My banner is back!! Apparently it was not hijacked or stolen...just another example of how my warped mind works...why would anyone do that? They would have to be MORE stupid than me! Okay, so the experts at Typepad told me when my banner was originally loaded it was done so through Photobucket...and everything has been fine and dandy until Photobucket had some kind of hiccup! Now it's been restored and I can eat again...I mean, eat without being stressed because I wasn't smart enough to fix the issue...I can always eat! Thank you to the experts, I shall bake you a cake for your hard work!
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I want to show you another great baby gift - it's a cover for a baby car seat, to keep the sun out of the baby's face while in the car and to keep the wind and rain off the baby when going to and fro. The girl asked me to make one for her so poor little Elsa, stuck facing backwards in the back seat of the car, would not have the sun in her face...oh, and also because she could tell Max that when the cover was down Elsa was sleeping so he would leave her alone...there would be no more, "I touched Elsa's eye! Elsa let me touch her eye!"
This is no big deal to make - two pieces of fabric, with corners curved, sewn right-sides-together and then turned right sides out. A scant 1/4-inch seam is sewn all the way around the edge and it's half-way done! Two strips are sewn on, that have velcro on the ends so they can be attached around the handle to hold it on. And just like that, the sun goes down over Santa Monica Boulevard...(unless your Cheryl Crow and then the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard! Got that stuck in my head this morning...now it's stuck in yours!)
You could say this was free...I used fabric from my stash. It looks like the fabric is touching the floor in this picture but it's not, that's why the corners need to be curved, so it doesn't touch.
If the cover isn't needed it's just folded back over the top of the handle - I backed this with a pink and white check...it just dawned on me that maybe I should have put Elsa in the car seat to show you her sweet face...but since I didn't, I'll show you Elsa in her bed...
Her room still isn't finished!! I made the drapes and brought them to hang but the curtain rod was not up...yes, I'm sure you're wondering why I didn't put it up, well let me tell you...the SIL basically told me I was never to do anything in his home again...he put it this way, "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE SOMEONE COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE AND DOING THINGS?!?!" (I personally would LOVE it but apparently the SIL has issues with help...errrr maybe just MY help!) So the curtain rod stayed on the floor and the drapes did not get hung and I will NEVER do another thing, EVER, in their home. (Hell hath no furry like a MIL scorned!) I sound a little testy, don't I? Well not to worry, I'll get over it...in my next life!
So little Elsa's room is waiting for the drapes and a few other things to be done. I put the drapes on the curtain rod just to see how they would look - they will be darling...but for now they hang on the dresser!
Elsa was so very tired - just ready to close her eyes - such a sweet baby! She is 3 months old and has almost doubled her weight! She's now wearing 6 to 9 months clothes...I'm so happy she takes after her Grandma! If you want to make a cover/canopy, click here. I followed her instructions and in about 30 minutes the cover was done...you can purchase a cover for $35 to $49...or you make make one with 2 1/2 yards of fabric and a few pieces of velcro - in the fabrics of your choice - and hear rave reviews when you're done!
