B-day present...

After my friend saw my covered notebook tutorial she was telling me how much she wanted one... so for her birthday I made her the pink and brown one above.

*I made these notebooks a little differently than the ones in the tutorial. I kept the original binding as it was and cut a separate piece of card stock for the front and the back so no seams were visible. I think I like how it turned out better.

Her name is Michelle so I added an "m" to the front right corner to personalize it.

This one with the "K" I made for myself :) I'll show you what I use it for tomorrow...

I want it...

Aaron and I went to the book store yesterday and I came across this book. There are so many cute ideas in it for babies and toddlers! I especially love the simple messenger style diaper bag. I will be making one soon so you can oooo and awww over it (and then want to make one too!).

Sneak Peak

Remember the pillows for Mackenzie's quilt I was telling you about...

I'm almost done! 5 down...1 to go. Hopefully I will be done by the end of this weekend so I can post the finished products. But for now... here is a sneak peak at a few.

I heart the library

If you haven't been to your local library in say, 8 years, (like me) you should go..today!
I left with a handful of sewing and craft books to gleam new ideas from as well as a few CD's and a DVD for Mackenzie.

Quiltie Blankets with Tags

If any of you know my daughter, you know that she almost ALWAYS has a blanket with her.

Especially if she is: in her car seat, in her stroller or tired.

Thus I have made many blankets for her over the past 17 months of her life (her love of blankets started very early). But these new Quiltie Blankets with Tags are by far my (and Mackenzie's) favorite.

Sometimes I feel like I spend most of my time sewing for other people (with my business) SO this week I whipped up 3 blankets just for Mackenzie.

I added an "M" to the corner of this one

I love the combination of red and teal in this one.

And you can't go wrong with green, pink and brown.

Mackenzie loves the ribbon tags on the bottom of these. I always look back at her in her car seat and find her studying the different colors and textures of the ribbons.

In case you are as excited about these new blankets as we are I added some of them to my esty shop. Check them out here :)

*Note my etsy shop is different than my other store (www.lubirdbaby.com)

Bubbles!!!

Mackenzie loves BUBBLES! And I don't blame her. Bubbles are cool!

Scrappy Camera Strap

How cute is this camera strap! And even better it is made using leftover fabric scraps (I don't know about you but I have a huge tub of fabric scraps. I keep everything not knowing what I might use it for). Pop over here to see the tutorial and make one yourself.