The baby blanket I love so much, i made it three times!

When I was preggo with my second child, I went a little crazy with the crafting...okay, a LOT crazy.  I found this 'faux' chenille blanket tutorial on Aesthetic Nest, which has the best and cutest patterns for little girls, and I HAD to do it.  

Chenille Blanket Tutorial from Aesthetic Nest

The first one I made went to my good friend who was also preggo at the time with a boy.  For my first pass, I think it turned out pretty good.  I picked a white, red and yellow fabric for the underside, which worked well.  The printed fabric was the doodle art orange, from alewives fabrics.  I thought this would work well for a boy.  My friend seemed to love it, and I was kinda jealous to give it away...so, I had to find another excuse to make one.

Here's the second, and I think the best version.  I made it for my nephew, and used green, yellow, and blue for the chenille.  I really like the bright colors.  I found the 'Made with love by your favorite aunt' tag at Hancocks, and ofcourse had to add it!!  The printed fabric is Alexander Henry 2D Zoo in chocolate, one of my favs!  I ordered it through Hawthorne Threads, who have an amazing website, full of ideas.

Here's the third version, which I made for my little peanut.  I would have done the back in different colors, but the options I found were pretty limited.  But, it is kinda nice not to take away from the print.  The patterned fabric is Amy Butler's Optic Blossom in linen.  My mom had ordered me a diaper bag from bagenvy on etsy in the same fabric, and I have loved it!  It's a great print.  

Bag Envy diaper bag

3...2...1...PARTY!!

The dude had his 3rd birthday party, and I wanted to display everything that he loved...rockets, sprinkles, lollies, and cars!  He had a blast and the sugar high lasted well into the next day...what else could a 3 year old ask for?

The sprinkle covered marshmallows were a hit!  just dipped xtra large marshmallows (purchased at walmart) in white chocolate and sprinkle nonparels and jimmies on top, stick a stick in them and you're done!  Lots of color for the table at little to no effort...

 The goodie 'rockets' were white party cups purchased at party city with craft paper tops and wings.  I used star stickers from the dollar store and pasted on some printed out threes to stick with the birthday theme.  (I guess the theme was there is no theme ;).)

I hand made his t-shirt by printing out a design, tracing it onto wax paper, cutting out the wax paper for a template, then using fabric paint.  Turned out pretty good and has held up very nicely.  You can find tutorials online pretty easily on the process.

i swear he said doctor...but first he said garbage TRUCK!

This cake was soooo easy.  Two bunt pans, cut accodingly to make a 3 (take your time with the cutting, and don't cut too much, or you'll be pasting on more cake!), chocolate frosting for the glue, and color coded m&ms (sorting the m&ms took the longest).

every birthday boy needs some lightening bolt kicks!

another satisfied customer!