Chubby Cheeks Collection

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Here is a picture of me at my table with J near the end of the day, I sold most of the neckties, they did the best.    The gal I was sharing a room with was a professional craft fair girl with pretty much a portable storefront and it was all bows and hairstuff and her display was just amazing....probably not the best placement for a simple looking table newbie craft fair person like me! lol!  I'm excited the ties did so well and I did still sell the girl hair accessories, they just weren't moving as much as the ties.  It was really fun and although I still have plenty of inventory left, It went well enough that I would do it again.  I went into this thinking of it as an experiment and not forming any expectations so I am definitely happy with how it went!  I also wanted to say thanks to all of my new customers and everyone who stopped by and took cards!

I haven't had a chance to get my store on etsy set up yet, sad to say I think I started my account for my shop over a year ago but then we had too much going on at the time to finish getting it set up. I will be listing many of these items and some samples of other products I can make soon.  I can do custom orders of anything as well so if you saw something today or have something in mind, let me know and we can get that going.

My first sale of the day was a yellow version of the "When I grow up I want to be like my daddy" canvas sign. (you can see the blue on in the back corner of my table)

The beginning of 

Chubby Cheeks Collection

in the making for a long time but the little boys line started when I decided to make this tie for B's 1 year pictures

because boys need cute accessories too! Look at my little stud!

Samples of boys ties and appliques

 

Chubby Cheeks Collection includes fun girl stuff from tutus, headbands, hair clips, wands...here are some examples of some items I've made that can be made to order or let do a custom order! :)

boutique style tutus

dress up fun...

rose petal tutus

Wands

Pillowcase Dresses and Headbands

Glowing Rapunzel Braid

Chubby Cheeks includes canvas art and room decor

(email me about your custom order candace.crockett@yahoo.com)

 

Artist Portraits

 Nursery Mobiles

Branchlers

I'm sure I'll be adding to this, I need to post pictures of the girly hair clips that were a hit at the show today and a few other things but I don't have good photos yet

Enjoy your weekend!

ps. Scrappy Saturdays link up will be open all week this week so don't forget to add your link!

Newborn Tutu

Newborn Tutu

newborn photography props

This is my sweet little niece who I am dying to meet in a few more weeks!  She is about 3 weeks old and isn't she precious?  I think she looks darling in her baby tutu and flower headband.  Her daddy is a photographer and so this little newborn photography outfit is one of the first things I made for her because every little girl needs a tutu, especially a little girl who's mama is a professional ballet teacher.

dare I say...like mother like daughter? what do you think?

Although I know my sister would love it if her daughter does love dancing, I know she won't force her onto it.  Either way, I know there are a lot of tutus in this little cuties future, whether for fun or function...or both!

 I sent this outfit along with the personalized baby name hanger and this awesome little sign for her carseat and stroller. You can pick these up in either blue, pink or red in english or spanish.  I got one of these 4.5 years ago when J was a newborn after hearing about all the people that try to touch your baby at the grocery store and random places...it's an automatic reminder that people need to be careful about getting germs on baby without mom having to be confrontational or rude when strangers approach...Pick some of these up for  yourself or a baby gift for someone else (know any germaphobe moms? they would love this) My Tiny Hands

Baby Boy Room Decor - Canvas Sign

When I Grow Up...

Baby Boy Art and Nursery Decor
Canvas Sign

I saw this adorable little sign on Uptown Country and knew I had to make one for my baby boys room...

I wanted mine to be the same, but I had this 6 x 12 inch canvas so changed the quote a bit to make if fit my sign better.   I will be posting a tutorial for this canvas sign so you can make your own diy nursery decor just like mine in a couple days. this week is a busy week and so I only have time to share this preview...so come back soon, the tutorial for this baby boy art should be up in the next couple of days!  Also check back tomorrow to see who won the E Custom Cards Giveaway and enter today if you haven't yet! (see top of sidebar)

If you would like to purchase this 6x12 inch gallery wrapped baby boy art, it is available in my etsy shop and is custom made to order in any color to match your nursery or little boys room.  This baby boy art would make a great gift for a father to be, new father, hand made baby shower gift, or a gift to welcome a new baby boy to the family, or just because it would look so cute in your boys' room.

A Diaper Cake!

I'm feeling pretty special this week! Over the weekend, I was treated out to a girls night out before this little guy arrives (about 19 days left)! I've met some great moms through my playgroup that I found through meetup.com and one of those great moms made me this AWESOME diaper cake! Isn't it so cool? I've heard of them but had never seen one before! This morning, my daughter was really amused by it...she kept saying "diaper cake.....don't eat it!" and giggling. But as I started to take it apart, she gave one of the diapers a quick lick...just to make sure she wasn't missing out on something good! haha.

She (my friend) also made these adorable burp clothes!



And then she ALSO did something really cute and thoughtful, she had a little book made for me with recipes and advice from her and the other moms in our group. The recipes were all yummy favorite dishes that are easy to put together after you have a new baby....It turned out SO cute! Best of all was the TURTLE CHEESECAKE we sat and ate over the course of a fun girls night (no hubbys or kiddos!) at the Cheesecake Factory!

Moving to a new area where you don't know anyone can be really hard. And it seems once you become a mom, it can become even harder to make new friends. It's so important to reach out and get involved whether you are in a new area and know people or not, there are tons of other great moms out there! We don't have to be all alone. Two great resources for me have been finding a playgroup through meetup.com and MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers). There are lots of ways to get connected in your area, for more ideas, check out this article HERE. It can be too easy feel isolated but it can also be very easy to get involved!

And...I guess I might as well show off a belly shot!

37 Weeks and 1 Day

Lace Tealight

Okay so here are some awesome projects I just came across today that are going on the "I've gotta make this!" list!

These charming Lace Tealights from Mint are just so pretty and simple to create and make for a perfect gift or favor! You can view the tutorial HERE. I've never really paid much attention to doilies not thought of any ways to use them beside letting my daughter glue them into her little collages, but now I'm going to be keeping an eye out! I already have someone in mind who would adore receiving one of these pretty little things!

More Projects for the TO-DO List

T-shirt to Newborn Gown

Okay so I keep finding all these cool baby projects that I want to do for my little guy before he arrives in April. I'm still deciding on fabric for the carseat cover, which I went to Joanns today and after looking at Heather Bailey fabric, nothing stood out at the store. I did see 2 cute prints at Hobby Lobby so I'm keeping those in mind.

I found this free tutorial for making Newborn Gowns out of T-shirts and think it looks easy enough! I've been looking at baby boy stuff and it's not nearly as fun as the girl stuff...but with projects like this, you can really get creative! Now I just need to find some cool T-shirts! This pattern would also work with fabric from the store too...How do people come up with these great projects!?!? I love it!

Anyways, here's the newest baby project added to my To-Do List! I also think this would make a great baby gift. I have some a friend due in a couple weeks and her husband is a huge Cowboys fan so I'm thinking of making one out of a Cowboys T-shirt for them.

Tutorial: T-shirt to Newborn Gown

by thismamamakesstuff.com


Scrappy Monster Toy

The NEXT little project I came across is this SCRAPPY MONSTER over on MADE.

What a cute little addition to add to a baby gift which can then be used as one of those little toys you hang on the carseat handle to entertain the baby! This is just a super simple, cute idea that can be made with random fabric scraps...hooray! isn't everybody looking for cute little projects to use up those scraps? This project reminds me of the Monster I made my nephew a few posts back.

Crochet Baby Hat with Brim

Next thing I love is this crochet baby boy hat found on this Etsy shop. However, I don't crochet so I might have to buy one of these. But aren't they just adorable?