Sew Much Fun!!

Last week I realized that now that Rebecca is 9 years old (how did that happen?) she might be interested in learning how to sew. I asked her and she was really excited to learn. We started with a tag toy as it's fairly simple sewing in straight lines and we had such a good time working on this project together! The first time I pulled out the camera to take her picture of our project she pretended to be shy. You can see that that didn't last long!

Here you have it, Rebecca's first sewing project: a tag toy!

Removing the pins after the first run around the toy using a zig-zag stitch

Sewing the front and back together. Hey, where did the tags go?

That's a lot of material to get through a small space!

Hey! How did they get there??

Showing her finished project off with pride!

I had originally intended to send this blanket to Ohio where I had an order outstanding but I quickly decided I couldn't part with her first creation. We talked it over and Rebecca's first sewing project is now tucked safely away for her to give to her new cousin Hannah when she arrives! A gift from the heart!

Tess and Her Taggies

Julie and I have been wonderful friends for almost 3 years now. Wow! Time sure flies! It was her announcement on a scrapbooking site of her upcoming adoption of Tess that planted the final seed in my heart and I began my own adoption journey to Hannah, just 5 short days later. She and I became fast friends and even though it took over 2 years for us to finally meet in person, we clicked immediately online.

Long before I began blogging *gasp!!* Julie and I corresponded via emails. She was also the person who was instrumental in helping me set up 'Catherine's Chatter - Waiting for Hannah.' So when I was making my very first gift for my own precious Hannah I decided to make something for her little girl too. At the time they were both only in our hearts but they were there all the same.

My friend Michelle had made a tag blanket when her son was born and I loved the concept. I decided to make one for Hannah and Tess too. Little did I know how attached Miss Tess would become to her precious taggies! I still remember the email Julie sent shortly after returning from China telling me how Tess loved tags on all the toys she had so Julie had given her Taggie I and a new friendship between she and her little blanket was formed.

Over the past 11 months that Tess has been home, she's accumulated Taggie I, II, III, IV, V and VI! Some are still around, others have wandered away. Don't worry sweetie, Taggies VII, VIII, IX and X will be on their way to you tomorrow! LOL!

I love this picture that Julie sent a few weeks ago! Isn't she adorable?!!!


And, just this morning, here is Tess (who is growing up so quickly) took Taggie #? with her as she went on an adventure to enjoy the first snow of the season.

I love you Tess and am so thankful that you and Taggie are such special friends!

PS - When you decide what college you're going to just let me know and I'll make sure you're well stocked in Taggies boasting your school's colours! :o)

Meet Sweet Madison!

What a treat it was to wake up Monday morning to see this precious baby girl! She is the new daughter of my friend's Ming and Lorraine. Ming and Lorraine were originally going to travel with my group but due to their Chinese heritage they were expedited and are currently in China! I am so happy for them and look forward to meeting Miss Madison in person!

Congratulations Ming and Lorraine! Your daughter is beautiful!

PS - I laughed when I opened the picture to see that Madison and her tag toy had already become good friends! It's been fun to see these little toys showing up in pictures all over the place! In Minneapolis, PEI, Saskatchewan and now...China! I think I've made around 35 of them in the past year and it's fun to see where they end up...normally in mouthes of babies! :o) Yes...they sure do love their tags!

Available to You!

Babies love these! You buy them a cute little stuffed animal and what interests them? The tag! Would you like a blankie for your baby? After reading your responses to my post earlier this week I decided to make more of these and offer them to you!
I appreciated the comment someone made that it would be a nice as a small comfort item that could easily be carried by a child and fit into a diaper bag. I changed the size so that the flannel portion is approx. 12" x 12" and the loops extend to make the final size approx. 15" x 15".

There are 2 colour combos available: Primary Fun and

Pastel Princess.

The price is $15.00CDN or $15.00US which includes shipping.

If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please email me.

They make wonderful comfort lovies for your baby, your newly adopted child or a great shower gift for a Mommy-to-be!