Halloween clothes

I always love doing these kinds of holiday clothes for the kids and they had plenty of opportunities to wear them this year because there are so many fun Halloween activities.  

Construction/Dump Truck 2 year old Birthday

 For my little man's birthday I did a construction/dump truck theme.  First I made him a birthday shirt.  I cut out the image of a truck on a piece of cardstock, then set it on the shirt while I sprayed fabric spray paint on and around it.  It was super easy, but I think it was perfect for the look I wanted.

 For his cake I just did a chocolate circle cake with chocolate frosting.  Then I used crushed oreos and Heath bits as dirt and some little toy construction trucks on top.  I really love the way it turned out.

Since he is turning two I didn't throw a huge, full blown party, but we did have a couple friends come over for a playdate.  I set out some of Thayne's favorite snacks and fun themed names for them.  They had some sticker sheets they could do, but mostly just played in the dirt. :)

Family Shirts

We are going on a family trip in the near future and on that trip we are going to an amusement park.  It should be a lot of fun.  But I'll tell you what's not fun, last time we went to an amusement park we lost one of our kids.  It was one of the absolutely most terrifying experiences of my life.  Luckily we found him and all was well in the end, but I would do just about anything to prevent that from happening again.  You can bet I will be keeping a close eye on my kids.  And to help with that I made us all matching shirts.  Each one is a different bright color all with matching family silhouettes on the back.  Bright color = easier to spot, same image = people know they belong to us.  I made the family silhouette here.  And for more about the method I used to paint the shirts see this post.

Thayne's shirt

Aaron and I recently saw a shirt that said, "I'm not fat. I'm just easy to see." We both thought it was hilarious. And that is where the idea for this shirt came from. But I changed it to be more appropriate for my big little guy.

I used my silhouette SD, freezer paper and fabric paint. For more about the method I used click here.

Thayne's Coming Home Outfit

My idea for this project initially came from here. Although I didn't follow her instructions. Her tutorial is for a hat and blanket. Obviously I added to that and changed them as well. But I thought I should give credit to the spark that triggered the idea. BTW, I love her blog; she has great ideas.

The blanket was more difficult than I expected. Probably because I expected it to be very easy. My problem was that I am not used to working with knits. I had a hard time keeping everything flat and not stretching weird. I had to do a lot more pinning than I do with regular woven fabrics. Even then, it didn't turn out perfect, but I like it anyway.

I bought a little onesie and embellished it with a "T". I think I will call him little T when he gets here. :) Aaron teasingly asked if the T was for Twitchell. I told him sure, even though we both know it is for Thayne.

Then I made a little hat. I kinda went off the tutorial and kinda went off a hat from when Landon was a baby.

These pants I patterned after the pair that Landon wore coming home from the hospital. I hope they fit him.

Altogether I am pleased as punch and very excited to bring my little man home in them.

Monkey Mania

Today Kids Club at the mall had monkey mania. The kids were encouraged to wear clothes with monkeys on them, but my kids didn't have any. So, I threw these together. They were super fast and easy.

And this is what happens when I try to take pictures of them in their shirts. Oh well, you get the idea.

Birthday shirt

It's been a while since I posted anything. I have been busy enjoying summer. Both my kids had birthdays this past week and I intended to make them both birthday shirts, but never got around to doing Landon's. I honestly don't mind that I never got to it. I did make one for Lena, but it is very simple because I knew that if I did anything more it would never happen. So here it is -

Just a simple green circle and pink one. I made it to match this cute skirt I bought for her. Although it is very simple I think it is cute. And really it was for me; one year olds couldn't care less what clothes they are wearing. :)