Another....Baby Book

I'm getting ready for school ( a couple more weeks...), and one of my preparations was to make this baby book for a young teacher who is expecting in the early fall.  Remember all those baby books from the spring?  Well, the "baby boom" is still going strong, and I thought I have more time now than once my classes begin, so why not get it done ahead of time?

Since I don't know if it is a boy or girl, I kept the colors in the pastel range and included pinks, blues, yellows, and greens - all bases covered.  I also mixed up the page sizes a bit for some variety.  A very simple book to create: chipboard for the pages, cover with pattern papers, bind it together and embellish.

I'm starting to run low on baby supplies....maybe the "boom" is over for a bit.

 

Another Baby Gift!

 We've been having a lot of baby showers at work lately, and I have been trying to make a unique handmade gift for each of the new moms to be.  Well, I have to say, that right now in my life, time is really at a premium. (you may have noticed no posts from me this week...) I have hit that time at school when the rush to the end begins, and all  the testing is coming.  So, I fit in the crafting as I can - like this cute gift I made Monday night.

I saw the idea online one time and had wanted to try it out.  It really is simple.  You just take a tape measure and run it down the pages, so it hangs on the wall and is a growth measurer.

Pages can be used for photos or keeping notes as baby grows, or both.  I decided to reinforce the tape with big eyelets.  The pages are just cardboard that I covered front and back.

Since I did not remember if this was for a boy or girl, I went with the primary color scheme and these darling zoo animals.  Paper, embellishments and stamps are all from Close to My Heart.

 It was a lot of fun, and a cute, and fairly easy project.  I even used leftover paper to make a bow to embellish the package.  The new mom and dad to be loved it!