putting my scraps to good use...

yesterday i got super crafty...and tried some appliques thanks to a little inspiration from jessi!

I made elijah a star shirt to match his $1.50 shorts from babygap! I used one of his super cute short sets last year that got ripped while doing "boy things." i still don't know how or what he did it, but he was DIRTY and had a huge rip in both his shirt and shorts! i'm sure there will be many more of those instances to come...

he was SO PROUD!! i haven't found too many boy things to make, so usually everything is for renee. he put it on immediately, and REFUSED to take it off! in fact he slept in it, and is still wearing it. i forsee a battle this afternoon when i need to put it in the washer!

apparently, this outfit is also suitable for a "hun." elijah has recently had a thing for the princess movies...he's discoverd that he LOVES the villians in them! the huns in mulan have their swords on their back, just like this...sure its not a ninja sword, but he has now moved on from pirates, and is now a hun. who knew there were so many sword characters!?

i also made my niece who's due to arrive in july, 3 onsies! we will no longer wear solid onsies in this family! i've had stuff to applique for over a year, but was never brave enough to give it a try. i don't know why?!?! it's SO easy, and SO cute!!

melanie, jessi...get ready for some HOLY CUTENESS!!!

i can't take the credit...i saw it on someone's blog, just don't know whose! but seriously...how cute!?! if nothing else, my child has the cutest hair accessories in the entire pre-k! {even if it's not a bow!} she really was excited when i showed it to her this morning...it's just a little too early for pictures in her opinion, but can you really blame her?

i also made elijah a ribbon belt...which he also uses as a sword holder. {boys!} and renee a tooth fairy pillow for that elussive loose tooth! i'm just too lazy to get up and take a pictres. maybe another day.

and we wouldn't want to leave out our precious baby girl...

here she is modeling a super cute hand-me-down from ellie & gabbi! she's such an angel baby! eats and sleepes with a little bit of play and laughs mixed in. she LOVES her hands! we are in a constant battle...she puts her hands in her mouth and i replace it with a paci...i always win :) but she's still sweet nonetheless!