15 Minute Twirly Skirt

My big girl loves to wear twirly skirts, especially in the several hours a day that she asks for music so she can dance. When I came upon this post on Pinterest I knew that not only would it look super cute on Turbo, but I could make up several in different patterns very quickly to satisfy all of her twirling needs. 

Space Saving Breastmilk Storage

I remember that first day after I had Turbo. The lactation consultant came into my room and said "Well you don't have much to work with, do you?" She went on to tell me that it was OK because the size of your breasts has nothing to do with how much milk you can produce. She also said that when her dad had a dairy farm it was often the cows with the smallest udders that produced the most milk.

Well "Moo moo" I AM that dairy cow.

Minnie Mouse Birthday Wreath

Between bed rest, birth, and having a new baby around, I have been seriously slacking on posting my crafting. So now that Snow is 2 month old, I figure I should catch up a little.

Turbo will be turning 2 in April. Since I want to make most of the decorations myself, and I'll be going back to work before then, I've started to slowly put some things together so that I don't go crazy at the end. I decided that we needed something on the door for the party, so I came up with this Minnie Mouse ribbon wreath that will hang in her room after the party.

Click below for directions

Toddler Christmas Tree

Ok, so I know it's not even Halloween, but since I'm anticipating having to go on bed-rest in the next 2 weeks thanks to all of these contractions I decided to bump up a few busy projects I had planned for Turbo.

Toddler Christmas Tree

 This $4.00 project kept her busy for 45 minutes this morning! That is an unheard of amount of time to keep this little 18 month old occupied.

Disappearing 9-patch Baby Quilt

 One of my best friends is having a little girl in February. I found a pack of fat quarters with the perfect color scheme and added a few other prints that I fell in love with.

Disappearing 9-patch baby quilt

Isn't that adorable?

 It's raining outside right now, so indoor pictures will have to do.

Butterfly Mobile

After seeing this on Pinterest when Turbo was a baby, I really wanted to make it for her, but I just never got around to it. Now in preparation for Snow, I've finally completed it!

 I liked the more rustic, natural look of leaving the wooden embroidery hoop exposed instead of covering it with ribbon like in the tutorial. I also used 3 different colors of scrapbooking paper with the vellum in order to tie in some of her bedroom colors.

See the instructions here

Crayon Wallet Tutorial

I hadn't planned on this being a tutorial, so I don't have pictures as I went, but here's a pattern and tutorial for a very cute crayon wallet that saves us when we go out and need to keep Turbo busy for a few minutes.

Crayon wallet to keep toddlers busy

 

Maternity Wrap T-shirt Tutorial

Maternity clothes are just too expensive. Last week I found this Isabella Oliver top online, but I just can't bring myself to spend $125 plus tax and shipping on a shirt that is meant for me to wear for only a few more months. So I decided that I would take a few yards of jersey material I had laying around and see if I could make something myself. 

 I think I did pretty good compared to the original.

See how to make your own after the jump.

DIY Diaper Wreath

I've been working on a baby shower for a friend of mine and decided that we should have a diaper wreath for the door. After seeing a few on Pinterest, I thought I'd give it a try.

 

See how to make it after the jump.

Animal Finger Puppets

While working on an animal themed baby shower for a friend I decided that we needed some cute finger puppets to be part of the decorations. Unfortunately for me, everywhere I looked, all I could find for patterns were ones that you had to purchase. I knew that I could design some myself. So after looking at lots of pictures of finger puppets online, I started drawing and cutting.

Attached are the patterns that I designed for these cute little guys. See full instructions after the jump.

Laundry Room Hanging Photos

Now that the family is moved and I finally have a laundry room that isn't the garage, I've been wanting to use some pinterest inspiration to do some decorating. Unfortunately since we're renting, my options for remodeling and decorating are sadly limited. So with that in mind I decided to keep it simple with some pictures of my daughter (Turbo) hanging from pants hangers and a quote from Mary Poppins.