Man, am I bad at this blogging thing or what?!? Well, here I am...several weeks have past since my last post...Just thought I'd share an amazing sale going on in the ETSY world. There is a huge, and I mean HUGE, Christmas in July sale going on right now on etsy.com. Tons of etsy sellers are featuring items in their shops at discount and free shipping steals! You can find all kinds of things on http://www.etsy.com/. Handmade goodies, vintage items, even crafting supplies! If you want to see all the Christmas in July items just type CIJ into the search tab and browse away. I even have items in the sale...FREE SHIPPING on all bibs and select splat mats!

A Crumb-Catcher Bib For The Baby

Earlier this week I ordered a pair of pliers for applying snaps to my bibs, http://www.kamsnaps.com/. Well, guess what arrived in the mail today?!?! And just in time! My daughter has recently began removing every single bib...sometimes before the food even reaches her tray. I can see lots of snap applying in my future. Anyway, I was so excited I just had to whip up this little crumb-catcher bib so I could try out my new toy! I used Amy Butler's Coriander in Pink from her Belle line of fabrics. I then added a laminating product to the fabric - to make it waterproof, trimmed it with binding tape and waa-laa - A BIB! Now for the snaps. This part was so simple I thought for sure I was doing it wrong. All I had to do was poke a small hole with the provided awl, place a snap cap on one side of the hole and a socket on the other side and squeeze! This wasn't even a hard squeeze!

KAMsnap has a picture tutorial and video how-to.

http://www.kamsnaps.com/Instructions-for-Snap-Pliers-15.html

A Crumb-Catcher Bib for the Baby

Earlier this week I ordered a pair of pliers (for applying snaps) and 200 snaps for my bibs. Well, guess what arrived in the mail today!?!?

My daughter has reached an age where bibs are a MUST and velcro closures just aren't cuttin' it anymore. Some meals, the bib's ripped off before the food is even on the tray! On top of that

Look What Just Arrived

Monkey's Bizness Ready, Set, Robot! Isn't it the cutest!?! Retro robots all over a navy background...LOVE it!! I ordered just 2 yards of it from Pink Chalk Fabrics, www.pinkchalkfabrics.com, but now I'm wishing for more! I'm covering it with a heat 'n bond vinyl for a custom splat mat for a customer. As well as a matching baby bib and placemat. I'll be sure to post photos of the completed projects.