Big Sister Basket

I wanted to do something special for Piper to get her excited about becoming a big sister (she's honestly pretty indifferent to the whole baby thing lol), so I decided to make her a Big Sister Basket to give her when the baby arrives. I've linked everything below, in case you'd like to make your own! I can't wait to give it to her, I hope she loves it.

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  Stella Baby Doll

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  Big Sister Tee

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  Big Sister Pennant

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  Doll Diaper Bag

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  You Were the First Book

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  Kids' Camera

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  Carrying Baby Book

♡Arlynnda

Hospital Bag Essentials

Here are the things I'm taking with me to the hospital and plan on using in my postpartum recovery.

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  Diaper Bag

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  Tote Bag

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  Slippers

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  No-slip Socks

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  Sound Machine

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  Hair Brush

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  Hair Ties

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  Phone Charger

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  Water Cup

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  Pink Pajamas

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  Checkered Pajamas

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  Labor and Delivery Gown

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  Boppy Nursing Pillow

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  Waffle Boppy Cover

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  Portable Fan

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  Chapstick

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  Heating Pad

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  Nursing/Pumping Bras

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  Nursing Tanks

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  Maternity Underwear

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  Newborn Pacifiers

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  Velcro Swaddles

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  Baby Mittens

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  Name Sign

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  Swaddle

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  Nightgowns

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  Travel Toothbrushes

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  Dermoplast

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  Tucks Pads

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  Disposable Underwear

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  Peri Bottle

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  Ice Pads

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  Perineal Foam

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  Postpartum Recovery Kit

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  Breastfeeding Kit

♡Arlynnda

Back to School Felt Cookies

I'll take any excuse to make felt food for Piper's kitchen lol So I decided to make some back-to-school-inspired treats to get her excited to start school!

Materials:

• Felt (I get mine from Hobby Lobby)

• Embroidery floss in colors matching the felt

• Embroidery needle

• Scissors

• Beads or sequins

• Quilt batting (can be found in craft stores in sewing section)

Steps:

1. Cut out shapes from felt. I print out templates on cardstock, pin them to the felt, and cut around them. But you can also draw your own templates or just free-hand it! You should cut out the part you want to be the "icing" or decorated part of your felt cookies, then cut two larger pieces out of the cream colored felt (this acts as the "cookie"). These pieces should be slightly larger, so you can see a cream border around each one.

2. Sew your "decoration" pieces of felt onto one piece of the cream colored felt. For example, for the pencil I sewed on the pink, silver, yellow, tan, and black pieces onto the cream "background" piece.

3. Embroider/sew on any additional designs/beads/sequins. This is when I added the stitches to make the lines on the paper and then added the beads and sequins.

4. Place the top of your cookie onto the other cream background piece and use a blanket stitch to sew around the edge, leaving an opening big enough to insert your quilt batting to stuff your cookies.

5. Insert a VERY THIN layer of quilt batting. Remember, these are cookies, so you want them to still be relatively flat.

6. Sew around the remaining edge of your cookie to close.

I hope you love these back to school felt treats!

♡Arlynnda