pumpkins with my little pumpkin

Another masking tape stencil project with the cricut : P It really takes toddler crafting to the next level! The button pushing is fun of course but she gets to use shapes and colors she wants without any having to make what she does 'look' like what it is supposed to be. Luckily my daughter doesnt have that insecurity because I think everything she does is beautiful, but I have witnessed other kids being unkind because the younger kid does 'scribbles'.... well, my opinion is there are adults who make scribbles and make a mighty fine living for it.  I imagine for many kids and parents die cut shapes do prevent frustrations and inspire. * masking tape cuts really well with depth and speed at 2 : )

Any way we procrastinated decorating pumpkins.... on hallows eve, the night before halloween, we did these : ) I had lots of ideas for pumpkin decorating this year but they just did not happen, oh well (@,@)  
Just making stencils and using black acrylic paint these turned out cute.   To make up for timing I made it halloweenie and autumnal, two birds with one stone you might say (or two squirrels with one bird ) it is a shame I procrastinated because we had a lot of pumpkins to decorate : (

My daughter Katies pumpkin turned out sooooo cute ! and well ! My relation or not, I am genuinely impressed it was done with 3 yr old hands! She's crafty already, lol. My little lady wanted very sweet things on it : )   And here she is trick or treating; she really wanted to be a cow so mommy made her costume. Do you notice the heart on her bottom? lol. There is another on her chest : ) Little man didnt want to wear the costume I made originally (grasshopper) so I made him a cowboy woody vest to match sis, but no pic here, sorry.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

warm and cozy : )

A friend of mine is having her first baby, Yay! Got to love babies! and making stuff for them! They didnt find out the gender but she has suspicions it is a boy : P. And from her symptoms, based on my own  experience, I would guess she is having a boy too : ).  Im posting the gift I made for baby here to have a record of the project and to share the method which I personally have never seen made before, so to  me I was being original : D even as basic as it is.

What I did? I made a toddler size blanket and matching crib size (not sufficateable size) pillow with flannel and fleece.  I have never seen nor felt a blanket made out of these together But it is So soft and warm, but lightweight. I need to make one for my little girl (yes, we are havin another girl in January, Yay!).  A really great warmth factor for her November baby. Mommy and Daddy went with a bold green and dark brown in the 'nursery' so those colors were what I went for and I used the most gender neutral print I could find : )

So the process was simple. Cut the fabric,  sew the applique in place, right sides together sew the perimeter with enough left open to turn it out, opening was hand sewed (after pillow was stuffed), then I sewed on the outside (blanket only) two inches from the edge a simple stich border to prevent bunching later.  Lining up the blanket to sew the outside perimeter proved trickier than I anticipated, so beware!
The fleece has it's tendencies to stretch oddly.

And here it is, I love it, and I hope they do too! I know with mine the softer the blanket the cuddlier mommy and baby are!