Classic Memory Page - It's A Boy

Another memory planner page.  This is probably my favorite planner this year.  

It's A Boy!!!  On February 12th my 2nd great nephew was born.  I've not met my first great nephew yet as they live in Florida and none of us are big on traveling.  He arrived very healthy and he and mom are doing well.  I'll enjoy seeing pictures of him and his brother growing up.  It happens so fast!  

I had so much fun creating his page.  Who doesn't like having a new baby in the family??  :)  I used stickers from Planything and from my Etsy shop, Indiana Inker Plans. 



Baby Stats and Deco Sticker Set 

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Memory Planner Page - All Boys

This was a slower week, but an exciting one!  My 2nd great nephew was born on the 12th.  He and his mom are healthy and doing well.  They don't live close, so hopefully I'll meet him someday.  I've not met his brother yet either.  

Then, over the weekend, I kept my youngest grandson for a few hours.  He is all boy playing with monster trucks, dump trucks, cars, ect.  He also has a blast with Magna Tiles.  One of the pictures he is "hiding" under a plastic storage container.  LOL  He is so funny!! 

Some of the stickers are from my Etsy shop, Indiana Inker Plans.

Baby Stats and Deco

Construction

Numbers

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Crocheted Baby Hats

I have been on a crochet kick lately. I love making baby hats, so I’ve made a few recently.  I used this pattern for most of them, but made a few changes as well. It's a super simple pattern and one that is easy to change up a little bit to fit your needs.  

The boys rainbow hat below, my daughter-in-law asked me to make for their rainbow baby due next month.  They have struggled for a few years to get him, after miscarrying a few times.  We're all anxious for his arrival.  The other rainbow hats I just made since I had extra yarn on hand......same with the football hat.  I just needed a project.  :)  The baseball hat is also for my new grandson due next month.  

Newborn

3-6 months

Crocheted Rainbow Baby Hat

My son and his wife are expecting their Rainbow Baby in May. She asked if I would make him a rainbow hat to go with a rainbow swaddle that she has. That’s one of the “outfits” he’ll wear for his newborn pictures.  This was a fun project to make. I used a basic hat pattern. Hobby Lobby had mini skeins (1.05oz) that I used, otherwise this would have been an expensive project with a lot of left over yarn.  

I'm anxious for his arrival and to see him in his new hat.  

Handmade Baby Card - Elephant

Isn’t this adorable? I made a baby gift and decided I needed to make a card as well. I love how this turned out. 

I used mostly Stampin’ Up! products. The stamp I bought at a craft store. I no longer sell Stampin' Up!, so I'm not sure what is still currently available.  

Card stock:

• Bashful Blue 
• Basic Grey
• Very Vanilla

Bashful Blue ink 

Elephant Punch

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Handmade Baby Boy Gifts

I have a new grandson due in June. As soon as I found out the gender in December, I started making things. My daughter’s baby shower was supposed to be April 25th, but that has been changed to an online party. I bought 2 plastic tubs, one for handmade items and one for purchased baby gifts. This week I have to purchase another tub for purchased gifts. 😊 With this virus, I do miss baby shopping. I have ordered several things through Kohl’s.

I'm looking forward to his arrival. I'm really hoping that this virus is under control by then so I can be at the hospital when he is born. 👶🏻

I love making baby things. I have a local organization that I make things and donate to throughout the year and have for a few years.  Check out my post Quick and Easy Baby Gifts.

I found this pattern on a skein of yarn several years ago. It's really easy. 

It's easy to put down and pick back up later.  The pattern is for single crochet. I did so I did double crochet on this one. 

Receiving blankets - double sided flannel, zigzagged them together. 

Fleece blankets - I rounded the corners, stitched 1" in all the way around, then snipped the fringe all the way around. 

 Mittens

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Lovely blankets - 12" square, double sided flannel, rounded corners , zig zagged together. 

Rice bags, door latch cover, pee pee teepee 

Washcloths - 7" square - flannel/ terry cloth, rounded corners, zig zagged together. 

Burp cloths

I love this bib pattern. I will be making him more. 

Smaller burp cloths. 

Taggies, pacifier clip and pacifier holder. 

Quick and Easy Baby Gifts To Sew

I love making baby things and have for a long time.  I have 5 grandbabies and #6 due in June.  I made things for all of them, except for one and she didn't join our family until she was a toddler.  I also make and donate to a local organization.  I met the founder shortly after she started Lil Miracles and have enjoyed watching it grow into what it is today.  They are definitely a positive addition to our community.  When I was younger I enjoyed the more challenging projects.  As I've gotten older, I tend to prefer the quick and easy projects.  If I had the pattern saved, I have linked it below.  Some of these are basic and don't need a pattern.


Here are my go to patterns:


Pee Pee TeePee - They work, but are more of a funny gift for new boy mom's.  :)

Door Latch Cover - These are super simple and a great use of scraps.

Baby Bib - I love this bib pattern.  I'd been searching to something that didn't require snaps or velcro.  This bib has elastic around the next.  Easy on, easy off.  I hate setting snaps and velcro get stuck on everything when washing it.

Lovey Blanket - this is a very small blanket that they can carry around without tripping over it.  I make mine out of flannel.  12" x 12", round the corners and zigzag around the edge.  Quick and easy.

Taggies - I make them either a 6" or 7" square.  I make mine out of flannel, but you could use most any fabric.  I put right sides together and add 2 or 3 ribbons on each side.  Stitch around the edge, leaving and opening for turning.  Press, and top stitch around.

Receiving Blanket - I usually use 1 1/2 yards of flannel, round the corners and zigzag around the edge in a coordinating color of thread.

Burp Cloths - I have 2 different patterns I use for these.  I don't turn them, I make both sides out of flannel, put wrong sides together and zigzag around the edge.  I can't find the pattern that I used for the smaller ones.  There are plenty of patterns on Pinterest to choose from.

Washcloths - I make them 7" square.  I've seen other patterns or 8" or 9" squares.  I use flannel on one side and terry cloth on the other.  I round the corners and zigzag around the edge.

Baby Mittens - I've made a lot of these over the years.  They are great for using up scraps. (pattern I used is no longer available online)

Fleece Blanket - I use 1 - 1 1/2 yards of fleece.  I round the corners, stitch all the way around about 1' - 1 1/4" in.  Then I'll snip fringe all the way around.

Quilted Look Blanket - I use 1 1/2 yards of flannel that has a square printed pattern on one side and a coordinating flannel on the other.  I sew them together, wrong sides together, with a zigzag stitch all the way around. Then, I'll use 3 strands of embroidery floss to "tie" in the squares.

I've also done this with stitching in 1 - 1/14" with wrong sides together, then snipping the edge for fringe. 

Pacifier Clip - You can whip these up in about 5 minutes.  SO easy. (See photo at top)

Fleece Hat - I also make these in all sizes to donate to the local homeless shelter along with scarves. I don’t have a picture of this one.

Congratulations Handmade Card

I made this card for my aunt for her upcoming retirement. I wanted something bright and cheery. I think it could also make a nice baby card, which wasn't my intention. :)  I wish I would have put Happy Retirement on the front instead of congratulations.

I used Stampin' Up! paper, punches and inks. The base is Basic Grey. The balloons are Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo. The striped paper is from a small paper pack I purchased at Hobby Lobby.

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Handmade Baby Card

I made this baby card to go along with a baby gift I made. They are expecting their baby girl in the next few weeks.

Everything is from Stampin’ Up!, although most is retired. 

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Handmade Baby Gift

I made these as a baby gift for my grandson's teacher. She is also my middle granddaughter's favorite teacher. Her husband was both of my girls favorite teacher. With all of that, I definitely wanted to do something for their upcoming new arrival.

2 Lovey Blankets, burp cloth, 2 rice bags and mittens. Lovey Blankets are 12"x 12" flannel on both sides.  They are intended for them to carry around in place of a regular blanket so they don't trip over them. 

Door latch cover, tissue cover, pacifier holder and hat. 

2 bibs and an On the Go blanket. The On the Go blankets are for using in the car so they aren't so bulky when covering them up.  They are 20"x20"

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Baby Bibs

I loved making these bibs!!  Of course I found the pattern on Pinterest. I don't like doing snaps at all and Velcro gets stuck to everything when washing, so this idea is perfect!!!  These are for my guys new grandson born on Thanksgiving. I also made a few others that I donated.

The mittens are a super easy pattern as well. (The link to the pattern I use is no longer available)

Handmade Baby Gifts

I love making quick and easy baby items. I typically make them to donate, but rarely post those. I made these things for a friend's daughter that is expecting a baby boy in November.

Baby Afghan - I used this pattern, but did double crochet instead of single

Batman Burpcloth 

Batman Lovey Blanket -  (12"x12") - plain black flannel on the back.  Rounded corners, zig zagged all the way around

Washcloths (flannel and terry cloth) - 7" square, rounded corners, zig zagged around 

Pacifier Holders 

Blanket - 1 1/4 yards of flannel for front (printed) and back (coordinating plain).  Round the corners, stitch 1 1/2" from edge, cut fringe all the way around.  The more it's washed, it will take on the "raggy" look. 

Burp Cloths

Fleece Hat

Mittens

Crocheted Hats

Burp Cloth - I thought I had pinned this pattern, but I guess I didn't.

Pee Pee Teepees

Door Latch Covers

A Few Hamdmade Cards

I have been out of practice with making cards, but decided I wanted to make a few. These aren't some of my best, but thought I would share anyway.  Since several of my ink pads are dried up, I was a little limited. It's been so long that I've forgotten some of the techniques and probably even some of the tools that I have. 😊

I'm a little late on getting these sent. My niece got married in February and her 21st birthday was last week. 

One of my friends was a big help to me last weekend and this week found out he's going to be a grandpa later this year. 

All cards are made with Stampin' Up! papers and inks.

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Crocheted Baby Hats

We were going on vacation and I was looking for a new craft project, so I asked my daughter if the hospital she works at accepts donations of handmade baby hats. Luckily, they do, so I got busy. I tried a couple of different patterns until I found one I liked. They only take about 25-30 minutes to complete. These are all from the same pattern, except for the grey one with the turned up bottom.  I found all of the patterns on Pinterest, including the patterns for the flowers and bow.

Large flower         Small Flower       Bow

The hats with the flowers, I did the edging by ch3, sc in same stitch, repeat all the way around. 

As I continue to make more hats, I'll add pictures to this post.