So, I have the weird idea that everyone loves homemade gifts. I know that is not true. I have promised to stop making our nieces and nephews gifts when it starts to get weird. I mean, I do not want to be that weird aunt that always gives you something you hate and you have to put on that weird fake smile or you will get in trouble later with your mom. I know that my time with Benjamin and homemade gifts are growing to an end. You can only last so long being cool in a boys world with some pretty fabric, needle and thread. Honor, I still have some time with, and poor Charlotte has got a lot of me to deal with in her future.
When you make gifts and multiple gifts at a time, you have to plan in advance. Thus the reasoning I have already started the gift making process about two weeks ago. I am well on my way and have everything all planned out!
Before Christmas even gets here we do have Charlotte’s very first Thanksgiving coming up, and of course she needed something to wear! I got my inspiration for this onesie from the web, but made it my own with the fabrics and the pattern that Jay and I created. It was simple and from beginning to end maybe took two hours. I just traced the body, feather, eyes and beak on fabrics that had been covered with Heat N Bond, and sewed them all on a onesie. I was super cheap and found a onesie that I really did not care for in her dresser. I just had to make sure I completely covered the appliqué that was previously on the shirt. Two quick hours thanks to a girl with a long Sunday nap in her and wham, one turkey onesie!
If you are a parent of either our beloved niece or nephew and you wish NOT to see what I am working on for your sweet ones Christmas present, do not read any further. Warning, major spoiler alert!
I have been thinking about a very smart little boy and what he could use besides some cars that go vroom! At the end of the day cars are totally cool, but eventually he will need to learn how to spell the word car. So for our ever evolving nephew we have some fun alphabet presents under wraps. I have been doing some major cutting, I feel like I have rediscovered the alphabet myself! Here are a few sneak peak pics. See if you can see the major problems with two of the letters! I only caught the mistake after I took the picture. That is why you always photograph your crafts!
For some very pretty little ladies I have been scheming some girly baby toys. Here is some fantastic fabrics I got from a great little fabric store that one of my sewing besties introduced me to this weekend.
If you have already started the mad crafting dash, good luck, happy crafting!
-melissa