Baby Gift

I attended a baby shower this past Friday and made my Baby gift box specifically for that gift. She was having a boy which was good because I had leftover fabric and batt from my baby blocks so this gift cost me almost nothing. Had it not been for the fact that in my non-girly state I own no ribbon, this gift would have cost me $7 for the sippy cup and package of onesies that I bought. But alas, I am just getting used to the fact that girls like pink, dreamed about their wedding day, and like ribbons and ruffles. If you saw my closet and new where I've been in the world you may understand better. But I'll not bore you with that detail.

So, my tutorial for the box, which is in the works, will come in two or three sizes depending upon what I come up with to put in each box. The box size that I used for this gift was the medium size and measured 8 1/2" by 7" uh, -ish. It fit a sippy cup and sippy cup leash

washable fabric rings,

and a crinkly toy with tabs

all in one nice little box.

And here is how I finished it off. Just some cellophane and a little hemp tie.

I forgot to add the card like I always do. I don't know why that is. If I wanted to, I could definitely have fit a small fleece blanket, an outfit, some washcloths, binkies, or some receiving blankets. Probably not all at once, but some combination of the above would have fit. For such a small box, it really does hold quite a bit.

I didn't use a pattern for any of the gifts I made but I got all the ideas from Ashley at Make it and Love it. Just search through her tutorials and you'll see the fabric baby rings, the crinkly toy, and the sippy leash. She has a lot of great stuff so if you haven't been to her blog, check it out. I'm sure you'll find a lot of great things like I did.

                                                Eve

Take a peak!

TADA!! I made it! Literally! I have a baby shower coming up and I wanted to do something special instead of the typical gift bag or wrapped paper. I doubt if there is anything that I could ever conjure that I could be certain hasn't been done before but this is new to me. As I don't typically scrapbook this may look a little rough to some of you but I thought I did a pretty good job.

What do you think? I'll be filling this with my gift and it will be open or I may decide to wrap it in cellophane. We'll see when I get to that point. What I am putting inside will be one of my upcoming posts. You'll just have to wait and see!!


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                                                 Eve

Custom Baby Wipes

When you have a baby in the house you understand the need for a good budget.  Payday never seems to come soon enough when you need diapers or wipes and every penny counts just a little bit more.  It seems like you can run out of baby wipes weekly even though you tried to plan ahead and buy the jumbo box at your local warehouse store. Sometimes you may find that your child's skin is sensitive to the name brands or perhaps you just want to control what touches your baby's skin. So instead of trying out every brand of baby wipes, (which, in itself is an expensive endeavor,) why not make your own? It's actually quite simple.

Here is what you need.

A container the size of half the length of a roll of paper towels
A roll of good paper towels
Baby shampoo
Baby oil
Water

Instructions

Cut the roll of paper towels in half and remove the cardboard tube from the inside. If you've ever bought Clorox wipes then you'll understand what this is going to look like. Put the half roll in the plastic container cut side down.  It helps at this point to just barely pull the center paper towel up a bit since this is what you will be pulling.

Get 2 cups of warm water, 2 tablespoons of baby bath or shampoo and 1 tablespoon of baby oil.  Mix it all up and pour it over the paper towels.  Put the lid on the container and let it sit until it is saturated. 

Now they are customized to your child and ready to use.

XOXO Mist