VW Week | Day One

The Super Beetle is now restored, and I'm celebrating by having VW Week!  Each day this week I'll have a new post featuring a different aspect of the Beetle and the restoration process.  

Over on Instagram and Twitter (links below), I'll also be posting challenges for you to join along and share your VW or other car of choice.  It will be fun to see what everyone posts!  

I hope you join me for a week of fun as we say cheers! to the Bug!  See ya tomorrow for Day 1!

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Polaroid Lighted Banner + Baby Boy Shower

My sister-in-law Loren had a family baby shower this weekend.  My mother-in-law had lots of yummy food, and Loren got some really cute gifts.

I made a little banner to hang outside.  I took a string of lights and used mini clothespins that you can pick up at a craft store to hang the polaroids.

I had some expired polaroid film.  On the front side of the film, I used varying blue Sharpies to write the baby's name.

On the back of the film, I used silver and gold Sharpies to write the name.

Don't have expired Polaroid film?  Don't want to spend a lot to buy a Polaroid printer?  I found a Polaroid app in the Apple store.  There is also a program you can download on your computer called Poladroid that turns any photo into a Polaroid.  Then you could print out the photos.  Or you can just make your own template!  I searched Polaroid Template on the internet and found lots of options.

Now, here's some photos from the shower.  I can't wait for that lil baby to get here!

 ^^ There's a baby in her belly! ^^

 ^^ Mom & Daughter ^^

 ^^ Sister & Brother (my hubby :) ) ^^

 ^^ Harlow refused to be left out of the family photo ^^

 ^^ The expectant parents ^^

^^ Colin's grandmother ^^

^^ The parents-to-be with their moms ^^

Embroidered Anchor Onesie

This little onesie is for my nephew who will be born this summer.  The anchor alphabet is from Planet Appliqué (click HERE for 20% off).

I think I'm going to have to do this appliqué for Harlow for 4th of July!

Baby Boy Monogram Onesies + Dinosaur Baby Shower

My sister-in-law is having a little boy this summer, so I'm getting to buy and make all kinds of little boy clothes!  I loooove making things for my daughter (girls are so fun!), but I've also really been enjoying all the boy things I've come across in stores and in craft ideas.

Below are some embroidery projects I've been making for some little boys (a friend is also due with a boy this summer).

First I'll show you some pictures from a dinosaur themed baby shower I threw with some of my sister-in-law's friends.

Now on to the onesies!

The font used for the CVL monogram is Pessoas Lindas.  I used Sew What Pro (SWP) to make the updated looking monogram.

The high top is from Lynnie Pinnie, and I used SWP to add the name in the font A Year Without Rain.  I used felt and fleece to give the shoe some dimension.

The sunglasses are also from Lynnie Pinnie.  I put a little C in the corner, but you can't really tell unless you're looking.

Yep, the bear is from Lynnie Pinnie, too!  Her stuff stitches out so well, and unlike some designers, she includes a file of the order of what stitches.  It takes the guess work out of it.

I used SWP to combine all the elements you see.  I can't remember for sure, but I think the font I used for UCA is Fava.  I skipped some stitches at the end on my embroidery machine to leave it with just a simple stitch on the edges to make it look more collegiate.  I used either A Year Without Rain font or Forever 'n Ever font for the word soccer (I can't remember!).  My sister-in-law's husband played soccer at the college we all attended.

And here is one more pair of glasses from Lynnie Pinnie for my friend's little boy that's on the way.  The font is Forever 'n Ever, and I used SWP to add it above the pocket.  I also shrunk down each sunglass pocket to 50% of the size to get it to be proportional to the onesie.

I had no idea that boy clothes could be so cute!  Here are some things I've found.  Boys may not have all the accessories that girls have, but it doesn't mean there aren't cute things out there!