DIY Baby Shower in a Can with Cricut {tutorial}

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Good morning! My niece & her family just had a sweet baby boy. He was a few weeks early. They live a few states over, and it was so hard because we were so far away! So, I decided to make a cute DIY baby shower in a can creation complete with a banner, gifts, personalized onesies, reusable bags all made with my Cricut machine & Cricut brand materials. Cricut really helps to make for all the special moments in life from birthdays to ball games to weddings and anniversaries to BABIES is all that more special. :) Let’s get started!

5 Reasons Why I love my Cricut Explore Air 2 + A New to the Block Baby Bodysuit {tutorial}

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

Good morning! I am so excited about today’s Cricut post! Nothing has changed my life more (well maybe besides getting married & having 5 kiddos!) than my cutting machine! I purchased my very first cutting machine about 8 years ago, & I have used just about every make & model since. Annnnnd the one I keep coming back to the most is my Cricut Explore Air 2. I’m going to give you my top 5 reasons why I love this machine from Cricut, & I also have an adorable new baby inspired project for you, too using my Air 2. Let’s get started! :)

Personalized Onesie {tutorial} & Baby Shower Blog Hop

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Good morning! One of my most favorite things about blogging are the friends I’ve made! Annnnnd today I am celebrating my ah-mazing friend, Lauren from The Thinking Closet! Lauren will be having her first baby in just a few months. So a few of her blogging friend including me got together to throw her a surprise baby shower! Surprise, Lauren! :) I have tons of fun baby shower ideas at the bottom of this post from some of your favorite bloggers. So be sure to stick around for that. Buuuut first check out my easy Personalized Onesie tutorial. Enjoy! :)

Personalized Baby Blanket {tutorial}

Good morning! One thing I love about blogging is the good we can all do when we work together. Recently Kimbo from A Girl in a Glue Gun let me know about two amazing organizations (here & here) that collect handmade blankets for kiddos in need. You can read all about it over in her post. I know not all of us are experts at sewing! (Ummmm….me!) Buuuut today I’d love to share how to personalize a baby blanket to give it that handmade look. I’m also sharing a link to how I make the easiest & softest baby blanket ever. I’m also sharing links to blanket tutorials from some of your favorite bloggers. So let’s get started!

DIY Mary Janes with Tie Dye {tutorial}

This DIY Mary Janes post was first seen over at Craftaholics Anonymous. I am so excited to be a part of their Creative Team this year. :)

Good morning! How was your weekend? Ours was good….we were busy packing up. This week is vacation time! Wahoo! Before we leave I wanted to pop in & share this cute baby tutorial with you. My youngest is almost 6! Ugh! Buuuut luckily I am also the oldest of 6 sisters. One my younger sisters just had a baby girl a few months ago. So I was excited to make these adorable DIY Mary Jane shoes for her little tiny feet with some craft supplies I already had on hand. So keep reading to see how I did it. :)

Rainbow Wall Hanging {tutorial}

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Good morning! It’s a rare Wednesday post! Don’t worry! The weekly {wow me} wednesday link party is going on right {HERE} as usual. ;) Buuuut this fun project was just too cute not to share right now! ha! My sister, Abby is having a baby! I’m so happy for her little family. She is decorating the baby’s room in rainbows, & she asked all of the family to make rainbows for the baby’s room. My kiddos have been busy drawing fun colorful rainbows to send, & I decided to make this adorable Rainbow Wall Hanging with lots of fun Offray ribbon. Annnd if the baby is a girl….this could double as a cute clippie holder, too! We will have to wait a few weeks to see if that will work out. ;) So keep reading to see how I made it!

Easy Baby Gift Ideas made with Ribbon {tutorial}

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Hello! It’s Friday! Yay! I hope you have a fun weekend planned! We will be busy, busy as usual. :) My older kiddos will be participating in a 4H Talent Show. I’m kind of nervous! ha! I’m sure they will do great though! In a few weeks, I’ll be headed down to Texas to run in the Color Run with my sisters & mom. I’m so excited! One of my sister’s had a beautiful baby girl a few months ago. So I’ve been busy making a few things to take down to her. Today I am excited to share what I’ve been working on ~ these Easy Baby Gift Ideas with Offray Ribbon. They are all so simple to make & make great gifts! So let’s get started! :)

Exciting News!!!!

If you are looking for {wow me} wednesday, go {HERE}.

Hello! Happy Wednesday! I usually don’t post on Wednesdays because of a little par-tay! Buuuuut this news couldn’t wait. ;) I was recently chosen to be part of Craftaholics Anonymous 2015 Creative Team. Eek! Linda is seriously one of my favorite bloggers, & I am excited to work with her & the rest of the fabulous team. You can meet them all {HERE} by clicking the “about” tab.

I just had my first post go up this week. Eek! So please stop by & see how I turned these supplies into some adorable Mary Jane baby shoes. They are soooooo cute!!! :) If you could pin or leave a comment over there I’d be sooooo grateful. Thank you!

Baby Animal Onesies {tutorial} & a new Silhouette Promotion

This post is brought to you by Silhouette. #SilhouetteCAMEO #SIlhouettePortrait #heattransfer

Hello! Today is a busy Monday here at Ginger Snap Crafts. ha! ;) Make sure you’ve entered the amazing Mother’s Day dream basket giveaway going on right over {HERE}. Annnnnd if a Silhouette is on your Mother’s Day wish list, too then this is the post for you! Yay! ;) I’m so excited to share the latest Silhouette promotion with YOU! This month’s promotion is all about their fun heat transfer material. I’ll also be sharing this quick & so cute baby animal onesies tutorial with you. So keep reading for all the fun details! ;)

DIY Photo Block {tutorial} & a new Silhouette Promotion

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Hello! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend & that your week is off to a great start. I originally shared this post over at Cherished Bliss last month, and I thought it was about time I shared it over here, too! ;)

My youngest son just turned 4. So no more babies around here, but I do have a super adorable nephew, Owen. I love making things for him! (You can check out his diaper cake here & his personalized blanket here.) Today I'd love to show you how I made this super easy & cute personalized DIY photo block for him. I used my Silhouette for this project so I thought it was fitting to share a new Silhouette Promotion with you as well! So keep reading for all the details. :)

 

Over 10 Adorable Baby Ideas

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here} if you haven’t yet!

So who was on #royalbaby watch earlier this week? I admit I was, &
I couldn’t resist doing a feature post full of adorable baby ideas linked up
over the last several weeks to {wow me} wednesday! Enjoy! :)

No Whining Pleez! Pink or Grey Chevron Baby Blanket ~ winner’s choice {giveaway}

Are you ready for another fun giveaway? ;) If you haven’t entered the $100 Amazon gift card giveaway make sure you do! Now on to this adorable giveaway from No Whining Pleez! :) The owner of No Whining Pleez! is actually a really, really good friend of mine! Traci is amazingly talented, and I love everything she does! Her shop is full of adorable handmade goodness for babies that she sews herself. She has blankets, burp clothes, bibs, felt crowns & more. Today Traci is giving away the winner’s choice of a pink or grey chevron baby blanket! I also have a discount code for all of you to use in her shop. So keep reading to see how to enter & to snag that code! :)

Personalized Baby Blanket with Silhouette Sewable Interfacing {tutorial}

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One Monday I showed you how to use the Silhouette Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing, and today I’d love to show how I used the Silhouette Sewable Fabric Interfacing to make this personalized baby blanket. (I originally shared this over at Simply Kierste a few months ago!)

One of my sister's just had a little baby boy ~ Owen! (You can check out the diaper cake I made him.) He is so adorable! They live in Texas (out in the country), & his daddy loves tractors! So I decided to make Owen his own tractor blanket with his name on it. This blanket is so, so easy to make! I don't sew much....so if I can make this YOU can, too!

 

cute & easy diaper cake {tutorial} #HuggiesWalmart

tutorial {adorable burp cloths}

Soooo how was your weekend?
Wonderful I hope!  My husband is off today! 
Yay!  So our weekend continues!  :)

Today I'd LOVE to show you how to make these {cute & easy} burp cloths. Just letting you know I don't sew much!  So if I can make these YOU can, too!



I made these for my sister. She just had another little girl. :) LOVE all the girly colors! 

You'll need:
ribbon thread cloth diapers a sewing machine sewing supplies (pins, needles, scissors)     Lay out your cloth diaper. (FYI:  I prewashed my diapers.) Then you’ll measure two matching ribbons the same length.
Cut the ribbon a little longer than your diaper. (You can trim it later.)
Your ribbon will bunch just a little when you sew it,
so it’s good to have that extra length just in case you need it.

   

Pin your ribbon down along seams of your cloth diaper.
Then you'll sew your ribbon along the seams. Just sew a straight line down one side of the ribbon.
Turn the corners & then sew back up the other side & around the corners.
Trim off any excess ribbon.  That’s it! :)

  So easy & cute!
  Before I gave them to my sister I added a bow & a gift tag.
She LOVED her adorable (& VERY useful) baby gift. :)