a few not-so-recent projects

i have slacked on project posting, so i thought i'd post a few tonight since i just came across the photos. first up, i recovered this car seat for hollie and baby capri. it was quite a project, the hardest part being completely taking apart the seat cover and canopy that came with the car seat. oh, and then maybe sewing the edging with bias tape (i hate that stuff). and the slits for the seat belts. the canopy was fun, though. i really like how it turned out. i also sewed a car seat tent in coordinating fabric and a little "taggie" blanket too. i forgot to take pictures of those and probably will never get around to it. i also meant to make little strap covers with the striped material and just now realized that i never did that-i guess i burned out.


second, two days before christmas i changed my gifting plans for the kids. i like to keep it simple and this year money was really tight. i had figured since the kids are still so small and get presents from all their family members that they would be fine with nothing from us. plus my parents did a great job of covering all the regular bases (something to wear, something to read, something to play with). at the last minute i felt sad that they'd get nothing from us, so i thought of one thing that each of them would absolutely love. haven's was a baby doll. i bought the only one in all of five stores that i thought had a relatively cute face (why do doll-makers think little girls want alien children?) with the intention to sew a bunch of clothes and cloth diapers and things. of course, this was two days before christmas, so i had to come up with something fast and put the rest on the backburner (where it still sits). since this doll's clothes are not removable (and are ugly, imo) i decided to make a little swaddler (if you have a real baby and don't have one of these, run don't walk). and no baby girl should have a bare head, so i whipped up a cute little headband to match. i used leftover fabric from the car seat and bought some soft flannel fabric for the swaddler's lining and the flower. i think she's pretty darn cute:


{before}

{the handmade goodies}

{the cutest baby on the block. probably the only baby on the block- i don't think drug dealers and widowers have baby dolls. what, you don't live in the ghetto yet? want to buy my house? it's for sale!}

and then we wrapped her up with a bottle and a blanket. haven opened her up on christmas morning and put the bottle straight to her lips. a natural. and she's barely touched the baby since. go figure...