Apron

Isn't it nice when your friends tell you what they want? Hope you enjoy it Kari!

Fabric closeup: The fabric looked so cheery, it reminded me of Kari, so sorry I couldn't find roosters to match your kitchen Kari :)

More Crayon Rolls

Thanks to my friend, Michelle for hanging out with me for an afternoon and getting me motivated: I got 2 more crayon rolls done.

In case you need the tutorial it is here at Skip to my Lou.

How to Make a Towel Bib

These have been my favorite bibs for my kids as babies and toddlers. They are super absorbent and cover their entire front.

These are made using hand towels.

First, fold towel in half and move the front down so it hangs about 3 inches lower than the back. (You want more coverage in the front)
Next, find the center across the top on the fold and mark with a pin. Use another pin to mark 2 inches down.
Measure 2 7/8 inches from the center pin and mark. Do this on both sides.

So your pins should look like this:

Now your going to cut in a circular shape matching the pins.

Now it's time to cut some ribbing. Make sure you cut it so that it will stretch. Cut a strip 10inches by 2 1/2 inches, then serge (or zigzag) the raw edges together.

Fold in half, with your seam on the inside. Using four pins, mark the ribbing into equal 4ths.

Mark you opening the the towel into equal fourths as well. Then match your pins and pin into place, right sides together: (I put the seam on the ribbing in the back)

Then serge the ribbing in place: You'll need to stretch the ribbing to match the towel as you go. This is why we divided it in 4ths....It's much easier to stretch one section at a time.

And your done:

Bandana Bibs

So I actually wanted these for my older kids mainly for spaghetti nights, but I'm sure there will be other times when they will be handy. My kids like the look of them.

I've been wanting to make these for a long time and finally got around to making them....

Sweet Meet and Greet

Kyla was SO excited to be starting school and wanted to bring her some "mail"...she LOVES mail...so we whipped up this little treat for her teacher....

I made a wrapper for a chocolate bar and let Kyla write the word "sweet". I know it could have turned out a lot cuter, but I was out of colored ink, but couldn't justify running all of my kids to the store to fix it last minute...so we just made it work with some markers and colored pencils.

Kyla was thrilled...so that's really what mattered. It was perfect for her meeting her teacher last week...she couldn't wait to go back and start school today!