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T-shirt Quilt

May 18, 2012 in Made by Mom

It was about this time one year ago that I shared photos and a tutorial about the T-shirt Quilt I made for my brother as a High School Graduation Gift. Several years earlier (about 6-7 years ago), I made one for myself. It recently made its appearance on my blog [...]

A Custom Tagalong Blanket for Elijah

April 1, 2012 in Made by Mom, SnugasaBugBaby Products

I think it was almost a year ago that I created my portfolio page and determined to write a post for each of the handmade creations I have photographic proof of. Here I am, still slowly plugging away at it. Today, I thought I’d share this Tagalong Blanket I made [...]

Playmat Purse: Sugar Plum Fairies

March 8, 2012 in Announcements, SnugasaBugBaby Products

This was the 2nd or 3rd Playmat Purse I ever made. I sold the first one well over a year ago. Duplicates have been listed for sale in my etsy shop ever since. But I just realized that I never posted it on my blog. So here it is, finally [...]

Custom Playmat Purse: Blue Dots

February 25, 2012 in SnugasaBugBaby Products

This post has been featured on Creative Itch.  Last week, I shared a custom playmat purse that I made for a friend of mine in a bold pink whimsical fabric. Here is another custom playmat purse that I made for her:I love how the colorful polka dot pattern contrasts with [...]

Custom Playmat Purse: Pink Whimsy

February 15, 2012 in SnugasaBugBaby Products

A friend of mine from my pageant days contacted me a few months ago to see if I would be willing to make a few custom playmat purses for her (one for herself and two to give as gifts). Of course I was excited for the opportunity! She shopped for [...]

A Tagalong Blanket for Payton

February 12, 2012 in Made by Mom, SnugasaBugBaby Products

This is the Tagalong Blanket I made for Payton.Her mommy was one of my college roommates. It is very much like this one I made for Noah, this one I made for Jamie, this one I made for Tenley, and this one I made for Chloe. …….Except this one was [...]

Monogrammed Peek-A-Boo Blankies

February 7, 2012 in SnugasaBugBaby Products

My sweet sister has given several of my Peek-a-Boo Blankies as “Welcome Baby” gifts to her friends and co-workers. When she comes with special requests (like this sports themed peek-a-boo blankie) I am always happy to oblige. In the past, I have embroidered the baby’s name on the blankie like [...]

Personalized Baby Blanket Quilts

January 28, 2012 in Made by Mom, SnugasaBugBaby Products

This post has been featured! A couple hundred bucks and 4 days later, our computer is back from the Geek Squad and functioning again. Halleluyah. But there are still several files that need to be re-arranged and put in the appropriate places…and for some reason our bookmarks toolbar isn’t working [...]

Dedicated to Christ

January 19, 2012 in Mommy Musings

On September 29th, 2011 our Selah Mae was dedicated to Christ. Because we have been involved with a church plant (The Embassy, Denver) that was not yet hosting regular worship services and did not have a permanent meeting location, we hosted a Baby Dedication Backyard Party. We invited family, friends, [...]

Pillowcase Style Dresses

January 16, 2012 in Made by Mom

These are the dresses I made for Selah and her cousins for Christmas:Though not made from pillowcases, they are fashioned after simple pillowcase dresses.I got four coordinating fabrics and made each of the four dresses with a different combination of three of them: one fabric for the main bodice, one [...]