Banana's Bread

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Rain

Rain, rain come today. All my kids will want to play.

Rain, rain don't be blue. Little Lulu will run through you.

Rain, rain drip and drop. In your puddles Immy will hop.

Rain, rain come on down. JP would like to splash around.

Rain, rain don't be shy. Come a fallin' from the sky.

Valentine's Day Crafting

I did some fun stuff with the kids over the Valentine's week. First we made some cute little garlands from Whisker Graphics.

I replaced the hearts with the kids finger prints.

Lulu's

This was a fun craft the kids could do mostly on their own.

JP's

Then we made V's day cookies, and the kids got to decorate.

There were lots of sprinkles!

And lots of tasting!

Everything is cute with a heart marshmallow on top!

Then we made lots of valentines for the parties coming up using this clever idea we found in the Crafty Crow.

hanging to dry

Immy painting

We printed on one side and painted on the other.

We punched a hole and tied a candy to each one!

Friday, March 4, 2011

I made this darling little hat to go with a friend's baby shower gift. It turned out so pretty I really had to talk myself out of keeping it. That wasn't too hard considering I have a boy baby, and his giant brain has already taken his head well beyond newborn size, but I just liked looking at it. I loved how it was modern and kind of Victorian at the same time. I got the feeling like when you look at your child and think "wow, I made that."; in a lesser sense of course, but still very satisfying.

Anyway, back to the hat. (I shouldn't blog at night; all sorts of randomness comes out.) I got the pattern from Amy Karol's book Bend the Rules Sewing. I absolutely love this book, and her blog Angry Chicken.

The hat was really simple and was easily finished in a couple of hours. I used a fleece fabric since I didn't have wool, and it turned out beautiful. I really like how the ties curled up, and look like little ringlets. A lovely little gift for a lovely little girl.

More of my beautiful models!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Yellow, Pink, and Green Baby Shower!

I had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for my sis and her darling little Lysi back in January. Everything turned out so beautiful and we had so much fun!

We set up a crafting/sewing table with a stack of baby items for the guests to pick from, and we asked that everyone re-fashion at least one thing. We had paint, a glue gun, ribbon, sewing supplies, and more!

The food was wonderful! I was so lucky to have great help in the kitchen.

These Martha Stewart tissue balls were perfect over the table and bar, and they are so easy to make!

Here is the beautiful cake my mom made for the party.

We had a Mommy Suggestions Board where guests could pin their best mommy advice.

And candy dishes everywhere!

My mom had these wonderful 64oz mason jars, we filled then with candy and put a jar candle down the center to make lovely decorations.

The baby bath made a perfect ice bucket to chill the "milk"(Pina Colada!), juice, and sprite.

The guests stayed busy at the craft table, and the creations were amazing! We also kept them busy with several games: Drink the Bottle, Mom Memory, Diaper Draw, Guessing baby's weight (since she was already born), and Sock Match.

Every guest did something unique and special!

Epiphany Jan. 6, 2011!

Epiphany morning!

This year we continued our tradition of opening the stockings on Epiphany, but since we were out of town for Christmas we decided to give the kids their gifts from us and Santa on this day as well.