A Visit to Baby Molly

We went over to visit Jason, Katie and Molly this evening. Even though it had only been 3 days since we had seen Molly, I could not wait to see her again and just hold her. I should probably warn Katie and Jason that I will NEVER get tired of holding an infant.... and since you have asked me to be her Godmother, I plan on holding her whenever I see her.

I had a few gifts that I had been working on for Molly.

Don't get me wrong, I will adore any baby that I see, because they are all precious... however I am SO excited that Katie and Jason had a little girl, so I can spoil her rotten and allow her to wear big bows like this one I made her....

And here Molly is modeling it... it may be a little big currently, however I still think she looks absolutely adorable!

I LOVE monograms, and I thought this would be cute for her room. I just took plain white letters from Michaels

I marked the stripped letters with paint tape and taped it off

And this is the final product

I also brought over some food: chili (next Make me a Meal Monday), "Congrats you had a baby pasta" (surprised?!?!) and brownies (I will post the recipe soon!).

It was so nice to see Jason and Katie as well. It is nice to have such close friends who live so close.

And this picture is too funny not to post. Justin found a snuggie at Jason and Katie's, and I'm embarrassed that its the first time I have ever really seen a Snuggie in real life but it really does look just like the infomercials...

Baby Burp Cloths

You all know that I typically give BBBlocks to any/all of my friends for their baby gift, and I fully intended on getting a set of blocks for my hair dresser Jenny, although Stella decided to come a few weeks early, and by the time I would have gotten the blocks to Jenny, Stella would have already been 5 months old... so she would have missed out on over 25 pictures. So that left me in a bit of pickle... what to get Jenny. I'm pretty sure being a hairdresser she has every adorable little pink outfit that Carters, Gap and Old Navy has to offer so what would could I give her that would is cute and practical.

My mom had made these burp cloths a long time ago, however I have always kept the idea in the back of my mind and I wanted to make them for someone. I attempted my hand at the sewing machine, however I ended up entertaining my mom while she sewed. I need to work on my sewing machine abilities... much more difficult than I would have thought, however I thought these turned out cute. (There are 3 burp cloths in each bundle) THANKS MOM!!!

Not so thrifty Tuesday

So i totally know that I have been slacking lately.. and i apologize, I would like to make up excuses like its the craziest time of the year - but that means I should be full of good things to share with all of my friends - right?! well tonight was no exception, I had my departments work xmas party, went to the mall to pick up xmas gifts for JM and my sister, and then came back and wrapped all of my gifts... and that leaves me here tonight at 10:40 trying to come up with a blog post...

I did however see a really neat craft idea that I am hoping to make within the next week or so. My VPs assistant showed me something that she had received from a from a friend and you will need the following products

A 1'X1' piece of slate (as smooth as possible)

Paints
I haven't actually gone to the store and looked at my options for paints, however from what i read online Apple Barrel Paints would work, and would be non - toxic, however I want to do my own research as well.
Cheese Spreader
You can use plain cheese spreaders or you can get fancy ones to match your plates

Chalk
Felt Feet

What I envision doing is painting the letter of the couples last name in the middle of the slate, or if its for hosting a party I could always do something to match the kitchen of the host (with either polka dots - because I am crazy about polka dots or doing something relative to the seasons). Once your paint has dried add felt feet to the bottom of your piece of tile, so it doesn't scratch the counter of the receipent.
After everything has dried, you will tie up the chalk and the cheese spreader with a piece of ribbon (polka dot of course - ha!) and voila - you have a perfect holiday gift of a hostess gift that is unique and original. Here is something that looks similiar to what I was envisioning - however once your personalized twists are added it will be WAY cuter! (<--- and yes I know thats not a word, however I'm super tired, and I my brain has turned off!) As soon as I find time (and energy) to make one I will SURELY post it!

Thrifty Tuesdays - Cookie Exchange Containers

Every year in the office we do a cookie exchange, and although the cookie part is supposed to be the exciting piece of the exchange, there is a bit of a "challenge" to see who can have the most creative presentation. Well I'm quiet excited about my contribution this year for my containers. Not only is it thrifty, but its pretty darn cute if you ask me...


Here is all you need (Plus Soup Cans)

I measured each piece of scrapbook paper, based on the size of the can and then cut to the correct size

I kept each piece separate and in their individualized cans because the cans are not all the same size

After cutting all the paper to the exact size, I had a lot of left over paper that I could use to decorate the cans

And then I just used a glue stick to attach them to the big piece of paper to make each can design different

I used a glue gun to attach the paper to the tin can


And voila - the finished product


I will place the cookies in the cans, and then wrap the entire fan with cellophane and tie it with a coordinating ribbon. I will post a picture when I complete the project Wednesday night.

The best part about this project is that it took me less than a 1/2 hour to create, it was fun and the entire thing cost me $2.64 in scrapbook paper - much cheaper than buying individual containers!