Monday, October 7, 2013

A New Baby Gift Basket

This is a sponsored guest post for which I received compensation.

New Baby Gift Baskets to Celebrate the Arrival of the New One
The best way to celebrate any occasion, no matter whatever the occasion might be, is to send gifts. There are many joyful moments in everyone’s life, which they want to celebrate with their friends and family. If one of your family members is expecting or has delivered a baby then you might want to gift them something quite special, which will mark this celebration. Now you might be perplexed as to what should be selected when it comes to gifting them on this special day. You have to worry nothing much as you can find lots of options these days. Also you will new and better ideas for choosing and decorating new baby gift baskets.  You can find all the information about the same from the net, where the dealers will allow you to customize the basket as per your preferences.

The task becomes all more daunting when you have to gift sometime for the new mother-to-be on her baby shower day. Here you have no idea about the gender of the baby, so it needs you to be very thoughtful while selecting the gifts. In this case, you can check what the online dealer has for you.  There are many things that you can include when it comes to filling the baskets of the new or to-be-born baby.
Some of the things that can be included in the basket for the to-be-baby or their parents are as follows –
  • Beautifully coloured burp clothes, which can be used on babies of any gender.
  • Wash clothes that are a must for the new born.
  • Soft and colourful socks to cover their delicate and tiny feet.
  • Blankets, rattles, and booties are some of the other things that you can also include in this basket.
  • Nutritious fruits, chocolate box, cookies, creamy fruit cake, and other healthy and fresh items especially for the mother or both parents.
These things are required by the new parents, so the more they have the better. Many stores allow you to customize the basket and choose the items that you think the new parents might need. Also, at the time of buying ensure the dealer sells a quality product that is harmless for the babies.
Personalized Gifts:
The trend these days are for personalized gifts, where buyers can buy as much products as they want and pay for the same. The best thing is that the gift will be remarkably wrapped and parcelled to the desired destinations. There are many websites that sell quality products at a reasonably lower price. You can check different sites and choose the best one after comparing the features and offers they have for you.
You can also include in it some personalized soft toys such as teddy bear, which kids will always love. Toddlers get attracted towards colours and melodious music, so you can look for one such product. For the new born, on the other hand you can order for gifts with their name beautifully engraved on it. Parents will like to retain it throughout their life and celebrate the day of the sweetheart’s birthday. The dealers are coming up with more ideas for new baby gift baskets, so as a buyer you have endless choices.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

A Marvelous Mess!!

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Howdy!
Thanks for visiting. 
My biggest project this week was showing you all how to make a Halloween Witch:
You can find that post HERE....

And, all of you were up to tons of stuff! Here is a fun one:



And, the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week:

Oooooooo, you've got to go read about Antibacterial Soap at Brown Thumb Mama.
She did a great job researching and giving reason against the use of it..... and it is totally scary.


Thanks to all of you for linking up! 
I love seeing all of those fall themed projects out there. 
This time of year is so fun!!!

Now, on to the party:



Friday, October 4, 2013

Make A Halloween Witch Craft

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Here is a little treat for you..... 
I made my first Halloween Witch for my Etsy Shop and I'm going to show you how I did it!!

Here is what you need:
Black Roving
Peach Roving
Hair Color Roving
Green Roving
Brown Roving
Needle Felting Tool

Needle felting is just like sculpting. It's a total blast, but it is *not* for children..... these needle are huge an they are incredibly sharp. This craft if for ADULTS.

 ~To start, get a handful of black roving and wrap it around and around itself until it is a cylinder shape. Then use the tool to bind it together, making it kind-of candy corn shaped (tighter on the top, with a wide round base for balance). 

~Take two smaller bundles of roving and make some sleeves for the witch. Candy corn shaped again, and at the ends where the hands will be going you can use the tool to indent the a little bit. 


~Then, attach them to the rest of the outfit like this:


~Now, it's time for the head. Take a ball of peach roving and use the tool to make it head shaped. 

~Attach it onto the top of the black outfit.  

 ~Add some hair to it, leaving the face clear.

Now, you can get some green roving and make some little elf shaped shoes out of a wrapped cylinder of green roving. 

~Attach those to the bottom of the outfit, pointing out.  

 ~Out of just a little bit of roving, shape some mitten hands and attach them inside the Witch's sleeves.

~Then, you can start to work on the face. Make a small ball of peach roving for the nose and attach it to the face. Leave it kind of soft, as you can take some extra time with the tool to sculpt nostrils. 

~Next, gather up a ball of peach roving for each cheek and attach it. You can also pull out the chin to make it more pointy if the roving on the witch's face wasn't too worked. If it is, just get another bit of roving and sculpt it onto the chin. 

~We need the hat! Take some black roving and wrap it around into a cone shape. Then, with the tool, work it so that the tip is gradually pointy and that the base is wide.


~Attach it onto the head of the witch through the brim being careful not to bother any of the face. 

~Yeah, you just totally made a witch.

Now, if this looks like too much work.... feel free to go to my Etsy shop HERE and buy one that I made!!!!! 
I shared this post at the following parties (and all those listed in my tab above):
Fiber Arts Friday
Making the World Cuter

The Inspiration Exchange
Between Naps On The Porch
The Shabby Nestcraftionary

By Stephanie Lynn
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