Okay, so all of you who know me or have spent much time around me lately know that I have been sewing and crafty a lot! Thanks to the seriously addicting website Pinterest I have a never ending supply of ideas, instructions and inspiration. It also doesn't help that I have been in full on nesting mode since about December.
That being said I decided to show off some of my projects. I put the photos in reverse order, so they go from newest to oldest. My pinterest friends will definitely recognize many of the projects in here! Enjoy!
Here are some "new" curtains in the guest room. During the nesting process I found some old brown curtains that used to be in the living room. They were taking up space in my linen closet upstairs. We needed something a little darker in that room so away I went. The guest room decor has been under construction as you will see in the following pictures. The brown curtains went perfectly with the other project in there and best of all....no out of pocket cost for me! 
Here is the second guest room project. Patchwork body pillow pillowcase. This is directly from Pinterest. Again I used mostly fabric I already had. On top of nesting and sewing, I have been really into reusing and re purposing. I made the pillowcase out of old cloth napkins that we haven't used in ages. The only fabric I bought was the floral looking (about 3/4 Yard). I also just used 2 regular pillows that were in the linen closet rather than going out and purchasing a new body pillow.
Love that it gives the bed a finished look. I still have a good amount of fabric leftover. I want to make a couple of throw pillows for the couch that will match!
This next project was for my friend Michele. At her baby shower I gave her a diaper / wipe pouch (picture later in the post), well I am happy to say that she loved it so much that she asked me to make another for her. So she went and bought the fabric and I put it together! Love how cute it came out.
Bassinet Sheet for the newest little girl. Last year I found this very modern and adorable bassinet at a consignment sale. It came with both a mattress pad and a sheet. I promptly gave the sheet to my mother in law (an expert seamstress) to make a couple extra sheets. I never dreamed that the sheets it came with wouldn't fit....but that's what happened. So I was stuck. This isn't the kind of bassinet that is sold in stores in ABQ, NM. So I looked a tutorial up online and got to work. I have to say I am so proud of myself for making this work. I was beaming when they fit (my husband can attest).
second sheet for bassinet. This one is flannel!
Another great thing about pinterest is all the fun projects for kiddos. We practiced this one when we were at grandma's house in January. It is a tie dye t shirt project with sharpies and rubbing alcohol. We decided to go over to our friends the Hauquitz to include them in this project. Cami and Piper had a ball and the shirts turned out pretty cute!
Here is Piper getting to work on hers. Baby sister Sydnee is looking on.
Cami's final project! She loves wearing it because she made it!
Re-usable snack bag. My friend Vanessa (another Pinterest addict) helped me get the hang of these. They are a great way to use up scrap fabric. I have given a bunch of these away as gifts.
tissue paper pom poms. These are so cute and so easy to make. I have even been re-using tissue paper from baby shower gifts that I have received.
Travel pillow and pillowcase. This I have to give my Mother in Law credit for. She has made several of these for Cami. They are great for their little heads for traveling, in the car and at home. This is a Minnie Mouse one that I made for Cami's friend Alexis for her birthday. (party was this weekend....pictures and post hopefully coming soon)
Paci holder that I made for our fellow chiefs fans the Wallis' who are expecting their second blessing in April.
New boutique style bow that my mother in law showed me how to make that she found on Pinterest. All of Cami's little friends have been getting these in their presents lately!
This is Michele's diaper wipe pouch that I gave her for the shower. I also made a matching 'sushi roll' changing pad. I also gave her a bunch of burp cloths (which I didn't get a picture of in this post)
This is a car seat tent. This is the inside view if you were to flip up the tent to get baby out. I made it for my newest nephew who will arrive sometime in April. These are great because the attach directly onto your car seat so you don't have to worry about a loose blanket slipping onto the dirty floor at a restaurant etc. My personal favorite, it completely covers the baby as to keep nosey, no boundary touch-ers at the grocery store away from your brand new baby!
Here is the tent all covered up to keep baby protected from the sun and wind while out and about.Needless to say I have been keeping myself very busy the past couple of months. Matt bought me this new sewing machine back in September. He will admit that he didn't think I would put it to good use, but I have. I have made a huge amount of gifts for all our friends having babies and all of the upcoming birthdays for Cam's friends. I am completely addicted to sewing and making things...I love it. Thanks Babe for buying me this sewing machine!!!
