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I've been trying to update the blog a little bit.  I've added a couple of pages for shopping.  I have also added a new page filled with crochet abbreviations.  I know I am not very good at posting patterns, & who knows if anyone understands the ones I do post.  But I find these abbreviations helpful when I am working on a project.  I  might also make some tutorials for the abbreviations & insert the links on the abbreviation page.

Hats and Diapers- CHECK! :)

These owls are so fun. I made this blue one for Ollie and the purple one for Kyra. I'm working on a green one for Aaron right now and Delia wants a pink one. She is obsessed with pink. Then there is Gabe, who wants a mouse. nice. Anyway, I like the beak on the blue one better and ended up taking off the beak from the purple one. It remains beak-less for the moment, but I took a picture of my sweet slumber baby in it anyway. The diaper project took a bit longer than expected but I am giddy about the results. I probably would have waited for his arrival to make sure these will fit him but honestly, I can't imagine doing all this work while taking care of the little monkey. I still need to put together some soaker pads but that shouldn't take long at all. My assembly line...at one point. It wasn't all that nice the whole time of course.

My stash! :) The are 19 diapers here. Yes 19. Why not 20? I ran out of the white flannel. I have purchased some more but I've decided this will do. I'll have to make bigger ones later. Hopefully months later!

Oh please fit!

Gun Show

You know, it was a lot harder to find cute boy flannel than I figured it would be. Thanks to Debbie Mumm, I found these ridiculously good looking hero ducks. Just check out those guns! This duck has some sweet moves.Lovingly made into this snuggly self binding blankie. This was my first time attempting the self binding and I LOVE it! I can't wait to wrap up little Ollie! :)

More Appliques

I decided I'd better get busy creating or poor baby Ollie won't have much to wear. Soooo, the kids and I spent Sunday afternoon listening to A Wrinkle in Time and I got busy stitching. :) Both fabrics are from pants of mine that I've cut off to shorts. I have 3 more Onesies in the bag and this is pretty addicting so I'm sure they'll end up with something brilliant on them. See Ab, boys are fun to create for too!

I tried to get a close up shot so you could see the cute designs on the boots.

Not a very good picture. Meet Ray. He's a hip hippo. Here are the final 3. Final as in, as of right now I'm officially out of onesies.
Mr Crabs

Beep Beep! As I was sewing these cars on, Delia kept saying "cute elephants Mommy!" Once the wheels were added they looked more like what I intended. She gave me a new idea though! Elephants shall be making their appearance soon.

The turtles didn't turn out as cute on the shirt as they did on paper. My stitching is...well...you can see. Anyway, If you can't tell, the first turtle is skating. I almost added an umbrella in his hand but I got lazy.

The End.

My Second Attempt

Ugh! I posted this on my family blog on accident!

Here it goes again!

After making the first diaper, I was a little disappointed with the results and wasn't too excited to keep going. Then as I poked around the web a little more I found the error of my ways and I'm so glad I did because it all makes so much more sense now! I sewed the PUL on backwards! HAHA! I'm a freak. Duh, you should not be able to see the shiny sticky side! I was thinking that the baby's legs would get stuck to that diaper and I wasn't impressed. This way is so much more cozy! Plus I like the tweaked pattern better. Next time I plan on using thicker elastic around the legs making it a little more bunchy.I dig the leak guard in the front and I also like the tabs. You just close them up in the back before washing, so as to protect them. :) I haven't ordered snaps yet but so far I'm liking the Velcro. Maybe for the larger diapers we'll try the snaps.

Diaper cover

I didn't have a pattern and there are a few things I would do different next time but am rather pleased with the outcome anyway. As for how it will fit my Ollies bottom...only time will tell!

Thumb Friends

We've been trying to get Del to stop sucking her thumb at night. I've made her thumb guards that wrap around her wrist and she liked them for awhile but when I saw these I couldn't resist! She was so excited and kept asking me to make her thumb friends. I didn't have any gloves to chop up but then I remembered, I'm a HOOKER! Hello! They didn't turn out as cute as AMH's but Del is happy. :)