Will power

mmmm… Chocolate covered cranberries from Trader Joe’s. 

Chocolate Covered Cranberries

Easter Onesies

I made some super cute bunny onesies for Easter.

Pink Bunny

Baby Bird Onesie

Baby Bird Onesie

This onesie and many others are available at www.verykiki.etsy.com.

Etsy Giveaway Contest – Win a Free Baby Onesie

Jolie at Jolie Anne Photography is organizing a round of giveaways on her blog!  The first item she is giving away is one of my handmade baby onesies!!  For more details about the giveaway or to check out Jolie’s amazing photography, visit her blog at http://twinsrock-jolie.blogspot.com/. 

photo by Jolie Anne Photography!!

Professional Photography

Jolie Anne Photography took these fabulous pictures for me!  Check her out at http://twinsrock-jolie.blogspot.com and on Etsy at http://www.joliem6201.etsy.com.

You can purchase a onesie like this in my etsy shop or at http://www.verykiki.com. 

Owl Onesie

Necktie Onesie

Rock Star Baby…

I made this today with a black onesie I had picked up months ago.  The quality is fabulous so I just ordered more.  Not only is it available in my etsy shop but you can purchase it on www.verykiki.com!  Which isn’t totally finished yet but it is functional.

Guitar Onesie

Just like dad…

I thought this would be a cute idea for baby boys.  It was a big seller at the craft fair I recently did.

Hammer Onesie

Branching out…

I’m trying out some artwork for the shop.  This sold the day after I put it up. 

How to Freezer Paper Stencil – Tutorial

I became intrigued by freezer paper stencils I saw on flickr.  I started doing a little research and I took bits and pieces from a bunch of different sites I visited.  Here’s how I do my stenciling.

Materials needed:
cutting mat
x-acto knife (or small scissors)
freezer paper
pencil
fabric paint
paint brush
iron
hair dryer (optional)
onesie, t-shirt, or whatever you are planning to stencil on

Step 1:
Draw or trace your stencil onto a piece of freezer paper (wax side of paper down).

Step 2:
Cut out your stencil carefully with an x-acto knife or scissors.  Try to do it as smoothly as possible.

Step 3:
Cut out another solid square of freezer paper roughly the same size as your stencil.  This is going to go on the opposite side of where you are painting so the paint does not seep through the fabric onto the back of your t-shirt or onesie.

Step 5:
Put the blank square of freezer paper inside your shirt or onesie (wax side up).  Then put your stencil on your shirt (was side down).  Press with an iron (medium heat setting) until the freezer paper is ironed onto your shirt (approx 10-20 seconds depending on the heat of your iron).  Be careful not to burn the fabric. 

Step 6:
Get your paint ready.  I didn’t have brown paint so I mixed some red and green paint to make this chocolate brown color.

Step 7:
Start dabbing on your paint.  Be careful to stay on the stencil.  I ruined a onesie because my paint brush went a little too far over the edge!

Step 8:
Wait 12-24 hours for your paint to dry before peeling the freezer paper off.  Or, if you’re impatient like me, plug in your hairdryer and dry it.  Don’t hold the hairdryer too close.

Step 9:
When the paint is dry, peel off the freezer paper and heat set with your iron or dryer (I recommend heat setting according to the instructions on the paint you used).  Turn the shirt inside out first and press with your iron for 30 seconds (be careful not to burn your shirt).  Then do the same on the other side of your shirt.

Step 10:
Admire your creation!!

I have designs like this available for sale on my Etsy site.  www.verykiki.etsy.com

Bags for my Etsy shop

I was happy with the way my tote bag came out so I decided to make another in a different patchwork combination.  The first bag has Amy Butler and Joel Dewberry fabrics and the second one has all Amy Butler Midwest Modern fabrics.  Both are available in my etsy shop.