Sweet Baby Gifts

There is nothing I love more than sweet little babies.  When my cousin Katie told me she was pregnant I was so excited for her and equally excited for me because that meant I got to make cute little baby gifts.  Well, then she told me that they weren't going to find out the sex of the baby until the delivery.  Oh man!  Now what was I going to do?  I am a planner so not finding out is something I could never do, but I will admit it was fun waiting for the text that the baby had arrived.  For her baby shower I sent her a cute little flower clip/headband (along with other gender neutral things) just in case she had a girl.  When baby day arrived we were all excited to hear "It's a BOY!!!!" Logan Matthew was finally here and that meant it was time to start crafting.  I had planned to go out to visit Katie and the baby in Colorado in mid July because she and the doctors thought that she would deliver a few weeks early (Katie was put on bed rest due to strong contractions for several weeks). Well, it turned out that she went past her due date so I would be flying out to CO just 5 days after he was born.  The first thing I did was make 2 cute bow tie onesies and I personalized a cute little baby hat.

Here is cute little Logan wearing one of his bow tie onesie:

Once I got to Colorado I wanted to help Katie decorate Logan's room.  They left things very neutral so they could add color once the baby arrived.  She said she wanted to do something with Logan's hands and/or feet prints and I had a few ideas.  I also told her I wanted to make letters for his name to put over the crib or where ever she wanted.  She told me a color scheme and I ran with it.  One afternoon while Katie and Logan were home resting my aunt, uncle and I set out for Hobby Lobby (with 5 coupons in tow of course).  I stood in the scrapbook paper section forever staring at all of my options.  She wanted to go with blues, greens and browns.  So many options and I am so indecisive when it comes to making things for other people.
Once I decided on the paper, I got the rest of the supplies and headed back to my aunt and uncles so I could start crafting.  Here is what I came up with:

Name and birth stats canvas:

Baby foot prints with baby inspired words canvas:

These 2 canvases I made using the sticker/paint technique I shared here.  I love how they turned out.  

Here is Logan's name 

I just love how it turned out.  Making these letters are one of my all time favorite gift for baby showers.

Remember, if you would like to give someone a personalized canvas as a gift or personalized name or letters, email me planestrainsandpb@gmail.com.  The cost for the letters are $8 per letter or $6.50 if you order 5 or more letters.  The price of the canvas depends on the size.  Also, I now have a Silhouette so the quality of lettering will be more perfect and the font options are almost endless.

Quote Canvas Art {Tutorial}

Before Spencer was born I made a subway art canvas for his bedroom.  I did not (and still do not) have a cricut or silhouette to cut the vinyl, but I was able to borrow a cricut from a friend.  This is what I came up with:

I really love how it turned out and every time I go into Spencer's room it makes me smile. I have been wanting to make another canvas for the playroom, but again I do not have a machine. I am obsessed with Pinterest and I came across a way to make a painted canvas using stickers.  My sister had a birthday present to make for her friend and decided she wanted to try and make a quote on a canvas using the method we saw on pinterest.  First she painted the canvas she wanted to color of the words to be:

Then she added the stickers where she wanted them to go.  Before she did that she decided that she wanted some of the words to stand out so she used another color as well. *Sorry it is sideways*

The next step is to paint over the entire canvas with a different color.

The final step is to carefully peal off the stickers.  My sister used a safety pin to help her pull the edges up.

She also added some small rhinestones and little flowers that I had in my supplies to give it more details.  The colors match her friends room and her friend absolutely love it.
Here is a picture of another one she made for herself:

The canvases came in a 2 pack at Walmart for about $8, the stickers were $2.99 per pack (bought 3 packs) at Michaels and they actually ended up being buy 2 get 1 free.  The paints I had on hand, but are under $1 each.  That is $14 for both projects not including all of the supplies I already had on hand.


I hope you are now inspired to make some artwork as a gift or for your house!