Logo/Header Designs

Portfolio of some of my past Logo/Header Designs. Click image to view larger!

Babyville Boutique Matching Set!

Today I finally had a chance to finish up my tutorials for Babyville Boutique!

I originally started with just a FOE headband and a tutorial to make a cute matching clip.
Then I finished the FOE diaper cover I'd started before my brother's wedding.
Then I decided I needed a matching pacifier catcher.
Then I needed a matching shirt to go with the set. LOL.

So I ended up making 3 Tutorials. Overkill, much? :)

Ah well, it was fun sewing for my baby girl and she looks so darling in her new matching outfit.

My sweet little girl:


Her outfit:


The Babyville Boutique line is scheduled to debut on September 18th but I've heard through the grapevine that some of the supplies are already out at a few JoAnn Fabrics stores! This calls for a trip to JoAnn's tomorrow, don't you agree?

Babyville Boutique Supplies!

Announcing the most amazing thing to come to cloth diapering in years!!!

Babyville Boutique contains everything you need in order to get started with sewing your own cloth diapers. Wahoo! How-to books, patterns, darling waterproof (PUL) fabrics, velcro-type closures, snaps, appliques, labels, and more!

Babyville Boutique will be in stores such as Joanns, Hancocks, and Hobby Lobby the end of September. Save your coupons!

My Design Tester package arrived last week and I sewed up my most favorite diaper ever for our baby girl. :) Also had a chance to cut out more diapers and will work on those when we return home from vacation.

Sneak peak at my new supplies:

Pics of my favorite diaper:





Wonderful fit on baby girl:


Diaper cover in progress:


Diaper cuts all ready to be sewn up:


Thanks so much to Jean for letting me be part of the Team. So excited for an easy way to get beautiful diaper-sewing supplies!

Harry Potter Party!

Our good friend Launi over at Gracious Rain threw an amazing "Harry Potter" party for the 7.2 premiere! Being the nerds, err, awesome people that we are, my whole family dressed up. :) I woke at 6:30am to finish robes for my husband, daughter, and myself, and a little skirt for baby girl.

We snacked on delicious "cauldron cakes", took silly pictures, enjoyed receiving some fantastic prizes, and loved our goody bags. I won the grand prize of 2 Hale Center Theater 2012 Season Passes and am so grateful for the generosity of the Hales! Looking forward to enjoying the plays with my husband; The Hale Center always does a wonderful job!

The saddest part of the evening was knowing this is the last Harry Potter movie. Sigh. We've loved the books and movies; very hard to say goodbye to this magical world.

Here are a few pictures of the party...

Baby Hermione!


My family
Left to right: Luna, Xenophilius, Hermione, Ravenclaw student, Tonks, Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley, the Grey Lady, Baby Hermione, Bellatrix, and Karkaroff


Me, my Husband, and Baby Girl


Me and my Sisters


Baby, Dad, Sister showing off the awesome gloves she won, Brother-in-Law, Brother


Fantastic Goody Bag


Prizes won by me and my husband:


Thank you Launi (and family!) for hosting a wonderful Party. We had such a lovely time and will enjoy our gifts!

Mischief Managed.

God Bless the USA

Tonight our family prayed for our country and the troops. Hoping for a brighter future for our children.

Breaking News: Text message from my brother
Received as we were driving home from dinner with the family.

The Future: My son watching the President's speech

Our Sweetheart on Her Blessing Day

What a beautiful day it was!

Baby girl wore the same blessing dress that I wore and that my Mom wore! Her booties were a gift from a sweet lady at our Church, I made her bonnet (with a vintage 1950's pattern!), and her blanket was purchased by my Grandmother from the very talented Becky: Miss Emmy's Treasures

Our Baby Girl is Here!

Our baby is here and we're all healthy and happy and sleepy. :)

On Babymoon until June, 2011!

CPSC Registration Cards for "Crafts by Christina", Part II

Christina's Registration Cards revised. Click images to view larger. :)

CPSC Registration Cards for "Crafts by Christina"

Mock-ups for Christina's Registration Cards!

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Animated Banner for "Bjeweled", Part II

Updates to Bev's banner. :)

Animated Banner for "Bjeweled"

Bev was looking for a sophisticated, stylish banner to showcase her gorgeous jewelry.

Here's the mock-up!

Hyena Cart Design Mock-up for "Crafts by Christina"

Christina wanted a background that incorporates vertical stripes of the different military camos with her damask.

Here are a couple of ideas. :)

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Stockings at "Sweet Retreat" and "Creative Mamas"!

To help beat the winter blues we're offering FREE U.S. SHIPPING on all of our Child's Play Slings at Sweet Retreat!

Stop by and bid on our HC$ auction for a beautiful "Bleu Pierre" Child's Play Sling!

Find the perfect Valentine Design at Creative Mamas!

Available Slings:


Valentine's Designs:

Medium Diaper Covers and Mini-Diapers - Artistry Baby Pattern

I finally sat down and sewed up a couple of mini-diapers and covers for my friend Lesley. Her little gal is getting to be so big! She's growing out of a lot of the diaper stash we gave them so I tried a new pattern she liked. It's the Artistry Baby pattern, which you can find at Christine's Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/artistry

Unfortunately I forgot to add a seam allowance to the mini-diapers. Ack! I tried putting elastic in the first but wasn't sure if it would be too narrow for Lesley's baby. The second one I just serged the diaper so it's more of a contour than a mini-diaper. LOL. Oh well. Will remember that seam allowance next time!

I was pleased with how the covers turned out. I haven't sewn with FOE (fold-over elastic) in awhile. Next time I'll stretch the FOE even more for the legs and waist but even so, the diapers fit Lesley's girl really well.

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Congratulations Rebekah! Child's Play Sling Auction Winner

Rebekah is the winner of our "Lavender Fields" Child's Play Sling Auction! Her package shipped this morning. :)

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Teething Rings for my Kiddos

Our eldest has been biting on his clothes and coats lately...husband I talked about it and realized that he's teething! He has about 4 adult teeth growing in right now so it makes sense that his mouth would be a bit sore.

In an effort to help his mouth (and his clothes!) I made him a teething ring...and one for his brother. :)

The rings are a nice solid wood, 3" diameter, sealed with coconut oil. The cloth is 2 layers of Organic Bamboo Velour. Each of the boys picked the snaps for their teething ring. Hoping these will be great for the kiddos!

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Newborn AIO Cloth Diaper :)

Made a little AIO (all-in-one) diaper today and can't believe how tiny and adorable it is! So excited to try it in the Spring....

After I took pictures I rounded off the corners of the velcro so they won't scratch our little sweetheart.

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Very close in size to the Dunk 'N Fluff fitted (diaper on the left) with umbilical snap-down

Outer PUL, hidden flannel, inner flannel:

Insert is a tri-fold with 1 layer Cotton Velour; 1 layer Flannel:

Size comparison with our other newborn diapers:

JoyfulRose - FREE SHIPPING on Child's Play Slings!

To help beat the winter blues we're offering FREE U.S. SHIPPING on all of our Child's Play Slings at Creative Mamas!

Stop by and bid on our HC$ auction for a beautiful "Lavender Fields" Child's Ring Sling!

Available Slings:

Logo Idea for "Riot Cart", Part V

A bit more of a spray-painted, stencil, grunge look. :)

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Congo Design for "Sweet Retreat"

A few mock-ups for the new "Sweet Retreat" design. :)

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