Who knew wipes could look so good....

Another project done! I have seen wipe containers redone in many different ways...and decided to try my hand at one. I am hoping it's not too feminine for his nursery. So I tried to keep it as simple as possible.

Supplies needed:

1 Container of Wipes

2-3 Pieces of Coordinating scrapbook paper

Hot glue

Mod Podge

Ribbon

Button

Step 1: Make a pattern for the the top and sides of your wipes case. The sides are the easiest. I just freehanded the sides...but the top is a whole other problem.

To do this I put a piece of paper on top of the wipes case and used a crayon to get the outline of the wipes. I then cut out my pattern. It worked like a charm.

Step 2: Mod podge your pieces of paper onto the tops and sides of your container.

Step 3: Hot glue ribbon around your edges.

Step 5: Embellish. I just cut out a piece of paper and then layered it with ribbon and a paper flower.

Who knew wipes could look so cute? :)

I am participating in the following parties:

Whatever Goes Wednesday

Show and Tell Wednesday

Another hat for Charlie

I can't take any credit for these creations. These were created by my mom. Who I know I've mentioned many times....but she knows how to craft! :)

I ran into the cutest etsy shop a little while back...you might have heard of it. It's called "Inner Hooker." They have THE cutest baby hat patterns in the world. So when I showed my mom, she did what Grandma's do...and made Charlie some more hats!

I am in love with these! So in love....he will be coming home from the hospital in the red one...it is so tiny and so cute! :)

Thanks mom for another fabulous creation! :)

White Chicken Chili

I love white chili. There is just something comforting about a big bowl of chili for dinner! I found this recipe in my "Taste of Home" magazine. When I saw it I knew I had to try it out. I tweaked the recipe a little bit to my liking and it turned out delicious! This soup will definitely be a keeper in my house.

White Chicken Chili
3 cans (15 1/2 oz) great northern beans. Rinsed and drained

3 cups cooked chicken. (I used shredded chicken that I had in my freezer)
1 Jar (15 oz) Alfredo Sauce
2 Cups Chicken Broth
1-2 Cans of diced green chilies
1 1/2 cups of frozen corn

1 cup shredded monteray jack cheese

1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 small sweet yellow pepper chopped
1 small onion chopped
3 garlic gloves minced

1 tbsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

In a skillet, saute chopped pepper, onions, and garlic in a Tablespoon of oil until tender.
In a 5-6 quart slow cooker add all of your ingredients and stir until combined. Let cook on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through.

Top with cheese, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips!

Charlie's Blanket

It is finally done.

I feel like this project has been going on for as long as I've been pregnant. (which by the way..is almost 33 weeks!)

The front is cozy baby flannel and the back is really soft minky-like fabric.

We made it WAY bigger than crib size because we wanted him to be able to use it for a while.

I got the elephant pattern from one of my most favorite blogs---little birdie secrets

The colors match perfectly with everything else in his nursery.

Thanks to my mom for her sewing skills and helping me get this project done!

One more project checked off the list! :)

Halloween Tiered Skirt with Applique Shirt

I decided to bite the bullet and actually SEW an article of clothing for Hannah!

Scary, I know.

I'm not sure what I was thinking when making this decision. I blame it on being pregnant. :)

I had a bunch of fat quarters that reminded me of Halloween and I decided to make her a tiered skirt with them. I used this AWESOME tutorial. I would not have known what I was doing without it!

I did make the shirt all by myself. Well I didn't actually SEW the shirt...I appliqued it with a pumpkin. I would share the pattern, but I have no idea how to transfer that onto a computer document. If anyone knows how to do this, I would love to figure out how.

I am actually quite proud how well the skirt turned out! I mean, for never sewing anything like this in my life...I think I did pretty good. (just don't look too close)

I also never knew how useful youtube was until I searched on youtube "what is a gathering stitch" and "how to baste." Yep, YouTube has basically taught me all I know about sewing :) Which now consists of sewing a gathering stitch. I still don't understand what basting is all about... :)

I will be shocked if this thing doesn't fall apart in the washer! I'm sure you will hear about it if it does! :)

I am participating in the following parties:
Get Your Craft On!!

Whatever Goes Wednesday

Show and Tell Wednesday

Sew Cute Tuesday

beanies, onesies, and baby advice!

I can't believe I only have 2 more months left until baby Charlie comes! I have been doing project after project for this little one! I am pretty sure my Mom is sick of me.....lol she's been helping me with all of the sewing projects because we all know I am NOT a sewer!

Saturday, I got to spend the day with my mom and we were supposed to finish Charlie's quilt.....well instead we started two more projects! We made some tie onesies and also started a car seat canopy cover. We will hopefully finish the canopy cover next week. :) As for the quilt....who knows when that thing is ever going to get finished!!!

I feel like I'm drowning in baby projects!!! :) This little one is going to be spoiled!

I wanted to show you the onesies we made. I know these are nothing new and you've probably seen them a million times, but I am proud of them! They were super easy and I found the pattern on Crap I've Made. It seriously took like 30 minutes to make both onesies. I am definitely going to be doing more applique onesies. They are so easy and so cute!

These beanies are made by my Mom. I just have to say my mom is one amazing woman! She knows how to do everything. One thing she is amazing at is Crocheting. She is in the process of teaching me how to crochet and I am working on a little beanie like these one's.

Last of all, I am getting closer and closer to my due date and I still feel like I am not ready! I feel like I still have a million things to buy! So I am asking you...

What is something you could not live without when you had a baby?!

Oh and I am in search of a diaper bag....I would make one...but that would be one more project to add to the list and I'm sure it wouldn't get done it time! Plus, I don't think I'm at the sewing level required to make a diaper bag :) So if you know of any cute/functional diaper bags I would love to see them!

Shabby Witches Hat!

I was at Costco the other day and they already had Halloween Costumes out! I found a really cute witches costume for Hannah and bought it! After buying it and looking it over...I decided that I could make it A LOT cuter!

So this is part 1 of Hannah's semi-homemade Halloween Costume.

I took the plain black witches hat that the costume came with and turned it into a shabby witches hat!

For the rim I sewed on some fake spiders...which Hannah is complety scared of. When I showed her the spiders she started to cry and kept telling me that they bit her! I finally convinced her that they are not real...but I think she's still a little scared of them. :)

For the inner rim, I tied ribbon on the already existing purple band that the hat had around it.

For the main part of the hat, I got some scraps of purple and orange fabric and made them into patches and sewed them onto the hat. I did this on both sides. I also made ribbon and feather clusters and sewed them onto the the top of the hat.

It turned out so cute, I decided to use it as part of my Halloween decor. The shape is a little awkward and big so I ended up putting it on top of my bookshelf. It would look really cute on a hat/coat rack, but I unfortunately don't have one!

I will be working on the rest of her costume in the coming weeks, so be sure to check back for that!

I am participating in the following parties:

Strut Your Stuff

Hannah's Birthday Party

We had Hannah's Birthday Party over the weekend and it turned out great! I just wanted to share some of the things I made for her party!

Birthday Invitation:

I made this using photoshop and a digital scrapbooking kit I found online! You can find the kit here:

Birthday Banner:

Here is a closer picture of the banner....I forgot to get pictures of it at the party! :)

I made this banner using my cricut machine! I cut everything out and then all I had to do was mod podge everything together. I added lots of ribbons and buttons to make it very girly!

Cupcake Stand:

I found this tutorial to make a cupcake stand. I made it my own by using foam board and using squares instead of circles. The dimensions I used are the following:

Bottom 20" x 20"

Middle 15" x 15"

Top 10" x 10"

I mod podged scrapbook paper to each layer and also mod podged paper onto my cans.

Center Pieces:

Go here to read about the frames. To add a little more I bought some dollar store balloon weights and had three pink balloons on each weight. They turned out great!

Party Favors:

I made white chocolate popcorn for the party favors...and forgot to give them out!! So half of her guests got them and half of them didn't! :) You can go here to read about how to make the popcorn!

Hannah had so much fun this year opening presents! I can't believe she is already 3!

Here is the birthday girl after her party showing off all of her new toys and clothes!! She is one spoiled little girl.

Now that it is all said and done, I have to say that planning a party is A LOT of work!!! It was a ton of fun to make everything, but man I didn't realize how much work it would take. I made almost everything homemade which took a lot more time, but the great part was that it didn't cost me a ton of money! Which was a huge plus!! I'm sure if I were to buy all the decorations and party favors it would have cost me a fortune.

It was so much fun though and I wouldn't change a thing.....well scratch that....I would have remembered to give out the party favors! :)

Halloween Crafts!

October is right around the corner and I have slowly been getting things out of boxes to decorate the house! Last year I made some of my favorite decorations for Halloween and I just wanted to share them again incase you still are needing some fun and easy crafts to do for Halloween!

These mummies are made out of terra cotta pots!! They are so darn cute and they can be used as candy dishes!! I posted the tutorial here:

This pumpkin is one of my favorite Halloween crafts! It is so easy to make and is super cute! You can find the tutorial here:

Last year I was so busy with So You Think You're Crafty that I never posted a tutorial for this project. This is more of a Fall project, but it is my favorite! I love how rustic it is.

To make this all you need is an old frame, some burlap, paint, and buttons. I made a stencil with my cricut machine and that's all there is to it! It is so easy, but I love it!

White Chocolate Popcorn Party Favors!

I have been working hard on getting things together for Hannah's Birthday Party this weekend! Today I worked on the party favors. White chocolate popcorn! I love this stuff. Not only is it delicious, but it is super easy to make. I made 4 batches and filled 30 bags.

Here is the recipe:

White Chocolate Popcorn

1/2 cup popcorn kernels

1 package of white chocolate chips

Directions: Air pop your popcorn. Try and get all the kernels out once it's popped. In a microwave safe bowl, melt 1 package of white chocolate chips. Poor over popped popcorn and gently fold until all the popcorn is coated. Pour onto parchment paper, or greased foil and let dry.

**for a special touch, melt some chocolate chips and put into a piping bag or ziplock bag. Cut the tip and swirl over popcorn.

For this popcorn, I also melted extra white chocolate chips and colored it with pink food coloring and swirled it over of the top.

Fill decoarative bags full of dried popcorn and tie with a ribbon!