Appliques for Baby

I love to make special appliqued clothes for the sweet babies that we love.  So, for our most recent addition (the sweet baby boy that my bff recently gave birth to), my mom and I made several appliques.

His mom had a special quilt made for him, so I ordered fabric that matched the quilt for the appliques.  My girls chose the pieces for the applique, and I cut the fabric, applied the steam a seam, and ironed the fabric pieces onto the clothing.  My mom sewed around the edges (which started out quick and easy and ended up being a huge hassle when the sewing machine went wacky on her).   We appliqued 4 different outfits (onesies, gown, and a romper) and hung them up from a clothes line to decorate for the baby shower.

LIfesaver Pacifier Favors

My mom and niece had so much fun making lifesaver pacifier favors for the baby shower that we hosted.  They glued the lifesavers together with royal icing.  Then they glued the jelly bean to the top with royal icing.  Simple, cute, and a fun baby shower favor!

Rubber Ducky Baby Shower Punch

My mom made this super cute blue punch for the baby shower that we hosted recently.  Since we didn't know if the baby was a girl or boy, she made both blue and pink punch.  The blue punch was especially cute, but everyone seemed to like the pink punch better.

To make the blue punch, she combined 1 packet of blue kool-aid (unsweetened), 1 cup of Stevia (or sugar),  1 2-liter bottle of lemon lime carbonated drink, 1 64-fluid ounce bottle of white cranberry juice,  and 8 scoops of vanilla ice-cream.  She found the recipe here via Pinterest.

Here's a picture of both punches.  So cute!

Melon Baby

My mom made this adorable melon baby for the baby shower that we hosted a couple of weeks ago.  We were all SO happy with how it turned out.  The girls especially thought it was so "cutie!"  Today, when we saw the actual baby, they talked about putting him in a hollowed out watermelon, just like the cantalope baby :)

To make the melon baby, my sister and I hollowed out a watermelon to use as the cradle.  My mom peeled the cantalope and attached grape halves to the face with toothpicks.  She used a half ball of cantalope for his nose and hollowed out a hole for his pacifier.   She surrounded him with fruit to make a blanket.  SO cute!

My mom was inspired by a picture of a melon baby that she saw on facebook.  I have searched and searched but I cannot find a link back to the original source. On Pinterest, the only link I can find is back to Repinley, so here it is.

Baby Diaper Cake

We (my mom, sister, and friends) recently hosted a baby shower for my best friend (since we were 3 years old!).  We had fun even though the guest of honor was on bed rest.  Luckily, we had the shower at her house, so she was able to participate minimally.

I'm not typically a fan of diaper cakes since I'm an advocate of cloth diapering, but this one was fantastic (and I'm not just saying that because my beloved mama made it!).  She had a lot of fun making it, and she even involved the girls in making the accessories.   They were all SO proud!





A giraffe topper




Sweet rattles to decorate the bottom




Spoons to decorate the top




Baby washcloths rolled to look like tootsie rolls




Baby washcloths rolled to look like lollipops




Don't you love it?  Good job, Mom!   Here is the link for the youtube video that my mom watched for directions and inspiration.