Crafting in the Beehive

We've been busy little bees here lately as David signed us up for the Craft Fair at his work. If you are a long time reader, you will remember at the inception of this blog, we entered our first Craft Fair, in which I became a one person sweatshop making a measly 7 IPOD covers.

We've expanded our collection here to Baby Bibs, Burp Cloths, Gift Tags, and Rice Packs.


I was inspired to make bibs after we went to Connecticut and my mother had thrown together a bunch of bibs for Hadley and they were so cute and fun. I made my pattern this week using a brown paper bag. Then I decided to use Amy Butler fabric which is all the rage right now. Her midwest modern line is so hip. And how can you go wrong with a fabric that is shaped like a beehive? In addition to the colors shown, I got the blue/green versions as well. My biggest excitement was that I finally got to use a snap tool that I had inherited from my Nana when I got her 30 year old Viking sewing machine. Adding snaps to the bibs have really given them a finished professional look.

Here is my first "packaged" sample that I made for a baby shower this week-end. It includes two burp clothes, one bib, and a gift tag stamped with a pink bee.


In the "I went crazy at Michael's" category, I also bought a tag stamp to make my own tags for the Craft Fair, and then I realized that other people might want gift tags too. So I've been cutting out a bunch from fun card stock and adding ribbon. I've also made some Christmas tags as well.

I haven't made my rice packs yet, but they will be scented with Lavender essential oil and have a fleece snuggly pouch. I made myself a rice pack over 13 years ago and we still use it. With our recent cold weather, I whipped it out and use it daily to heat Hadley's crib up and warm our bed. I have not decided on official pricing yet, but I'm thinking about 8 tags for $3 and 2 diapers or 2 burpclothes for $12. Any thoughts?