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!

New Splat Mats for Summer

There are so many new prints in the shop and I'm loving every second with them!
Here are some of the latest by Heather Bailey.

New splat mats are about to hit the shop!!

Check out these brand new laminated cotton prints! Not only are they cute - they're also BPA & PVC free! Won't they make the cutest splat mats? All fruity, retro and kitcheney...

And can you just imagine them as a summer table cloth! I'm already seeing apples and pears with an extra wide black and white polka dot border.

Now I just have to find some free time (what's that?) to whip up a couple splat mats for the shop. I'll let you know when they're available!

Our Splat Mats are Baby Tested and Mommy Approved!

Thank you, Momma Drama, for taking the time to test and review our splat mats! See what this mommy has to say on her blog and become a follower! She's also currently featuring several giveaways.

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

The Newest Splat Mats

Now that I have some new laminated fabrics I've been itching to make some more splat mats. Here are the newest additions.