Grocery Bag Holders

I think I am officially the queen of finding tutorials and following them. It appears as of late that I am not all that creative on my own. Maybe that should be my New Year's resolution.

Anyway, about 1 1/2 years ago I made a GROCERY BAG HOLDER for our kitchen so that we would have somewhere to store our plastic grocery bags. My mother saw it while visiting and mentioned that she would like one so I made her one for Christmas. Her kitchen colors are greens and yellows so I tried to follow her color scheme.

I love this project because it is so useful and it helps brighten up your kitchen or closet (depending on where you hang it). Once I finished my mother's bag I decided that I should also make one for my best friend Mary.

Her kitchen colors are light blue, navy, and brown. I found this fabric at JoAnn's and thought it would be perfect. After it was finished it became my favorite. I love the floral design and the colors are beautiful. I hope you enjoyed your gifts Mary and mom!

Hooded Teddy Bear Towels

One of my Christmas gifts to my husband this year was a Teddy Bear Hooded Towel. He recently mentioned that he wanted a hooded towel like our son Bennett. He was wondering why adults don't get hooded towels as well. So, I made him one as a surprise. I decided to make a matching one for Bennett. Here's Bennett modeling his towel for us. I love the cute little ears! You can find the tutorial HERE.

A close up of those ears! This was one of the more simple projects I have done. From start to finish it took me about an hour to cut and sew two towels. What a fun gift this would be for all of those baby showers I have coming up!

Burp Cloths

I saw THIS adorable tutorial on how to beautify cloth diapers and turn them into burp cloths. I knew that I wanted to make them as gifts for family and friends, as well as make some for our own little one. These were my first attempt:


I made some for my sister-in-law who just had a darling little baby girl. And I also made a couple for one of my friends who also just had a baby girl! I absolutely love the fabric and am saving the rest to use if I ever have a little girl of my own!

Happy Valentine's Day

This year for Valentine's Day my hubby and I decided to give homemade gifts. I wanted to do something special and put a lot of thought into it (although not a lot of money). When I saw this idea for "52 Reasons Why I Love You" I knew it was perfect for my guy! It was a lot of fun to make, although I did spend a lot of time cutting and gluing. It is made from a deck of playing cards, scrapbook paper, and clip art images found using google images and microsoft word. You will also need craft glue, scissors, a hole puncher, and a piece of ribbon to hold it all together!

Here's a close up of some of the cards I made for him!


It was a lot of fun putting this together and thinking of all the reasons I love my husband. Of course there were more reasons than I had cards! Happy Valentine's Day to you all!