carter's onesies

I love Carter's onesies. They were my favorite for Lilly, favorite for gifts, and I am going a teeny bit crazy with them for Jane. They are so soft, thick, true to size, and the plain white are incredibly fun to decorate up. Recently, I have been loving dyeing the onesies before decorating. I use this simple method from Made (btw don't be lazy like me, I have found while the first onesie gets a pretty uniform dye job, trying to use the same dye water for a 2nd onesie usually creates a less than perfect dye job).

These orange ones (sunburst orange RIT powder dye) got their decorations from a paint brush and bleach. The "J" one has an "M" on the back for our last name.



I saw this idea from One Pretty Thing, decorating a onesie with a doily. I think that pink onesie might be my favorite! (pink dye is fuchsia and the brown dye is chocolate brown)



I let Lilly go to town on these two with fabric paint and a paint brush. The white one in the back she went crazy with and when it was covered to her satisfaction, she still wanted to paint. So I used freezer paper to protect most of the brown one. She mostly painted the freezer paper though so when she was done I just outlined the heart stencil so it would be clear what she was painting in.



I know I should probably love the ones that Lilly decorated for Jane the most but I can't get away from that pink one, I love it!


I just finished a super cute crochet dress for Jane. Lilly and I both agree, Jane will love it, it's blocking now!

Jane's feather and fan

Holy moly, I can't believe I left this space quiet for a month. There has been lots keeping me busy and I just really haven't made time to be here. But crafting for Baby Jane has been non-stop, including her baby quilt being made by Grammie! My parents came for a visit last week and my mom and I went fabric shopping for Jane and oh my gosh, we LOVE it! Her quilt top is being constructed now, I can't wait to see it all done! Meanwhile, here is her new cardigan.



Pattern: Lille's baby cardigan see mods on my ravelry page

Yarn: berroco comfort





Do you like our new chair? This time of the year is the best around our apartment complex because we live in medical student, post-doctoral, and graduate student housing. So come mid-May all the graduates move out and leave their unwanteds next to the dumpster. The rest of us with time left all scour to see what we can save! One year we scored a stair climber! This year was the chair! I am in love. There is a spring coming out the bottom and some of the upholstery got too much love but nothing we can't work with. Plus, we can always give it back to the dumpster if we change our minds.