my babykins

a friend and i created a new blog, my babykins. basically we're just documenting what our kids wear and where you can find those items. kinda like "what are you wearing" on a small scale. she's doing the girl's side and i'm in charge of the boy's side. it's still in early development and we're hoping it takes off. i definitely want to do a "look for less" section, "what mom crafted" etc. i'm open for any suggestions.

i linked my shop on the blog. i'm hoping by doing so it'll motivate me to get more crafting done. i actually do have a lot to add. i just need to take pictures and post them.

what wear you?

they've been sitting out on the back porch for a month now. stepped in a nice pile of poo and haven't had the desire to clean them off. so there they sit. maybe when the weather gets warmer they'll get a little love. hmmm, i'm doing laundry now. maybe i'll just toss them in.

remember the "butt hugging" jeans i bought a few years back? now they're referred to as my "bon jovi" jeans. the knees are blown out, the denim has become paper thin and a slight tug tends to cause a major rip. indeed, they are in a fragile state yet i continue to wear them. as long as the holes are in modest areas they are still functional. at least in my opinion. do you have an article of clothing you're unwilling to part with?

packaging material

a couple of months ago i got a package from super blogger girl (aka jen). she had decided to craft me up a little something-something on a whim. when it arrived, what i found was a box full of awesomeness, not to mention the box itself. a fully crafted exterior with lots of sweet miniatures inside. (i can't get enough little food minis.)

she also included some little toys her company makes, japanese lipgloss, a few crafting supplies and a fertility charm. (hopefully said charm will come in handy in the upcoming weeks!) i was going to post my score when i received it but decided to wait til i was completely done crafting with the material she packaged the crafted box in. old t-shirts.

yesterday i mailed off what i made. she sent 5 old tees and i was able to repurpose four of them for baby diego.

i actually did redo all five, but decided the shorts i made would be way too small for the little guy. (now bosco is sporting a pair of black undies.) i think everything is pretty self explanatory. onesie, bib, hat and blankie. i was quite surprised at how well everything turned out. my only complaint that made reconstructing difficult: the weights of some of the tees. a few were made of that paper-thin t-shirt material that is extremely hard to work with. i was able to pull it off and am pretty happy with the results. now we'll see if they're actually viable clothing when diego models them in a few months!

for the fashion minded

a couple of weeks ago, amanda pointed me to this website: polyvore.com. i really haven't had a chance to mess around with it. as it is quite time consuming once you get started. but i have created one make-shift set. behold.

then i got to thinking. i'm notorious for buying one item of clothing and not buying anything to go with. thus the bought item never gets worn. it would be awesome if i could post the item and build an outfit around it. unfortunately the first article of clothing i wanted to add isn't on the site and i can't add it manually. i really love this skirt and would love a little assistance in creating an outfit.

see what you can do with this:
and send me your creations!