Cutest girls EVER! {and repurposed curtains...}

I had the girl's pictures taken a couple of weeks ago and got some of the proofs back yesterday... I LOVE THEM! Kara @ {Joys of Life} Photography, totally caught each of their personalities, and did a great job of keeping them happy and in their own element. Thanks so much!

If you notice on their shirts is my small MyTwoBabes label... I made these shirts from a vintage children's curtain purchased at the Holland Rescue Mission Thrift Store early this past Spring. Knowing we were going to the orchard for the picture secession made it the perfect time to pull them out for a special occasion. I love how the rainbow colors tie in with the green trees and the red apples!

Here's a link to her Facebook page with more pics, she doesn't have them on her website yet. You can just click 'NEXT' to view each picture...

Baby Birdie Burpee

After getting the personalized 'baby itch' with all these burpees I have been doing, I decided to try a little applique' on the next set. There was a request for an order of burpees for Baby Olivia and I thought, instead of paying a friend to do the embroidery, why not try to do an applique' instead? That way I can do all of the work here from home, and get them to the customer as soon as they are ready!

I think they turned out pretty cute. I will have to figure out how to work the curvy letters. Since my machine only has a straight walking foot I had to go really slow around the 'o' and the 'a' at the end. I used 'Steam-A-Seam2' to make the iron-on letters, and my home computer printer for the font to trace. I love having 200 fonts to choose from! The purple burpee was in a pack of colored Gerber cloths, and the flannel was picked up from Field's Fabrics - I love the little birdie print! (more pictures HERE)

It was a little time consuming, so I may have to charge a wee bit more, but overall I was very happy with the result, I am pretty sure Olivia's momma will be too!

Think Pink - Getting ready for October!

It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October (visit Susan G. Komen for more info). This is such a great cause, and I love being included in the contributions and awareness. I had a friend that passed from her long battle with cancer just last year, so it really holds a part of my heart.

I will donate all proceeds of the sale of this print to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Fund.

Thanks to kaysbaby for including my photo in this great Etsy Treasury collection last week!

Baby Girl - Personalized Burpees

Baby Girl - Personalized Burpees, originally uploaded by mytwobabes.

A custom order!

Thanks to this blog post, I recieved a custom order for personalized burpees for soon-to-be-born Baby Alexandra! I think these turned out cuter than the first set, and I love the flannel fabric I found for a steal at Target... though I did feel a bit guilty buying a pack of perfectly good recieving blankets and cutting them up!

So I did decide to sell these by custom request - though it may be a while before they show up in my Etsy shop. I have some key fobs in the works as well, and may just add them all this Fall, just in time for the Christmas season sales.

If you would like a set for your little one, it is $15.00 for two (+ shipping), with various backing flannels. I also have two more girl options, and boy design fabrics which you can see HERE on Flickr.

Enjoy Jenny! Thanks so much for the order!

Painted Mirror Frame - Not exactly as it should be...

Painted Mirror Frame - pic 1, originally uploaded by mytwobabes.

I saw this great photo, that inspired me to try this on my own. It really didn't look so hard, and you can find all kinds of these painted vintage mirrors on Etsy.
I chose to use a pink spray paint from Krylon (Ace Hardware)... the only pink spray color available... and it looked (on the can) like the perfect shade of pink for my girls' room.
Okay, so the spraying part was easy and and I used two coats. But I just do not like the color! It is more of a matte mauve as it turns out, not so much the bright candy pink I was trying to achieve. Do you think it was because of the old frame? Maybe it soaked it in differently than it should have? or maybe I need a couple more coats? Or a brush & bucket to achieve the right look?
Have you tried this on your own? I'd love to have more tips and try again!

Embroidered Burpees - What a fun & easy project!

Embroidered Burp Cloth - set of 2, originally uploaded by mytwobabes.

This was such a fun project to do. I had promised my sister-in-law that she 'may be getting some burpees with the baby's name' and had to make good on my promise once Emma Rose was born! I made some in green for Baby Evan as well, and my sister Emily loves them too!

I am thinking of offering them in my shop. They are really simple to make and a lot of fun to see the end result. The name was embroidered by Becky at Spirit Of Giving, and I destached some fleece I had purchased from the Holland Rescue Mission Thrift Store for the back side. They are super soft and so perfect for baby!

What do you think, should I offer more sewing projects in my shop? Winter is coming our way and I am getting the itch to sew, sew, sew!

On a side note... I am being BLASTED with label business these days in the MyTwoBabes shop... this week I surpassed 700 sales! wahoo! Now to keep up with processing them all and shipping them on time!