Heat the Feet, Heat the Heart

For those of you who follow my friend Gen over at Cabin Fevered Gem, you know that she's having a baby.  And recently she found out that she'll be having a baby girl!  To say she's pretty excited is the understatement of the year.  She's over the moon thrilled.

Of course, this means that the sewing can now begin!  So, I made her a little congratulations gift.  One pair of  baby girl booties for every day of the week!!

I used these two patterns:

Still in Simplicity's current catalogue!

This Amy Butler book is full of all kinds
of fun baby sewing projects

And came up with these!!

Let's take a closer look.

Sunday slippers for lounging around:

Some casual but pretty shoes to kick off the week on the right foot on Monday:

Pretty flowers to keep her twinkle toes fresh as a daisy on Tuesday:

She'll have these pretty little pinks to get her over the Wednesday blues:

My favourite, ballet flats for Thursday, just because:

Another pair of slippers to kick back in for Friday:

And the cutest pair of trainers you've ever seen, to run around town with her mom and big brother on Saturdays.

They're all fully lined and I used nice soft lingerie elastic on most of them.  Luckily for me, I was recently gifted a bag of all kinds of vintage rickrack and trims.  So the possibilites were endless!

Gen and her family are Francophone so my gift tag is en français.  Félicitations is Congratulations in French, and the back is supposed to say Warm Feet, Warm Heart but I have a feeling it actually says Heat the Feet, Heat the Heart.  My French is horrible (désolé) but I think Gen will get it.

Both of the patterns were easy to use but I have to say I didn't really follow the directions.  Both of them were a little confusing and Amy Butler tends to over explain things.  This might be good for a first time sewer but it just confuses me when she takes 4 long paragraph steps to say - fuse the interfacing onto the back of your fabric. 

What's you're favourite thing to make for babies?  Do you like sewing for boys or girls?  Does it matter when everything turns out so cute in the end?  Leave a comment~

This project was featured here:

          

Inspiration Shot: Amy Butler Bloom Quilt

Have you seen this FREE quilt pattern on the Amy Butler website?

I'm not a quilter but this looks like something even I could tackle.  If nothing else, I'm totally inspired to make some giant yo-yo's and create something amazing with them~

Hidden Treasures: Amy Butler World

If you're not part of the Etsy community (yet), you're missing out on an incredible place that is totally committed to the art of the handmade.  It's a wonderful place to find everything you need, or just want, while supporting fellow crafters and artists.  It's also just a treasure trove of  great ideas and inspiration.

For something new this year I thought I'd post a treasury of various Etsy sellers each week.  Click on the thumbnail to visit the shops and see what else you can find.  And while you're hanging out at Etsy you can feel free to visit me at the Etcetorize etsy shop~

If an item doesn't have a selling amount below it just means that it's already sold.  Check out the seller's store for similar items, you never know what you'll find!

'Amy Butler World' by Etcetorize

For those of us who are inspired by the mid-west modern stylings of Amy Butler.

HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING / Medium... KaraMiaSofia $16.00	Diaper - Craft Bag - Reversi... annyandme $68.00	In Touch Clutch (tm) in Wall... downstairsDesi... $28.00
Plush Owl with Amy Butler fa... aprilfoss $40.00	Turquoise n Lime Limited Sli... hatz4brats $17.50	Red Orange Rose 18x18 Pillow... PillowMio $19.00
READY TO SHIP-Beautiful Key ... loveyduds $6.50	Amy Butler Kashmir Wristlet ... shuswapbags $14.95	Set of 12 Paper Pinwheels in... ElizabethSt $12.00
Tiny dancer baby slippers wi... emaleighscupbo... $15.00	purple blue green springy fl... lovejill $20.00	Large Fabric Bin - Wall Flow... Sistersnfriend... $17.99

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com.

Show and Tell: PEACE

I made this little project about a year ago after much procrastination.  As usual, I have no idea why I waited so long to do it and I absolutely love the way it turned out.  I thought the sentiment sort of fit the season and it would be fun to share with you.

These aren't the best photos because lighting is pretty funky by the time I get home from work every day, nevertheless, I think you'll get the idea:

It's based off of this free Amy Butler pattern from her website.  The pattern is actually an applique pattern done in fabric.

                                                         

I used 18" X 12" canvases from the dollar store instead and blew up each letter to fit on a 12" X 12" scrap booking paper.  After painting the canvases I just cut out each of the letters and mod podged them on.  So easy.

Right now it hangs over the guest bed (with those amazing little 3M removable strips).



I'm not the only crafty person in my family...notice
the beautiful quilt my mom gave me as a house warming gift~

If there are any linky parties this Christmas week, I'll be posting so make sure to check out
the party tab up top and join a party or two for more great ideas.

Let me know what you think.  I've been thinking of doing something similar
for my niece and nephew in a smaller version using their names. 
Once again, I have no idea why I'm procrastinating but I am.  One of these days I'll get to it.

Peace out!