Daily Archives: April 28, 2015
Crafts for my Babies
One of my many hobbies is crafting, and I like it not only because it’s fun, therapeutic, and I get to be creative and exercise that part of my brain, but because I know that all my time, and love I put into my projects, will totally be worth it when I see the excitement and smile on my baby’s faces when I give it to them, or when later the grow up and realized that I made it for them, since newborns don’t really understand much about gifts yet haha. So when I was pregnant with Lily, I made a bunch of things (you can see them below) and I figured it’s time to start making things for Leo! I actually knitted a bear for him while I was pregnant with Lily because I knew we would have a 2nd child eventually, so I made a similar style stuff animal for the 2nd child, and make it gender neutral. I crocheted a little beanie for him with ear flaps and baby lamb ears and braids, and letter blocks that spelled out his name, just like the ones I made for Lily. My favorite thing that I made for Leo though is this musical baby lamb that I crocheted, and when you pull it’s tail, it plays the musical tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! It’s so cute and I can’t wait to give it to my baby Leo. I’m thinking about making one for Lily but with a different animal since it’s so cute and adorable! I found the pull string music box on ebay and this particular one, you can choose which song it plays too, so for Lily’s I’ll pick a different song so they can have their own unique musical stuff animal. There’s a video to demonstrate the musical lamb below, ENJOY!
Here are some crafts that I made for Lily when I was awaiting her arrival! The first collage image is all done by knitting. I remember going to a specialty yarn store to buy the pink yarn for the dragon’s body since I wanted to find a yarn that had random specs of color in it. Making these little crafts for my babies is very relaxing and fun and I know they’ll appreciate the time, effort and love I put into them one day!
