Cute Baby Burp Cloths

I just love these baby burp cloths. They are not only practical, but they are CUTE! I don't know a single mother who could have too many of these.

I was just invited to attend a baby shower for my new neighbors daughter. I thought this would make a great gift ...

Buy a pack of burp clothes. I like the kind that has padding in the center.

Choose your fabric. This is fun! You can get really creative here. Themes, Colors, Holiday ...

Cut strips of fabric into 15" x 3" (the sizes can vary depending on how thick you want the end product).

Cut all fabric the same size.

After all of your fabric is cut into strips, then comes the ironing. This is the longest part of the whole process. First, iron the ends in to fit the width of your burp cloth. Approx 1/2" - 3/4". Then iron the long part of your fabric about 1/4" in on both sides. Lastly, fold in half evenly and iron. This should make your strip of fabric fit perfectly on your burp cloth.

Phew! All ironed.

Put your burp cloth inside your strip so that the strip is equal on both sides and pin down. Sew across. You can use a zig zig if you'd like. I just used a straight stitch. Do this on each end of the burp cloth.

I just couldn't resist this cute little puppy.

Wha La! Give this a whirl, your expecting Mom's will love them!

Kitchen Island Make-Over - Project #1

Kitchen Island Make-Over - House Project #1

We just bought a new home :) and we are slowly starting to up-date portions of it. We started in the kitchen. The kitchen was all light maple with brass hardware. First we changed out all of the hardware to a dark venetian bronze. We love it and that alone made a big difference. The island in the kitchen is large and has a beautiful piece of granite, however, with all of the light wood, the granite basically disappeared. We thought it would be fun to paint the island black for a little contrast with the cabinets and help the granite POP out. It worked. Before we started, we added some molding around the bottom and on the sides to add texture and depth. It made a big difference in the over all look of the island. We removed all of the gloss with a deglosser and painted the cabinets with Behr Premium Plus. Here is our new look. What do you think?
We still have more to do in the kitchen: paint, add new appliances and hang a chandelier, but I think we are off to a great start!