So for the past few weeks I have been working on finishing up some sewing/craft projects I am making for baby. I have had a small baby necessities business since high school that I really enjoy doing in my free time. Its called, Sissy Boo Baby. I have done a few craft shows, done a few orders from etsy.com, but mostly do private orders. My main selling (and favorite to make) items are custom baby bibs and burp-cloths. I have even gone as far as blankets, changing pads, hooded towels, onesies, handmade custom appliques and other misc. items. I knew I would make my own baby's necessities one day, and that day had come :) Making our own bibs and burp-cloths for the baby is also my way of contributing since I am staying home and have no income coming in (other than the occasional baby necessities order). Two things: first,(Once baby arrives) I have decided to use up what I have of my stocked fabrics and stock-pile as many bibs and burp-cloth sets as I can. I plan to attend craft shows (goal is at least one large one a year) and any $$ I make will go into a "fun/travel" fund for the family. We will use this towards gas on our coming home trips to MI and/or for spontaneous weekend fun. It is a way that I came up with where I can feel like I am contributing to our expenses. (*Future post: Ways I plan to help save $)
Secondly, I finally finished my first two rounds of bibs and burp-cloth sets for our baby. We obviously went with neutral fabrics, but with some fun prints I already had on stock in my fabric closet. The plan is once the baby is here, I will make a few more sets (gender appropriate) and jazz them up a bit more.
I know there wasn't supposed to be a third point, but small side note...Andrew bought me a new sewing machine (in other words replaced my 14 year old one) with a brand spankin' new top of the line Sewing/Embroidery combo machine. It has so many bells and whistles, I don't even know where to begin. So excited in the new potential it gives Sissy Boo Baby to expand into embroidery and all the cute outfit possibilities I can make for baby once he/she is here!
Here are the Bibs and Burp-cloths I recently made for baby (and two blankets)
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| 4 bibs and burp-cloths in first set made for baby! |
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| Close-up of two fabrics... |
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| Second set of Burp-cloths made for baby. (Love this fun fabric!) |
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| Another set of characters in the second set of burp-cloths. |
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| Andrew suggested I do appliques of some of the animals on the bibs to make them unique... Here is Mr. Fox. |
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| Mr. Beaver |
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| Mr. Turtle |
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| Mr. Owl |
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| Boring picture, but this is the color fabric I used for blanket #1 |
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| Pattern and color I used for blanket #2 |
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