12 month onesies custom order

Earlier this month I received an e-mail from a reader who wanted to buy a set of the 12 month onesies that I created for baby shower gifts several years ago.

I don't normally take orders and I don't have a shop,

but I thought I could whip up a set for this lovely lady who was buying them as a shower gift for her sister.

I think they turned out too adorable not to share!

They are gender neutral since the mama to be doesn't know what she is having.

I always love the side by side of the smallest onesie and the largest one.

Those babies grow fast!

Since the mama doesn't know what she is having, I threw in a little gift...

a bow tie for him or a flower headband for her.

I sure wish these were around when my kids were little. How fun to track their growth each month! Do you do anything to document each month for your babies?

Mod podge mod melts and mod molds cell phone case and baby keepsake box

Last week I shared with you a sea glass jar

and a few coral jars that I created using mod podge collage clay.

I had some time to play with this whole line of mod podge supplies and I created a few other projects I wanted to share with you.

Silver airplane push pins to go in my son's vintage airplane room.

a baby keepsake decoden box for holding treasures from your little one.

and a travel inspired cell phone case

Because the baby keepsake box and the phone case are very similar,

I want to share that tutorial with you here.

Check back on Thursday for a very easy tutorial on how to make the airplane push pins.

These are the supplies that you need to create your own decoden cell phone case.

 You will start by using your glitter mod melts in your mod mold 

{you can pick yours up at Michael's}.

Place your mod melt in your high temp glue gun.

A low temp glue gun works, though it's harder.

Squeeze in your melted mod melt and let it harden for about ten minutes.

Once it's hardened in your mod mold it will pop right out.

I used both collage clay and the collage drizzle paint.

Practice using your collage clay.

There are three different tips that come with your clay.

It's a little bit like icing a cake.

Use your collage drizzle paint to add a little color to your project.

Gently press your mod melt embellishments into your collage clay.

Let your project dry overnight.

Enjoy your completed project!

To make your baby keepsake box, 

 I made a ton of different colored mod mold embellishments using mod melts.

I bought a box and painted it.

I used my star tip on the collage clay to create my keepsake lid top.

Place your mod melts randomly on top.

I added a line of coordinating ribbon around the edge of my box top.

You can use your baby keepsake box at a baby shower for guests to write messages to mom and baby,

or place note cards inside for mom to write down memories when full coherent sentences just aren't happening!

I'm having my best time playing with these mod podge supplies! What would you create?
Don't forget to come back on Thursday for a full tutorial on how to create the silver airplane push pins.

Teacher classroom baby shower celebration

Several years ago, my daughter's fourth grade teacher was pregnant with her first baby.

I thought that it would be fun to throw a baby shower for her as a classroom celebration.

It was a fun party that you can read more about here.

Fast forward a few years, and my son's third grade teacher is pregnant with her first baby

{a boy they plan on naming Kamden} due in July.

I thought that it would be fun to host another classroom baby shower celebration.

The kids have had the chance to see their teachers belly grow and have been excited about the baby since they found out that their teacher was expecting.

The week prior to the classroom baby shower, 

I used my silhouette software to design a few items.

I found a cute whale in my silhouette library and decided to use that as my theme.

The whale image came with two small tear drop shapes for the spout,

I just replicated those and made enough for the kids in the class to each sign one.

While the teacher was out, I brought the grey shapes and a sharpie pen in for the kids to write their names.

I glued the shapes down in a pattern that I liked and put it in a frame with a mat for the teacher to have as a keepsake.

 I think it turned out really cute!

I used the whale image and designed two more keepsake type mementos for the teacher.

It's always fun to see what kids say when they fill in the blanks.

Since we are still in school, we played a few games that had an educational spin on them. For the literary component, we did a fill in the blank nursery rhyme game. You can find the free printable here.
For the science component, we matched animal baby names. That free printable can be found here.

We also talked about math.

For instance, the kids guessed how many diapers a baby would go through a day

{3 was a popular answer!}

The kids took the average {it's 10} and calculated how many diapers a baby will go through in a week, month and year.

We also talked about using averages to guess the baby's height and weight and also how a due date can mean that the baby can be born two weeks before or two weeks after.

The kids filled in their "how to be a good mom" advice sheets and the teacher can keep those in a keepsake book for reference.

We collected money for a classroom gift card and some of the kids brought in some of their own presents for the teacher.

While we didn't have a real cake, we did have Popsicles outside on the playground during recess.

The kids will all remember the year their teacher had a baby,  and hopefully their teacher will remember how very special this time of celebration was.

Storybook lunch baby shower

On our 15th wedding anniversary, my brother and sister in law gave us the best present.

A new baby niece named Adilyn Joy.

A little over a week later, we came to celebrate this new little one with a storybook baby shower.

Adi joins her 21 month old big sister Bri in the family.

She's the 13th girl cousin born in the past five years.

This after a 25 year long streak of only boys!

This child has LOTS of hand me downs, and my sister in law felt like she didn't really need more baby stuff, just an opportunity to come together and celebrate this new life.

As any mom knows, you can never have enough books, so that is the theme that we went with.

And boy was it fun!

It all started with these custom library invitations.

The full tutorial can be found here.

I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette for most of my projects.

A print and cut tutorial can be found here.

I was able to google most of the images that I used and saved them in my pictures to be used in my Silhouette software for the decorations.  

A tutorial on how to use any image with your silhouette can be found here.

We had Jack and Jill water,

Once Upon a Time straw flags

and Pinkalicious punch

We had a "Guess How Much" guessing game to see how many Hershey's kisses were in the milk bottle.

 The dish ran away with the spoon, so we only had forks and knives!

It was a beautiful day so we were able to enjoy my in-laws back patio.

I found this Humpty Dumpty for $1 at a garage sale.

I think he was a great addition to the decor.

It was fun pairing food with the books.

My sister in law Esther did an amazing job with the food.

We had a Little Red Hen bread and cheese plate

The Three Little Pigs pigs in a blanket

Peter Rabbit crudites and The Very Hungry Caterpillar fruit salad

Green Eggs and Ham sandwiches and deviled eggs

Eloise finger sandwiches

and Goodnight moon PB&J

 I used an old nursery rhymes book, tore out the pages {no book is safe around me!}

and made book covers {4x7} to hang as a banner.

I cut out stars and small ribbons to hang on the banner as well.

No party is complete without a dessert table

We had Goodnight Moon Pies

A selection of "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie" cookies

And Blueberries for Sal blueberry crisp that my mother in law calls blueberry yumble.

It was quite the spread!

The best part about waiting until after the baby is born for the shower 

is that the guest of honor gets to join you!  

Here is sweet Adi with Grandma.

They have the same color hair!

We played a few book themed games and enjoyed the company and the sunshine!

The winner of the games took home Mary Mary Quite Contrary flowers

Here is the new mama with a little help from big sister.

Opening up books for the new baby.

No book themed shower is complete without bookmarks.

Each attendee went home with one to remember the day.

I also made custom book plates for the little lady.

It's always nice to open up the book and see who the book is from, 

even if it is just a handwritten message inside.

We had a fantastic shower and a beautiful day! We are so happy to welcome little Adi into the family!