renegade craft fair

I went to the Renegade Craft Fair - Brooklyn this year for the first time. I can't believe I waited so long! There were so many great shops and products. I was in awe of all the creativity. If you missed out, there is one in Chicago this September.

Here's what I bought:

A super cute baby t-shirt from So Silly. The owner, Elaine, creates some seriously cute silk screened tees. This brooklyn bridge version is not available online yet, but she hopes to add it soon. You can get the Chicago version though. I also like the rocket ship.

A onesie from Etsy, which they were practically giving away (only $5 each!). I bought this hoping it will inspire me to finally get a shop going. But I bought it in the 6-9 month size to give me extra time. :)

Finally, I got this fantastic alphabet poster from Sycamore Street Press. I love it! They have a lot of great letter pressed products in their shop. One of my other favorites is the letter pressed frame mat - what a great idea for dressing up photos!

So I'm thinking ... maybe next summer I'll apply for a booth. I don't know what I would fill it with yet, but I'd love to be part of this.

fun with t-shirt transfers

I fell in love with iron-on t-shirt transfers recently. It is an instantly satisfying craft - you are done in literally minutes. All you have to do is find an image or photo that you like, print it on the transfer paper, and iron on. So easy! Of course, I've been doing onesies. I am totally baby-crazed.

For these projects, I used Avery brand Dark T-shirt Transfers that I found at a craft store. They are meant to be used on dark colored shirts, but I had them left over from a different project and they work just as well on white shirts. Make sure you wash your t-shirt or onesie before applying the iron-on.

a guitar hero onsie for the littlest rocker

this one has a favorite photo of our pet rabbit, Buns. Yes, that is a crown on her head. She was not pleased.

This "perfect pair" set was for my friend, Addy, who is having twins.

P.S. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your sweet comments and well wishes on the last post! I was floored.

so, want to hear about my personal life?

I don't talk about my personal life very much on this blog, since I like it to be craft-focused. However, almost a month without posting is pretty unacceptable, so I thought I'd offer an explanation (or rather, a few explanations).

So, first up, Jared graduated from law school!!! I am so proud of him - he really is a brilliant guy and has accomplished a lot since I've known him. He starts a job at a great firm here in NY in the fall. But first, he has to study, study, study for the Bar Exam.

Doesn't Jared look handsome in his robes? As you can see from the photo, we had family in town - Jared's parents, my parents and my sweet baby brother, Kevin. It was the first time to NYC for most of them, and we had a great time showing off our town.

In other BIG news, I'm pregnant! Or maybe that was obvious - my out of town friends and family said they knew it as soon as I stopped posting as frequently back in March. Here is a photo of the ever growing bump from last week:

And here is the boy, who while in the womb will be known as "Baby Jack Bauer." Because he is tough like that. Look at that face! We're pretty sure he is going to be a good one.

Becoming a mother is pretty much my life ambition, so this is an exciting time for me. We can't wait for him to arrive in October. Jared is thrilled to be having a boy, which he was certain we would have from day one.

To make life just a little more hectic, we are moving to a new apartment next Saturday. Finding an apartment in NYC is no easy feat, but we found a great place. It is a really charming pre-war apartment that has some nice architectural details. I love knowing that we are settling here for a little while and can't wait to put a little work into making our new apartment a real home. I've never been very skilled at home decorating, so we'll see how it goes! Maybe I'll post some of my DIY home improvement projects.

So, that in a nutshell is why I haven't been posting a lot of craft projects. Things have been busy around here. I do have things to post, but blogging has been bumped a few notches on the priority list. I haven't given up on the Michael Miller Baby Bootie Contest either. Luckily for me, they extended the deadline to July 7, so I plan to have my new and improved pair of booties ready just in the nick of time.