My little trendsetter....

Franklin will be a well-dressed little man come November. I am pleased with the way the onesies turned out, although for some reason the pictures aren't quite appearing how I'd like for them to. Here's my step by step -

I used paper plates to mix the color - the blue that I bought was a little too blue for my taste, I wanted a little lighter color. The yellow was also a bit bright - so I cut both with white to make them softer.

Then I got started! I used a piece of cardboard that I cut to fit into the onesie better:

Then I slipped the onesie on, and put a piece of wax paper underneath to prevent paint from bleeding through.

I found a giraffe, owl, penguin, and chick at Michael's and used them all. I also found a bumble bee that worked out nicely. For some reason, these pictures are turned sideways - and no matter how hard I try, they won't turn the right way. But at least you get the general gist of what the finished product looks like.

I bought some side-snap shirts for right when he comes home from the hospital, and then went all the way through 12 months, with some longsleeved and some short sleeved depending on the month.

Now I'm on the hunt to find matching pants... I think I've located some at old navy and gap. I can't wait to see Franklin in these!

Getting Crafty....

After reading about all of the incredible things my friend Darby makes for her children, I am inspired to put my hands to work on something for Franklin before he arrives. If Franklin had been a girl, I have no doubt the sewing classes would've begun, but I'll save him (and his Dad) from all of that. Since I noticed these on Darby's blog:

I've been inspired to create some of my own. Darby gives a step by step tutorial here:

http://flythroughmywindow.blogspot.com/2009/02/stamp-it-out.html

I am super-excited to head to Michael's this weekend and pick out stamps and paint colors. The plan is to go and grab three-packs of onesies this weekend (in different sizes through the first year) and to get them all knocked out at once. At that point, all I'll have to do is find matching knit pants for the color paint that I use, and Franklin will have several "outfits" waiting on him when he arrives... outfits that are cute and won't matter if they get ruined. Is it just me, or are the white onesies just a little too plain? Maybe I am just being anal (as usual), but I'm thinking that some of these onesies need monogramming too. Just because Franklin will be a baby doesn't mean he can't have style. I also purchased this today:

How cute is that? I guess if I'm not going to sew, I can at least stamp and stitch. I'll be sure and document my progress in pictures. That's right, just call me Martha.