Tuesday, February 16, 2016

DIY Painted Onesies

Start by printing a template that you like.  I simply used Microsoft Word and found a fun font.  If you don't have one that you like, download one for free from 1001 Free Fonts.  

After getting my text typed into the word processing program, I then found my clip-art that I wanted to pair the text with.  In Microsoft Word you can view a ruler, thus, allowing visual measurements of how big your onesie design will be when printed.  I measured my onesie across the chest and found a good height and width for it, then proceeded to print.  Every brand of onesie varies in size and also depends on style, so measuring is a must for best fit!

After printing out my onesie design, I cut it out with scissors and traced it onto my onesie.  It would have been easier to use my old trick of printing out on freezer paper (plastic/waxy side down) and then ironing on the letters and peeling them off after tracing, but I just held them in place because I was feeling lazy).




Completed template shown above.

After I started filling in the letters and outlining.  I let dry between each color to avoid smearing and mixing of colors.


COMPLETED ONESIE READY TO BE WASHED AND WORN BY MINI MONTROY!  I think it's super cute!

Monday, February 15, 2016

Daddy Survival Kit for Labor and Delivery

Since we have one day until Baby Montroy has made it until 40 weeks, both Mommy and Daddy have been going stir crazy.  Since I've had extra time to pass, and my birthday and Valentine's Day are around this time, I didn't want my husband to feel left out, so I undertook making him a Daddy Survival Kit for Labor and Delivery!



As you can see there are many of the essentials he may require during the waiting time for baby!  I've included many of his favorites and a few surprises I'm sure he will love, but the joy is that these kits can be customized for the particular labor coach it is being given to.  My husband's survival kit includes:

  • Mountain Dew (his caffeinated drink of choice)
  • A 5 Hour Energy (in case Mountain Dew just isn't cutting it)
  • Great Value Penguin Cheddar Crackers 
  • Life Savers Gummies and Hard Candies (because let's be realistic, he's my "lifesaver" and I couldn't do this without him!)
  • Snickers Minis (Since we all need to remember to laugh at times)
  • Trail Mix to snack on and something relatively healthy that I may also snack on since it's light and hopefully won't upset my tummy
  • Kleenex with Lotion (because he may just need a soft tissue to wipe his own or my tears and the hospital ones you can pretty much see through)
  • A shirt for him to wear that will make him smile (Proudly displaying the quote "I make adorable babies")
  • A book for him to read to our new little peanut
Although this has been what seems like the longest pregnancy ever, I am grateful that our baby has made it this far and has been given the best chance for a healthy delivery.  In addition, being allowed the extra time to do some "fun" stuff for my husband and baby has been very rewarding, especially since I find crafting and using my creative side to be most relaxing!