Hi Everyone! It’s getting chilly here in Sicily and our 6 month old daughter flips and flops like a fish out of water when sleeping. Keeping the blankets on her is like teaching a me to sing opera…it’s never going to happen! So rather than layer her with more clothing, I thought I’d try a[…]
Hi Everyone! Anybody have a baby who is notorious for losing their pacifier or teething ring? Well, our daughter never liked the pacifier…..(she prefers her last two fingers together in her mouth…funny, I know!)…however has this small and light teething pretzel she loves to death. Since she already lost one, I wasn’t about to lose[…]
Hi everyone! Well our precious baby girl is growing like a weed, and so is her hair! I find myself constantly pushing her bangs towards the side of her head. I really don’t want to put any clips in her hair for now as I’m a bit scared they will fall off and she’ll place[…]
Hi Everyone =) As most of you know, I continue to up-cycle my 6 month old’s outgrown clothes. So now, as we enter the fall here in Sicily, Rebecca’s footsies need a little covering after being nice and naked for 3 hot summer months…but I must confess, this baby DOESN’T want to cover her feet.[…]
Hi all =) Continuing on with my re-purposing and up-cycling….here’s another quick (and professional looking) way to add puff sleeves for the amateur sewer like myself! As you know, I’m up-cycling all of Rebecca’s baby clothing for as long and as far as I can =P So how about adding some puff sleeves to a[…]
Hi all =) Well, as for my up-cycling, re-purposing, revamping, baby clothes go, I discovered a cute trick I wanted to share with you! I took one of Rebecca’s outgrown skirts (too tight around the waist…at 4 months olds, my muchkin eats!) and took out the elastic. I then made a 1\2 inch seam and[…]
Hi Everyone! As many of you know, I am on a roll when it comes to re-purposing Rebecca’s outgrown clothes. So I wanted to share a clever trick with you. My 4 month old is a big drooler. She loves to smile and as a result, drools all over her shirt. So rather than keep[…]
Hi Everyone =) Well, as you know, I’ve been practising with old baby clothes since Rebecca is growing up so fast! In the process, I’ve learned some things I hope will help any new beginner at sewing. So here they are, my tips and tricks that may help you on your journey to sewing =)[…]
Hi all! This week my creative juices have been running as I’m taking a break from baby preparation =) I had this glossy ceramic jug which I thought was the perfect thing to try a new experiment…new for me at least 😉 To stamp on flat ceramic surfaces….that much we know is easy enough….but what[…]
Hi everyone =) Well, a couple of weeks ago, we were invited to dinner by some friends of ours and I decided to make my plant cake for dessert. Now I know what you are thinking…plant cake?….yes, it’s basically a cake or any dessert that you fill in a plastic plant pot to resemble a[…]
