Sweet Baby Shoes

My good friend from Kentucky had a sweet baby girl a few months ago. She asked me to make some shoes for her and I of course couldn't deny that request. Here are the shoes I made for her. She loved the ruffle shoes I had made awhile ago so I made her a pair of those but I could stop there. I had to make the black and purple shoes too. I thought it would be super cute to add the flower to the side of the shoe. Hopefully she does too. Oh, and the flower clips were just a little bonus gift for being such a great friend! :)

(I switched computers recently and haven't updated all my software yet so I don't have my watermark on the pictures because of that. Hopefully I can find some time to get that fixed before I post again.)

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Check out these pictures!!!

I made some more newborn hats for my friend and I had to show you how amazing the photos turned out.

(These stunning pictures were taken by 2G Photography.)

Looking at these pictures Almosts makes me wish I had twins just so I could have my friend take cute pictures of them.:) Check out her blog to see more adorable pictures of these sweet twins!!

Baby Shoes

Thank goodness for other bloggers out there who are willing to share their ideas and tutorials. I was invited to a shower last night and knew I wanted to make some cute red shoes. My only problem was that I had never made baby shoes before and I didn't even know where to begin. Luckily I came across Fleeting Thing.com and spotted her mila baby shoe tutorial. I fell in love with these shoes the minute I saw them. I absolutely loved the little ruffles. It only took me a few hours to get these finished and I love the way they turned out. They were a huge hit at the baby shower too:)

I did change a few things to give it more of a finished look. I covered the elastic with the same fabric I used for the main part of the shoe and I also hide the side seam inside the sole of the shoe instead of using the serger.

Thanks Fleeting Thing! I loved your tutorial.

Giraffe Rattle/ Taggie

My latest creation. Want to make it?!:) Here's the tutorial.

Things you will need:

Scissors

Staight Pins

Scrap fabric for front of giraffe

Fuzzy fabric for back: Chenille, Minky, or any other type of Fuzzy fabric

Stuffing, Rice or Beans

Needle and thread

Assorted ribbon to match front fabric

Sewing Machine and Matching Thread

Rattle/ Jingle Bell (oppional)

Let's begin!! Print off PATTERN. Layout your front fabric face up, pin on pattern and cut. Layout back fabric face down, pin on pattern and cut. Cut out ribbon (4-5 strips about 4 inches), cut a scrap piece for tail (1 1/2 inches wide, 4-5 inches long), cut small piece for bottom of tail out of back fabric.

Fold tail fabric (both sides toward middle), then fold in half and sew down the side for a finished edge.

Pin all of the ribbon and the tail to the front fabric. Loops in, pins out (see picture). Place back fabric on top and pin. Making sure not to catch the tail and ribbon except for sides that need to be. (Does that make sense?)

Sew all around the giraffe with a small seam (1/4" or smaller), leaving an opening on the back to turn inside out. (This space can be on the back or in the inseam of leg, you decide where you want it. If you are adding a rattle your best spot for the hole will be the back). Turn fabric over and make sure seam has caught all of fabric. Clip notches around all the curves (nose, legs, ear, neck, inside legs, etc). Turn inside out and make sure all corners are pulled out and rounded nice and flat. This will help give the giraffe it's cute look:)

Stuff Giraffe with stuffing, beans, rice or anything else you prefer. I like to do a little bit of rice and stuffing together (I like how it makes it feel, soft and squishy). If you are going to add a rattle this is where you will add that in. Sew up opening.

Fold over tail and sew a few stitches (this is optional, I just like the tail hanging down instead of straight out). Sew on the fluffy part of the tail (this can be done with sewing machine or a needle and thread. I used a needle and tread with this one because the fabric is so fluffy).

Now your Giraffe is complete!! Great job!

You can add this to a baby shower gift for that added extra special surprise or keep it for your little one to play with. Hope you ENJOY it!!

I would love to see how yours turns out. Just send me the link. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Tutorial used for Persoanl Use Only. Thanks!

Mia Moo Design made one, check it out HERE and HERE!

Want another cute rattle idea go to HERE on Homemade by Jill. She has some super cute ideas.