However, times are tough in today's world and there are so many beautiful baby girl things out there I am just not willing to spend an arm and a leg on. What other choice to I have then but to make them myself? Hence my attempt to re-enter the world of arts and crafts.
My first project I shared...the wall art for Julianne's room. Pictures HERE Verdict: Success! With a new confidence I began to think of other things I could make instead of buy and my eyes were opened. First on the docket: Baby Legs (if you don't know what I am talking about see http://www.babylegs.com/)
These are the adorable leg warmers that are all over now allowing mommies everywhere to keep their baby's legs warm without having to pull pants on and off. The official Baby Legs brand wants $10-$15 per pair for these. To me that seems a bit steep for a glorified sock. Solution: make them myself. This really is no secret as there are tons of tutorials online. I used this one: Leggies Tutorial
Basically it entailed buying girls knee high socks (I got these for $2 each at Target) cutting off the heel and toe, then a little bit of sewing. I don't have a machine so I sewed them by hand...really even that was simple though.
Here is a different pair in the finished state. Verdict: Success! At least, I am pretty proud of them. It was so easy and I saved $13! I will have to take more pictures once our girl is in them. I am so excited to see these on her chubby legs.
My next craft venture: baby headbands. I will report back here with my results.
Nathalie
Woo hoo! Great job!
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