Babies everywhere!

It seems these days that everyone around me is having babies!  It's an exciting time.  And with it, I've been using my sewing machine to make new and beautiful things.  I made a bib, burpcloth, changing mat (linked to tutorials) set for a friend that I am extra proud of.  I think it turned out very cute :)  It's been sitting in my closet for about 6 weeks now, I really need to send it along!

Then there is the baby shower I helped throw for Mrs. Grassroot Elegance, and all of the decorations are turned out ADORABLE!  I am continually impressed by the skills these ladies have.  We have found some great friends down here, I am glad to have them (and their future babies)!

Our fun banner.  We decorated all the onesies one night while we crafted into the wee hours of the morning.

 Mrs. "I'm not crafty like you ladies" (Here on referred to as Mrs. Arkansas until I think of a new nickname) made this one.  She just started painting and it turned out super cute!  I don't know what she is talking about.

 I made this one following this tutorial.  I pinned it months ago and have been waiting to try it out!  I used a different flower, and sewed it on permanently instead of making it a pin.  I think it will hold up ok in the washer.

This one is an apron!  Mrs. Grassroot Elegance has a collection of adorable aprons in her house and Mrs. Arkansas said, "I wonder if we could make a tiny apron to go with the collection."  I started out trying to just make one on my own, freehand, to applique on the front, but it wasn't turning out so well (Anyone who has ever seen me draw knows that I probably shouldn't have even started).  So I used this tutorial and scaled everything down.   I didn't do the inside lining (I don't think baby Grassroot will be doing much baking in it), then sewed it on the side seams.  It ties in the back.  The neck straps are just sewn down on the back of the shoulder.  Tiniest apron ever!

This one was also done by Mrs. Arkansas.  She did see a picture of it on google somewhere and then painted it on this onesie.  Of course, she glammed it up with some rhinestones on the gray stripe.  This will be one fabulously dressed baby!

Our diaper cake!  I can't even describe how happy we were with this.  Maybe, a little too proud.  It looks really crooked in this picture... I guess I got a bad angle? But Baby Grassroot gets a tutu and a headband out of it! tulle and glitter quickly took over.

See?  Tulle and glitter on her wreath!

There is a strip of glitter tulle on these as well.  You can't see it.  Aren't these super cute though?!  All from the brain and skill of Mrs. Iowa. (I know I know, not creative names.  But they don't blog and we don't do many nicknames so this is what you get.  She is moving to Iowa next month, so, Mrs. Iowa it is) (also, she is having a baby too!  In November!) She has the talent for sure.

Tulle and glitter was on the food table too.  Under the bowls of course.

There were some bibs as well, and a mobile we used for a game with a bunch of stuff attached to it.  I didn't get any good pictures of it though.  Overall, a fun shower and we may have had even more fun making all the decorations :)  Excited for the coming babies!