Breastfed/No Pacifiers Sticker

A friend suggested that I mark on Denver's hospital name sign that he should be breastfed only so we would steer clear of any miscommunication with nurses, etc. while we are in the hospital. I thought that was a great idea, but didn't want to mess up his name sign (I couldn't figure out a way to incorporate it and keep it cute), so I decided to make one more quick little "sticker" to go on Denver's bed to make sure that everyone understands our wishes for him while we are there. Of course, I made it to match the rest of our "gear" we are taking up there.

I have a bag that has all of our stuff in it, so that it's easy to get to and I don't forget about anything. I made sure that I have a pair of scissors, a roll of scotch tape, and a couple of command strips (for the wreath), so we should be all set once we get there!

Hospital Name Sign

I had some blue cardstock and ribbon left and time on my hands, so I decided to make a little name sign for Denver's bed while he's at the hospital. I'm sure that the nurses are going to think I'm a nutcase with all this stuff that I'm bringing up there but it's helped me pass the time without having a nervous breakdown, so I'm all for it. :)

Now all we need is a little boy to make his arrival so we can put all this stuff I've been making to good use!

Hospital Visitor Treats

Everyday that Denver doesn't come - I figure out something else to do to keep myself a little busy. If not, I'm way too anxious and kind of wander around the house looking for something to do. The last time I was at Hobby Lobby I picked up a plain paper gift bag for just 50 cents. I already had some treat bags and some "It's A Boy" ribbon. I just needed something to put in the treat bags! I really wanted something to pass out as people come to see us at the hospital. I decided to make shortbread cookies with royal icing. I made the dough up but had trouble with it when rolling it out (in hindsight I probably shouldn't have been trying to do it at 11 at night) so I got frustrated and just threw the dough away and decided to buy something. I called the bakery and depending on what I was looking for, they wanted anywhere from $1.50-$3 per cookie and you had to order at least $50. I wanted something cute but didn't want to spend a fortune on anything so when D and I were at Wal-Mart the next day we found some of those soft sugar cookies with blue icing. Each container was $2.50 and had 10 cookies so I picked up 4 containers for $10. Much better than the bakery alternative!

I just made a label to match the wreath and used spray adhesive on it to attach it to the bag.

And then I put each cookie in a treat bag and tied them with a piece of "It's a Boy" ribbon. Something cute and cheap to hand out to our visitors!

Hospital Door Hanger

I bought a little door hanger at Hobby Lobby for 79 cents and decided to make something for the door at the hospital. In case you haven't noticed, I've had a bit of energy lately I took it outside and spray painted it Heirloom White and then just made another scalloped piece to match the jar, wreath, etc that I've been making. I used the last tiny bit of ribbon I had to make a bow. I just glued the bow to the top of the hanger and then used Elmer's spray adhesive to glue the scalloped piece to the hanger.


Because the wreath says "Oh Joy, It's a Boy" I didn't want something else on the door that said that so I put "Welcome Denver" instead.


Here's what it looks like hanging on a door. I can't wait for (someone) to get pictures of everything up at the hospital.

Wreath for Hospital door

My sister-in-law made a wreath for us to take to the hospital but I hung it up in Denver's room and was worried that the trip to the hospital and back might damage it some (while we're trying to lug everything else around) so I decided to make another one that would be cute but I wouldn't be heart broken if something happened to it. So, I sat down with some rubber bands, a styrofoam wreath base, a package of size 1 diapers (I used about 25), a hot glue gun and some ribbon.


Diapers and rubber bands. At least one end of the diapers should be white unless you don't mind seeing the decorations on them. These are Pampers.


Lay the diapers out flat and start rolling them from the open side first towards the closed (bottom) side of the diaper.


The key (I learned the hard way) is to roll the diaper in a slight cone shape.


It should look something like this - not a noticeable size different from the top to the bottom but it makes a big difference when you're attaching all of the diapers to the wreath. Just trust me on that one!


Then just secure them with a rubber band.


Then I started laying them out around the wreath frame to see how many I would need. In hindsight, I would wrap the wreath frame with ribbon. You can't see it once it's hung up but it does look a bit unfinished when you're just holding it.


I forgot to take pictures of putting the ribbon on. I just wrapped it around one diaper to see how much I needed then used that cut piece of ribbon as a template for all the other pieces I needed to cut. I cut them all out and then just wrapped it around the diapers and hot glued them on. Just pull the ribbon tight and put the hot glue only on the ribbon and you won't mess up the diapers (you especially want to do this if you're making this for a gift). Then I tied ribbon around the wreath base to use as a hanger and then I went around the wreath and hot glued all the diapers on.


I bought a little wooden sign at Hobby Lobby and spray painted it antique white. I knew that I wanted the wreath to match the "Oh Joy, It's a Boy" stuff I had been making so I decided to make the same thing I had made for the nurses' gift jar. I used Elmer's Spray Adhesive to secure it to the sign and then just ran baby blue ribbon through it to tie to the wreath. I hot glued it to the back of the wreath and then just made a simple bow and hot glued it to the top of the wreath.


And here it is all done! I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. I'm not going to lie - it was much harder than I thought it would be and took me about 4 hours. Will probably be the last time I make one!

Painted Wine Glass

Since I have some time on my hands, I have decided to make a few things before Denver gets here. Mainly for him, but I did want to throw in something for me!

I decided that I would paint a wine glass and use it to hold my ice at the hospital. Then, I got to worrying about the glass so I bought this plastic hurricane style glass at Hobby Lobby for $2.50 instead. I picked up some "It's a Boy" ribbon and a few paint pens (I was trying to make this easy on myself instead of getting glass paint and all that jazz).

I was worried that my hand wasn't steady enough to decorate all over the glass without making it look insane, getting upset and then having to start over with a new glass. So, I got out my silhouette machine and cut out some vinyl. Instead of using the pieces I cut out, I used the outline of each piece as a stencil.

Placing all of the stencils was a little time consuming, but I figured the effort would be worth it in the end.

Then, I got out my paint pens and away I went. I bought the cheapest paint pens I could get with a fine tip. They are made by Tree House Studio and I purchased them at Hobby Lobby for $2.99 each. Whoever invented paint pens must be rich because the brand I normally buy (and don't pay any attention obviously) are $5 each! Wowza!

Once I got everything painted (two coats) and it dried, I started taking the stencils off. This is the side of the glass. I am in love with the tiny baby feet. I think that's my favorite thing about the glass! This is the back.

And the bottom. I'm sure this has some truth to it! :) And this is the glass all finished with a small bow. I have it all wrapped up and with the rest of the stuff I need to pack to take to the hospital. How cute is it?