Crafting, again and again...and a bit of beltane prep

It's one of those weeks where I craft tons and can't show any; they are all for swaps and posting the items here will spoil some people's surprise!

I've embellished 5 tees, 1 I made from scratch!
I'm making various stuff for Beltane (3 items done so far), and one for a Garden swap (2 items done). I'm also into a Punk Toddler Swap but I'm waiting on my partner still.

Cow Diaper made by Ilovesnails

I've started using the cloth diapers... the more waterproof ones since my covers are still where we lived before. My daugther seems happy in them :)

I'm also slowly thinking of what we will be doing for Beltane. The BF will be over the head with studies of course...

But I'll find some nice toddler friendly activity; maybe a mini may pole or just showing her own to dance with ribbons, green man mask out of felt... We'll be cooking together, of course!
We'll probably dress up and dance around. Hurray for Youtube, having great pagan songs my daugther loves (she sings, too!)

Beltane Song

From the Pagan and Wiccan Parenting Page

Good Bye Winter,

Good bye Winter,

Good bye Winter,

Good bye Winter,

We wish you'd leave us now.

(replace the following words for "Winter:" snow, slush, snowsuits, cold wind, and any thing else the children come up with.)

Come back Springtime,

Come back Springtime,

Come back Springtime,

We wish you'd come today.

(replace the following words for "Springtime:" green grass, flowers, birds, and any thing else the children come up with.)


In very deed, Come Back Spring!!

Cloth diapers!

Today I received the greatest package of diapers awesomeness !!

newborn

with a belly snap!


Medium

With details


Large, currently drying to be used tomorrow (or even today)


My daugther trying to put a new born one on one of her dolls


Potty Training


Nighties, she also included supplementary layers for those


Extras: Fabric cube and the cutest pink monkey

A bunny with an owl


there was also a dress shirt and some glittery fabric

thanks a lot Ilovesnails it was wonderful swapping with you!!

Watercolor for cloth diapers

I place a little ad in my craftster signature saying I'd do anything for a batch of cloth diapers... Well, some gentle lady wanted to trade! She's making me a whole set of cloth diapers, from new-born to potty training, and I had to do wall art for her. She asked for something cheery, colorful, fun and bright. She also said she loved the color orange and jellyfishes. So I went for a seacreature theme.


Close-ups

The Turtle Family


The seahorse with Mommy Octopus and baby

Starfish and Jellyfish


Crab and goldfish with baby

The Crab is a design I draw often, sew on my baby cloths, etc. I even have it tattooed on my shoulder and it has a name: Butterbeer! :P


6 month old Mariann modeling a Butterbeer onesie

The octopus is usualy his companion, and his name is Fantomp. I don't have names for the rest of the little gang though...


size 1 baby sneaker on sell here

The canvas are shipping of to Ontario tomorrow, so we'll see in 5 days if she'll like them of not! *cross fingers*

Another month has passed

image from here

I feel really serene and peaceful today. The weather by the window isn't all that sunny, but it doesn't snow or ran, and trees barely moves.

I'm pretty advance on the assignment I gave myself, both my Ostara swap are mostly done, and so is the 4 canvas I agreed to paint in exchange of a whole kit of diaper cloths.

Image from this thread

She's making me newborns, medium, large and even 2 potty training ! Those are for a friend of hers, I'll post mine when I get them. 24 of them! O_O Almost all of them will be all-in-one, and some with pads for the nights. They look so fun and comfy! ahah

She's going to open a shop on etsy, I'll post the link when she opens it.

I'm also doing a batch of felt chocolate bunny, and I'll post a tutorial for them on my play food blog.

I've also transformed an old jacket of mine into a pretty long coat for my toddler
and we had a photoshot (she loves that). Here's my little witch in her witchy coat (she like mommy's!)

Papa says she looks like she's floating in it. She loves it and loves the freedom to run around without huge snowsuit constraint.... And to make mommy exercise a bit!