Go To Baby Gift: Mitered Corner Receiving Blanket

I've posted about Mitered Corner Receiving Blankets before, but I love them.  They are cute, and fairly quick to make.  My two year old still carries one of his around with him.


Some friends of ours just recently welcomed twin boys to their family.  Since we live far apart, and we can't be there in person to snuggle those little babies, a soft flannel blanket from us will have to do.

I've been eyeing this Riley Blake flannel for quite some time. The Sasparilla line is absolutely adorable.

Such sweet prints.

 I also made one up with the orange main print from the Boy Crazy line.  Two different blankets for two different boys.

Lets hope they love them as much as we do. Tied up with some red and white baker's twine from Pick Your Plum, and these blankets make adorable gifts.

You can find a great tutorial for a mitered corner, or self bound baby blanket.

Sharpie Decorated Plates and Mugs

 I have a perfect last minute project and gift idea for you. Sharpie decorated mugs and plates are easy to personalize for anyone, or any occasion.  Best of all, anyone can do it.  

Basically, you start with a blank white plate, mug, or bowl; and decorate away.  Regular colored sharpies are used to add the details, and then heat set in the oven. 

Clean and dry your plate.  Remove all paper labels from the back of the plate. You can then free hand your favorite image, or use some stickers and a stippling (dotting) technique to create a fun look.

If you mess up, no big deal.  Perfection is overrated, and a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol will remove the sharpie before it is heat set.

I picked up some alphabet stickers at the dollar store, and they were really fun to use. Place the stickers where you want the, start adding dots close together, and then space them further apart as you work you way out.  When your done stippling, carefully peel away the stickers. If there is any residue left behind from the stickers, bust out the rubbing alcohol.

Once everything is all decorated, pop them in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes, and  allow them to cool in the oven. If you remove them prior to cooling the ink will smudge.

Fill your mug with some hot chocolate, top your plate with cookies for Santa, and call it a gift.  Super easy!

All of our mugs/plates were picked up at the dollar store.

We've washed our mugs in the dishwasher without any problems.

August: 4 Months

I've been MIA the last little while (year and a half or so), but with good reason.  This little guy.

Just a year ago we found out that we would be receiving this unexpected blessing.  Gus has been such a wonderful addition to our family.  It's true that he hasn't been the easiest baby, but we have figured out my diet, and he is feeling better, and is so much happier.

He is four months old now, and is learning all sorts of new tricks.  He can roll belly to back, and back to belly.  He sleeps for 5-6 hours straight at night, which is much better than the oldest two did at this age. And he is a charmer.  The boy loves to smile.

No I didn't make the hat, I bought it from Pick Your Plum last year.  I love it!

He is really big for his age.  Nearly off the charts in height and weight, but he looks just perfect to me.

I'm hoping that as we wrap up the holidays in the next few weeks, that I will be able to get back to some sort of schedule on the blog.  I sewing for blogging pleasure, and lately all of the sewing I've been doing is for business and Christmas.

Speaking of holiday sewing, what homemade gifts are you working on this season?  Anyone out there do a pure handmade holiday?  I think it would be fun to try one year....but not this year.

I've finished up a few fleece blankets, some magic pillowcases, belts for my boys, and still have a few more things to make in the next week and a half.