In honor of my family being violently ill for the past two days (yes, that's right, baby's first Christmas was quite memorable), I will not be thinking any deep thoughts today.
Today's post will be full of pictures and random ideas. Enjoy!
Fun Christmas present for grandmas, friends, etc:
Supplies: piece of scrapbook paper (you choose!), ink pad, newspaper (I HIGHLY recommend taping it to your table, if you care about the table), picture frame, pencil, ruler, scissors
How to: outline the size of your picture frame opening (I used an 8x10) and the size of your cut-out NOTE: measure it slightly smaller than the picture ie. if you have a 5x7 picture, measure the opening to about 4 3/4 by 6 3/4, use your ink pad and a very small person to create cute little hand/foot prints, trim out the inside border (I recommend using a paper cutting tool if you have one). Insert cute picture. Voila!
Magnet Board:
Kaitlyn got a set of horsey magnets for Christmas and I thought it would be fun if she could take them into her room. She LOVES the refrigerator magnets downstairs so it seemed like a good idea. I also had this random piece of sheet metal I had purchased for a different reason, and I always seem to have fabric scraps laying around. Sooo.....
My metal already had holes drilled in the corners from it's previous life (that would be step one).
I hotglued a folded up piece of fabric to the corners to create a little buffer. If I was more handy I would have just rounded the corners, but I had no idea how to do this and I am too impatient to ask for help.
I cut out strips of fabric 3" wide and marked them off at 1" (using a regular pen) then hot glued the first 1" to the backside of my sheet metal.
Then I folded the 2" piece in half and hot glued it to the right side (so it was double layered and the edge looked neat).
I just left the corners un-glued so I could screw this into her wall and then I folded the edges of the fabric over the screws. I suppose you could then hot glue the edges down... but I didn't. Of all the things she gets into, I'm not too worried about her unscrewing this from the wall. Yet.
Plus, I may want to remove it some day.
So, there you have it. This was literally free and took less than 2 hours. I'm so excited to show it to her!
Organizing Baby Clothes:
I've got a ton of friends who are pregnant right now, and someone asked a while ago, "What is a good way to organize baby's clothes?" Our set up is a bit unconventional (because her clothes are not in her room) but here are some tips I've found helpful in the past 11 months.
1. Go through all clothes before baby is born and organize by size. Trust me... DO NOT go by labels only, they can be very misleading!! Hold them up to each other to guesstimate sizes (length is more important than girth). Put different sizes into boxes/bins that are easily accessible and labeled well.
2. Stand things up sideways!! This way you can actually see everything and nothing floats to the back of the drawer unnoticed. Trust me, in the first year, you are bound to miss some cute outfits because they grow SO STINKING FAST. You'll be all like, "Oh this won't fit for a while, it is HUGE!" And by the time you see it again you won't even be able to get it over their little head. Let alone button it.
3. If you are anally retentive like me, you can put the clean clothes to the back of the drawer as they are worn... that way the clothes that haven't been worn in a while will automatically float to the front. Also, organizing by sleeve length never hurts... but I'm special. I know this.
We have one drawer for socks, bibs, shoes, and misc. One for onesies and pants (with a few overalls used as a divider). And one drawer for pajamas, sweaters, and vests. The diapers live by themselves, and the only other thing we really need handy is Desitin (which sits on top of the changing table). Easy peasy.
This post is getting long. To be continued...
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