HANDMADE GIFTS {part 2}

Today's gift is also a gift I made for a baby shower.  This time it was for a little girl that was adopted and because of all the paper work and wait time, the shower was not held until she was 2 years old.  The little girl is a real girly girl, so of course it had to be pink.

The dress was very simple, but I thought cute!

MINT/NUTCUP - DIPAERS {TUTORIAL}

In an earlier post I shared about the baby shower for my daughter and granddaughter. I promised to give you instructions on making cupcakes using coffee filters.  I already gave you the tutorial for the coffee filter cupcakes. 

Now today I'll complete my promise and give you the easy tutorial for making the diaper mint/nut cups.

 

What you will need -

1. Card stock or white paper of your choice.

2. Safety pins.

3. Glue

4. Mints and nuts

Begin by cutting your card stock into 3 or 4 inch squares.  (I used 3 inch squares). Cut each square in half to form

a triangle.

Take the corners of your triangle and glue the three

corners together.

Then glue a pin

on the top of where the corners meet together.

Wallah you have a diaper nut cup!

Finish the nut cup off by adding mints and nuts to each diaper.

This is such an easy DIY project for mere pennies. 

It's also is a cute 

decoration for a baby shower. 

BABY SHOWER COFFEE FILTER CUPCAKES {TUTORIAL}

In my last post, I promised to give you the tutorial for the cupcakes made with coffee filters.  Here is the tutorial on making these cupcakes.  These cupcakes work wonderfully as a baby gift along with baby shower decorations.  I gave mine as part of my gift.

In the cupcake above, a baby hat was used in place of the baby washcloth.  I like how the ruffled edge gave it a little different look than the washcloth.

Here are the things you will need, along with the instructions on how to make your own cupcakes.

I made my own burp clothes by sewing two pieces of flannel right sides together.  I then turned them right side out, and finished them off by top stitching 1/2" from the edge.  I also made one using the same technique substituting a cloth diaper for one of the flannel cloths.

My next post will include instructions for making the nut/mint cups.

BABY SHOWER ~ {CUPCAKE THEME}

This past Saturday I helped my daughter host a baby shower for my oldest daughter and newest granddaughter.  We decided to make cupcakes the theme of the shower.  My daughter and I had a lot of fun planning and preparing for the shower together.  One of the first things we worked on were the decorations.  

We started by making "cupcakes".

We made three of the large cupcakes.

I found these cute little cupcakes to add to the decor.

The cupcakes were place on flannel at various places in the kitchen and living room.

 On top of a book case with a few candle cupcakes placed to each side and a rolled up burp cloth on the self beneath. (I made the burp cloth using flannel and a cloth diaper.)

The top of the fireplace mantle.

White Christmas lights were strung on the mantle.  We added pink ribbon to the cord and cupcake liners = shades for the lights.

 Each side of the mantle was flanked with cupcake artwork that my daughter made.  She used the same design that she created for the shower invitations.

A mirror was used as the center piece for the food table.  We placed two sock cupcakes, hair ribbons, and pins along with a cupcake candle.

Sock cupcake

For the food table, a piece of fabric I already had

  served as the table cloth. 

(Have you also noticed the polka dot theme going on as well?)

The cupcakes

I made these diaper nut/mint cups.  In the next few posts, I"ll share how to make these cute diaper cups, along with the DIY instructions on making the larger cupcakes.

The guests of honor ~ my daughter and granddaughter!

I can't resist .... I have to share the photos of both of our granddaughters at Baptism.

 They are both so cute and such a joy and blessing to us!

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GRANDPARENTS

I have wonderful news!!!

My husband and I are grandparents for the first time.  We have a precious new granddaughter

  born on 

October 26th 

she weighed 8 lbs and 10 ounces

and 22 inches long.

It has been a bit of a roller coaster ride around here because just when the high of being a grandparent hit along came a low.  After a few short hours of being born she developed breathing problems and had to be air lifted to a near by hospital to a NICU.  

I have no photos to share with you because we aren't allowed to take photos,hold or touch her.

The hospital is an hour and half drive from our home. If you notice that I'm MIA for a little while, you'll know we are spending time with our precious grand baby and her parents.

We are thankful for the Lord watching over her so far and praying for healing to this precious little girl.

BABY SHOWER DECORATIONS

Recently I told you that I'm going to be a grandmother soon.  Yes! both of our daughters are expecting

BABIES.

We had a baby shower for our youngest daughter a few weeks ago.

I was asked to help with the decorations for the event.  I thought it would be fun to share a few photos from the day, along with a diy anyone can do.

Close up view of the banner.

Guest Book Table

The guests were asked to guess the number of almonds in the baby bottle as a little game.

The trees and tent arbor where decorated with

hanging lanterns.

The table sat under a tent that was decorated with lanterns and a clothesline hung with baby clothes.  I used little buckets to place mints, animal cookies and chocolate covered pretzels in.  The gender of the baby isn't known yet so I used pink, green and yellow for the colors.

The pretzel sticks were a big hit.  They were coated with melted white chocolate and then rolled in sprinkles.

I've made these cute mints for other showers.  

They are a simple DIY project.  All you need are the ingredients shown below.

I used powder sugar and a little milk to make the glue to hold them together.

The diaper cake I made as a gift for the mother-to-be was also part of the table decor.

We are anxiously anticipation the birth of our

first grand-babies.  I'll keep you posted on their arrival.

Have a great day!

I Made a Wreath Out of What?

Happy Labor Day Everyone!

Today I'm joining the wreath party over at

The Nesting Place. 

I thought it would be fun to join adding the baby shower wreath I made.

 I'm helping give a baby shower for my daughter this weekend.  I thought it would be fun to add some diy crafts to the decor.

Here's what I started with....

-baby teething ring

- baby socks

- ribbon

Starting with the teething ring as my base, I added 

sock flowers.  These were very easy to make by rolling the sock and turning them inside out.

  I fastened the flowers to the ring using ribbon, and added a bow for the finishing touch.

A very quick and inexpensive baby wreath!

 

Do You Sew?

I enjoy sewing.....

We're having a baby shower this coming Saturday @ my church. We've had 4 new babies in the past weeks and one adoption.

Since I enjoy sewing and don't have any small children anymore myself, I thought it would be fun to sew a gift for the little girl who has been adopted. She is a real girly girl....so this is what I'm sewing.

I need to finish the armholes and then it will be ready to wrap.
I'm adding a cute little white purse with a pink ribbon on it and pink and white tights making this a thrifty and fun gift.



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