Bean Bags For Quinn

I made these sport bean bags a few weeks ago for Ava's friend Quinn.

They have so many uses. The other side of each bean bag is a different colour. Red with white spots, blue with white spots and so on. The ribbons on the top of each bag are for counting.  So Quinn can learn to count, learn colours, learn to spell his name, and learn to throw and catch. Though I'm sure he already knows how to do most of those things because he is ONE SMART COOKIE! 

I made some for Ava too. She brings her's to bed as they feel so nice. We sing songs with them, throw them into buckets and try our best to jungle them. Such a great toy.

Bird Cage Booties

 

 

Another pair of baby shoes.  

I completed my first embroidery project a few months ago.  I loved it so much I've been embroidering EVERYTHING!  I just love how gives such a personalized touch. I does take a long time but it's worth it. It's really satisfying seeing the finished product.

Baby Hair Pendant

This is a great way to keep your baby's hair from their first hair cut.

I've slowly been making this pendant over the last few weeks. I had it almost completed but I ran into trouble finding the bail.  There were plenty available online, but the stores were charging $12 postage to ship a $3 item!  I had given up and put in the 'I'll come back to you later' box, until I came across a small shop in my town which sells beaded jewellery and supplies. The lady who owns the shop even offered to teach my anything I wanted to know about making beaded jewellery. So kind of her. Maybe one day the girls can have a Nanna day and I can spend the day making lovely beaded jewellery........Maybe.

So we popped in this morning and bought the bail I needed, a Christmas pressie, and a small stone for Ava.  Ava has a bit of an obsession with stones at the moment.  Where ever we go, she finds a handful of stones, rocks, or pebbles and stashes them in her hiding spot in my car.  So I figured we may as well turn it into a collection and buy her some nice gemstones. 

I'm so happy with the finished pendant.  I love that I can keep her baby hair safe and know that I will never loose it.  I'm looking forward to making one using Jaylah's hair. She just needs to grow some first!

   

Pretty Feet

I Just finished making these gorgeous little booties for my youngest daughter Jaylah.

I love using recycled material to make new, beautiful items for my girls. These shoes are made from my pre-baby jeans, some trim from a top my sister donated, and some scrap quilting fabric. However I did use new elastic for around the ankle.  But hey, I think that's still pretty good. They cost me like, 20c to make!