Baby Shower Projects

 Doily Bunting Tutorial by burlap+blue. It was easy to follow and my Grandma's old doilies have a new purpose. We used this to decorate for the baby shower and after I gave it to the mom-to-be to use for her daughter's birthdays and holidays.

T-shirt to Newborn Gown Tutorial by This Mama Makes Stuff. I found cool t-shirts from Goodwill to make these. Easy to follow and they turned out great.

T-shirt to Baby Shortall Pattern and Tutorial by Feather's Flights. I had a little trouble following the instructions, especially at the leg section. But I got it figured out and the rompers turned out awesome.

Sunglasses Pouch and Table Runner

I made a bunch of these Sunglasses Pouches. The instructions were easy to follow. I used vintage and upcycled material and gave them away as gifts.

I made two Christmas Table Runners (Tutorial from Diary of a Quilter - a quilt blog) as gifts and one for me. The instructions for this tutorial were easy to follow and the end result looks great.

Wraps and Pitas

 Lunch: whole wheat tortilla wrap (turkey, cheese and spinach), avocado and veggie straws.

Lunch: whole wheat mini pitas (roast beef and cheese for son and jam for daughter), yogurt, cantaloupe, pomegranate seeds for son and mandarin oranges for daughter.

Holiday Lunches

Lunch: Christmas tree sandwich (cutout using a cookie cutter), mandarin oranges and carrot sticks. 

  

Lunch: Valentine heart tortilla cutout sandwiches with sunbutter spread, fruit salad and hardboiled heart eggs.
Inspired by: heart shaped hard boiled egg

The Messy 4-Braid Updo

I wanted to try this messy braided updo tutorial from Pinterest. It looked easy enough for me to do. On the two front braids, I french-braided down the front and sides instead of a regular braid. Next time I might tease the back of my hair more to make a bigger "bump" in the back. This tutorial was really easy and works well with second day hair.

Spiders!

I had some leftover black olives, so I made a little spider to sit in the hummus. A vegetable cutter made a bat shape in the fig bars. I also used dry erase marker to draw a spider web and spiders on the lid. My son thought it was cool and the next day he drew his own web.

Fall Leaf Garland

This leaf garland was so easy to make. I got my inspiration from A Beautiful Mess. I used yellow yarn and the leaves are felt. My kids had fun helping and we finished three strands of garland in one morning.