Monday, September 8, 2014

Preparing for Baby...


     Been busily working on getting ready for baby's arrival in December and thought I'd share what I've gotten put together so far. My wonderful husband found a carseat, Chicco brand, so I know baby will be safe. :)   Almost done with purchasing clothing. I have all I need for 3-6 months. *cheers* Just need a few items for 0-3 months and I'm done with purchased clothing. Still have hand-knit items in both sizes, but those are just a matter of time and patience on my part before I have those done and ready as well!


     Hats I have completed so far. One 3-6 month old beanie and four 0-3 month sized hats, with one being modeled by Cailyn, the latest reborn doll from the nursery.
 

     Totoro hat!!! I fell in love with the pattern as soon as I saw it and had to make it. I'm a huge fan of Totoro, so a Totoro hat for my baby is a must. Now I just need to finish the booties with Soot Sprites that I want to go with it.....
 

     The awesome 2-way swing I found at my wonderful local thrift store that carries tons of baby items. Got it for only $35 and it's in great condition. 
 

Hand-knit booties I've made so far. Converse that I made for the baby announcement, my husband and I both have black chuck taylors from our Doctor Who themed wedding and I thought it would be cute for baby to have some as well. :) 

The gray-brown booties, I like the way they turned out, but they were a pain to make. The pattern was not well written and confused me at several points. Usually I can figure things out after some research, this one, not so much. Just glad it worked out in the end, though I will never use that pattern again.

The blue booties are made with a cotton-silk yarn and are SO SOFT! I loved the pattern as well, very simple and easy. There will be more in this style in the future, probably going to use it for the Soot Sprite shoes and several other colors as well. Plus it's a 0-6 month pattern, so each pair of booties will last awhile longer.


Baby bump photos since I know so many people want to see the growing belly.  ^_^
Added the one below mostly because I realized I'm hiding my back in the clear photo above, so you can't see the true size of the bump. What I get for trying to take photos by myself!





And a photo of baby at almost 25 weeks in the womb!!!

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Life and it's adventures.....

It's been a very long time since I've updated my blog and decided it was time I get back to it again!

I married my best friend in December of 2013! Moved to upstate New York, where I am thoroughly enjoying the cool weather. And now we are expecting our first wee one in December of this year!

I'm planning on making lots of knit items for our little one. Especially with how cold it gets up here in winter. So I thought I'd post updates here of what I've knitted. Hats, booties, and jackets are in my future!

Also I've started a making reborn dolls. Which I'm highly excited about! Below are a few photos of the ones I've made so far...

 Rachel is the first doll I made. Newborn size, she had some challenges along 
the way. I use two different kits, the head was from one and the arms and legs were another
kit. It took some work to get the vinyl to match up, but she turned out beautifully in the end!


 Lily is the second one I made. She's a micro preemie, which was challenging 
with just her size. I had a hard time finding diapers and clothing for her. Probably
won't make another her size. Though she is adorable. ^_^


 Paige is the most recent doll I've made. Another newborn sized baby. She was 
wonderful to work with and I'm immensely pleased with how she turned out!