out, and I hated it so much because it was all cutesy baby ish. But turns out, it's the softest one. haha
So since I was sewing with ribbons, I just wanted to see what I could do, so I made this pillow out of a dish cloth-new- but I wont use it because it was just for fun.

BUT this is the green color I want to use in the nursery.
Oh I'm a crafty crafty Mommy!

DIY CRAFT- Baby shower Invitations

I love making things myself. Sometimes I get it into my mind, that if I don't do it, then it's not done right. I know that's not true...until it comes to my crafts.
Anyway.....
So my and Mom's good friend Rebecca and mom's boss, are throwing her a ggrandma shower this Month (Or next month if you want to get technical about it, since it is the last day in December...but whatever. )
I begged Rebecca to let me make the Invitations and she said yes!
So while at Hobby Lobby I let mom pick out the color paper and ribbon she liked, and she picked my favorite paper!!! and she picked a pretty cream ribbon with blue, brown, green and yellow dots on it. I get me good taste from her lol

The packet of paper came with envelopes and cards, so since I am completely dumb when it comes to printing, Dad printed all the invitations up, I stamped the envelopes and cards, added ribbon, and came up with this cute and simple invitation:

cute and simple : )

Since I loved the paper so much, I decided to make more invitations out of it.
Mom and Grandma are throwing a shower too.

Let me take a moment to explain the shower situation. Ben and I have a lot of friends. One thing I wanted was to not invite the same people to more than one shower. So i decided to invite only my high school friends and women from my family to the shower being thrown by Amy and Morgan. (which by the way, Amy ordered super cute owl invitations for it).
Then all of my work people will be invited to the shower that's thrown for me at work. Well that left Ben's friends and family, so Mom and Grandma are doing a "drop in" shower for them. It's gonna be at our apartment and the guests can stop by between certain hours. There's a few more from and for specific groups of people, but nobody gets invited twice, so I don't feel like I'm being greedy or anything. Now some people that are invited to to Mom's grandma shower are invited to the drop in shower, but that's only because they've all known Ben and I for a few years and actually some of then even came to our wedding.

So since they are throwing that one, I told them I would also like to do those invitations.

I used my nest stamp that I bought months ago and never had a reason for it, until now. I love it!!!
I am also using the nest stamp on my handmade thank you notes!

DONE! the pile on the left is Ben's Friends and Family and the pile on the Right is the Grandma shower. I was extremely proud of myself for getting them done in 4 hours. haha

Family Photo DIY CRAFT

This is my last Christmas project I did. I also happen to have a great job, and had less than 10 kids in my room yesterday with three adults, so I was able to do this at work instead of making a mess in my home hehe.

So, a few weeks ago my family took a family picture.

I was reading around learning about MOD PODGE and stumbled upon a tutorial on how to make your own 'canvas photos'. Websites can take your photos and make canvas's out of them. It's beautiful, but ridiculously expensive. The tutorial basically showed how to use wood and make it yourself. So it's technically not canvas.
So I'll Start with my supplies:
8x10 photo
8 x 10 block of wood. Mine was 1 and 1/2 inches thick, but I think next time I will do 1 inch.
Acrylic paint-I used brown
Mod Podge- I used glossy finish
some kind of soft fabric
paintbrush or sponge brush

First, I took the wood and painted all of the edges and one side brown and let it dry.

Then I took my photo and cut it down to a little but smaller than 8 x 10, not much, just a hair. then I covered the brown painted side of the wood with mod podge.

I lined up the photo on the block, and pressed down, starting in the middle and smoothed out any possible air bubbles. I let it dry for about 30 minutes.

When it was good and stuck on there, I applied my first layer of mod podge. Now, I went one way. I did up and down brush strokes, not making it thick. Then that dried for about an hour. If you want it to dry faster, use the cool setting on your blow dryer, hint hint.

Then I applied a second layer over the first layer of mod podge. This time, instead of going up and down, I did brush strokes side to side. It dried and then I had a canvas look on my photo. I haven't done the sides yet, but it will look really great. Since this is a gift, I am going to wait and see if they want the ribbon attached to hang it, or if they want to stand it up since it's so thick.

Finished Product:

I think the gift receiver will be pleased with her their handmade gift : )

Cradle Bumper Pads-DIY Craft

About 2 years ago Mom and I were driving somewhere and we passed a yard sale and there it was... the most perfect wooden cradle I had ever seen. And It was also a very nice price ($20 bucks) so even before we made Finn, I had a bed for him. lol

So the cradle didn't have a mattress or bedding, so Ben and I recently bought memory foam type material and made a mattress pad. This cradle isn't very big at all, so a standard size pillowcase actually covers the pad. I just have to modify the open end. Also missing were bumper pads. So I decided to make my own instead of buying them, because 1)anytime I saw some I liked, I started planning how I could alter it to make it cuter. and 2) They were expensive. So I made mine for the cradle the way I liked, and only spent $20 in supplies!

First off, remember that material that I couldn't make my mind up about? The one that Mom made me get and not change my mind about? Well there it is, brown microfiber. Suuuper soft. Amy says she wants her coffin lined with it so she can be comfy forever. Little morbid, but that should tell you how soft it is...good enough for the afterlife. Anyway, I bought two yards.
Then instead of buying foam inserts or another kind of filling, Mom had these Winnie the Pooh pads that were Avery's when he was little in the baby chest of our old baby stuff. they were shorter in height than crib pads, so they were PERFECT. Also, it's kind of special that they were Finn's uncles'.

Next I measured the length and height of the pads and sewed up the side and basically made a big tube. I turned it inside out and inserted the Pooh bumper pads, and sealed the end. That whole process took about an hour and a half. By the way, prepare to be dusted my little bits of microfiber when you cut this stuff. Made an awful mess. I lint rolled myself multiple times.

Then I added ribbon at the ends and other cradle corner spots and voila! I had brown pads with blue and brown ribbon. I have a picture of the pads, but not on the cradle. There are a few little things I need to finish, but the Picture is coming soon.

Horrible picture of the finished product.

Since the cradle is going to be in our bedroom, I chose brown because our bed frame (also a DIY project-used to be puke green, probably lead paint with rusted legs) is a dark brown color:

It will look very nice in the room : )

I plan on doing something similar to some Crib bumper pads that were given to us, for the crib, but I haven't quite decided what I want yet.