by This is Carrie on October 30, 2009
In the Bag: Another one of my favorite baby shower gifts to make is a long dress made with a tiny newborn wrap shirt. Easy & pretty all at the same time. For this version, I dyed a long sleeve wrap shirt for the December baby and used a gorgeous piece of floral silk (pre […]
by This is Carrie on October 29, 2009
On our family vacation a while back, our friends brought this cool fabric-high-chair-alternative-contraption for their son. It was clearly a well loved, handmade relic from the late 70’s, made from faded Sesame Street fabric (sans Elmo). After both 14 mo old babies used it the entire trip, I quickly took some measurements before sending it […]
by This is Carrie on October 29, 2009
In the box: This hat is definitely big enough for the baby. And on my first try too. Pattern purchased here.
by This is Carrie on October 29, 2009
In the bag: A Rockin’ Baby Gown made from the softest old concert T. Tutorial HERE (made an alternative girly puff sleeve)
by This is Carrie on October 27, 2009
In the Box: Must have restarted this hat about seven times and I still couldn’t get it quite big enough. So unless the baby comes early, she’ll have a beautiful silk/bamboo baby cap for her dolly.
by This is Carrie on October 23, 2009
Lots of homemade loveliness all packaged up for a dear friend and her upcoming arrival(next week I can show you what’s inside).
by This is Carrie on October 22, 2009
See that lace? It’s reflective and I can’t wait to get my hands on some to create my own super cute, ruffly, cycling shirt.
by This is Carrie on October 21, 2009
I can’t let the School Carnival posts go by without mentioning the miracles that happened during the carnival: 1. We were still very short on booth workers with 5 minutes until the start of the carnival until 15 fraternity brothers walked in from our local university and asked if we needed any help. I held […]
by This is Carrie on October 20, 2009
The petting zoo had to have been the cutest petting zoo I’ve ever seen.All the animals were babies.Including this baby Yak.Yes, a baby Yak.
by This is Carrie on October 20, 2009
For our Title 1– struggling-test-score-low-parent-involvement-school, executing a school carnival was quite an achievement. With the help of the teachers and a small, yet dedicated group of parents, we chose to have a “literary themed” carnival with booths and prizes that promoted reading and writing to our kids. Booths:One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish […]