Archives for March 2008

HARPER ANN is!!!

Yesterday was Harper’s 1st birthday and party.  For her birthday I made her this shirt to open and tell all our family that we’re having another baby.  Everyone was shocked and we got it all on video.  It is truly priceless.  It was a really fun and great day.  Happy Birthday Harper!

This is my most recent custom order for a little baby boy who hasn’t arrived yet.  His dad is a duck hunter so Kelly and Daniel, good friends of the mom and dad-to-be, wanted a camo duck to adorn a sweet little onesie and burpcloth.  It was a little challenging trying to make a camo duck baby, mom and dad friendly.  I wanted everyone to love it.  This was the final decision.  I hope the mom and mostly the soon-to-be-DAD love it.  Thanks for your business Kelly and Daniel!!

This is a new onesie I completed yesterday. I really think it turned out cute. I found these great giant buttons and had been dying to use them. I thought they would make great flowers. I also used rick-rack and ribbon for the stems and then different fabrics for leaves. I love how colorful and bright this is. Perfect for our up and coming spring season.

First let me start this post off with a children’s book recommendation – Mr. Seahorse by Eric Carle.  We have checked this out at the library and it’s so good.  Harper doesn’t have this book, but maybe she will get it for her birthday.  It’s all about how the mommy seahorse lays her eggs in the daddy seahorse’s “pocket” and he carries the babies until birth.  It also tells the story of other aquatic daddys that carry or protect their babies as well.  It’s so sweet.

Onto the original post.  Today I finished another summer shirt for Harper and it was inspired by Mr. Seahorse.  A cute, fun and colorful seahorse with shades of blue bubbles.  I know Harper will like it and wear it well.

First of all, sometimes I really do not like my computer or maybe just the Internet or my Internet connection.  It can just be really frustrating when you are wanting to get something done, like a new post.  Anyway….

Tonight I finished two new onesies for Harper’s summer wardrobe. The first one I stitched a H with several different fabrics and then sewed it onto a pink onesie. I think it turned out pretty cute. Also, I can’t wait to wash it because I think it will look even cuter when the edges fray a little.

The second onesie has a big butterfly using six different fabrics.  I love how bright it is.  I stitched little antenna’s with bright green buttons at the end.  I also can’t wait for this one to fray as well.

Let me know if your little one needs a shirt with their initial on it or something cute for summer.

One of my good friends Tracy called me the other day and asked if I wouldn’t mind making her daughter Anslee an Easter shirt.  Of course I wouldn’t mind, Anslee is one of Harper’s big buddies.  All Tracy wanted was a cross on one of the pink and white striped tees.  Very simple and sweet.  I finished the shirt this morning and even more impressive is I finished it with Harper in my lap.  She was a little grumpy this morning.   Anyway I know Anslee will be too cute in this on Easter.

I previously posted about what I made for my little nieces for Easter, but now wanted to share what I made Cooper and Jack, my nephews.  I finished up both of their shirts today.  Cooper is really into Guitar Hero so a cool, rockin’ guiter shirt was totally appropriate.  Jack is still just an itty bitty, so his shirt is sporting a cute little whale for the summer.  I hope they like them and I can’t wait to give them to them next Saturday.

Every holiday Josh and I give out nieces and nephews a little something special to celebrate the holiday. Well Easter being right around the corner I had not yet decided what to get all the kiddos. I’m very tired of treat bags full of candy, so I have been trying to think outside the box. Today it hit me. A while back I saw this idea on Etsy and absolutely LOVED it, being a lover of the dodson dog myself. So today I decided to give it a try and it turned out pretty well. So Campbell, McKinley, Lyla and Harper are receiving sweet little pink and white striped tees adorned with a long dodson dog that starts on the front and ends on the back. Too cute!