Lots of Upcycles in my Etsy!

I have been busy recycling this past week! One of my favorite kinds of sewing!! I have so many thrifted tees that need a new home and upcycling turns them into new creations!

I love sewing for little boys, but sometimes little boys don't like wearing things that are custom made after a certain age. Upcycling seems to solve that problem! In my experience most boys love a character printed tee! I never cared for them, but once they are upcycled they look pretty cute!!

Here are just a few that are up in my shop! I will have a few more by the weekend. Trying to start stocking a wide variety of sizes from bitty babes to big boys 10/12!

Marvel Super Heroes!

Halloween!

Patrick Star!


Lots more! Feel free to click my etsy ZooTZ link to see the rest! Off to sew now, Tristan is in a good mood this morning so I hope to get a lot done!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ZooTZ?ref=si_shop

Custom Owl Layette Set

This little set is all finished and on its way to a new home! I hope the momma will enjoy putting her new little one to be in this darling layette.

I think this owl print is one of my favorites in a long time. I just love the colors and they are perfect for a fall baby!!

Now off to my sewing machines!! I have something really cool happening on Monday! It has been top secret for months now and I can't wait to share it on Monday will all the cloth diaper mommas!! Stay tuned, pics to follow!!

The Sweetest Set!

Oh I am in love!! With owls, and wool shorties!! No way, I didn't knit these, I can only dream of having those kind of skills! Elizabeth over at Lizards Landing on etsy did these as a custom for Tristan.

I can not wait to get more! We love them and the fit is perfect. Her customer service is awesome and she is just all around sweet!!

These were not off the mail truck for 5 minutes before I had tackled my fabric stash for matching knits. I settled on a lap tee from the summer 2011 issue of Ottobre and a fitted knit diaper.

Love it! Can't wait to show my family this Saturday at my Grandfather's 82 birthday and my uncles 60th!

Happy sewing mommas!

Rooooaaarrr! Dino Dude Custom Romper!

1 out of 4 sets finished for an etsy customer! I love this set and can't wait to make Tristan one just like it! This one is for a newborn, not yet born! Now off to bed, lots of sewing left to do in the morning!

Snap It Up Baby Sack Gown Pattern

Finally My Pattern!

It has taken me about a year, but finally I have my "Snap It Up Sack Gown" in PDF form and ready to go! The first 20 flew out of my etsy shop this past week and I hope everyone who purchased one is having fun sewing!

The pattern includes the choice of vneck or roundneck, long sleeves or no sleeves and you can choose to mix and match fabrics to your hearts desire!! I LOVE mixing it up and don't think I have made a plain one yet!! If you aren't into sewing, well I still offer them in my zootzbaby shop. I have a whale one and a surfing one up in the shop right now. I should be adding more in the next month or so.

And while we are talking shop, I haven't said this, but if you ever see something on the blog that you would just love for me to sew up for your baby boy, please don't hesitate to contact me through one of my etsy shops. I love custom orders and enjoy working one on one with mommas!

Here are the 2 that are in my shop now:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77058358/whale-baby-sack-gown-and-knotty-hat-set

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61688114/surf-baby-sack-gown-newborn-to-6-months

And here are samples of ones that I have done in the past! You really can sew your own sack gown. They aren't difficult and once you get the hang of it, it sews up pretty fast!!

And there isn't a whole lot of things cuter than a newly bathed newborn in a sack gown and beanie!!

Here is the link over at my etsy shop if you would like to purchase a pattern. Use the code BLOG10 to save 10% off of anything in my zootz and zootzbaby shops!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77423162/snap-it-up-baby-sack-gown-layette-pdf

I hope everyone has a Happy Friday!! I am working on a couple of custom orders before heading to a family reunion on Saturday and the beach with family on Sunday!

Long Time No Post

I can't believe it has been so long since I posted. Life has been very hectic lately and I just can't seem to get everything all together. Lately, we are doing better and I have begin to carve out a little me time once again. I love my baby, but I think I had forgotten about how much time in my day would go to just caring for him. He is such a delight and joy, I can't believe how fast the time is passing.

Tristan is such a smiley baby, even at 12, 2, 4 and 6 AM. Yes, you heard me right! This momma gets no sleep, even now at over 10 months old. Somehow my little guy missed the part about having to get his rest. He is on the go, ALL of the time!! No rest for the weary!!

I have sewn some in the last month, I need to go back and check my photo albums and update everything here. I love sewing for the summer!! I just wish my baby boy would grow a little taller so I had an excuse to sew something for him. His height is only about 3% on the charts, which means he hasn't grown a lot since 4 or 5 months old. I'm sure soon he will have a growth spurt and outgrow all of his mama made!

I owe the ladies that entered my drawing a HUGE apology. Life threw me for a little while and I did not get all of the packages out for the beanie scraps. IF you didn't get your package, please know that I will have it out this Monday. I am going through my big bin of scraps and finding fun ones for beanies!! Everyone should have gotten the PDF by email back when the drawing ended. If you didn't please post here and I will see about getting a copy to you.

And speaking of patterns, I am happy to say that I finally released my baby sack gown pdf this past week. It was a whopping success and I have already sold out of the first round in my etsy shop, zootz. I hope that everyone that purchases it will enjoy making baby gowns!! I just love sewing it and can't wait to see everyone's creations!!

Can't post without a pic, so here is a snap it up baby romper that I did for Tristan just yesterday. It matches diapers that I made a while back, I just love this print!

Happy sewing ladies and I hope to blog quite often now!! Oh, and I am trying to respond to comments, but blogger isn't letting me! Very frustrating. I hope that fix it soon, or I will have to find a new blog home!I have added a custom for this romper in my zootzbaby shop! Remember to use the code BLOG10 for 10% off anything in my shop!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77819351/pirate-skulls-snap-up-romper-custom

Sweet Sack Gowns Added to the Store!

Tristan has way too many clothes and way too many gowns. These were all made for my sweet baby boy, but never worn. If you want one grab them quick, they usually sell within 24 hours of posting them!

I hope to have a girly one to add to the store later today

Surf Sack Gown and Hat

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61688114/surf-baby-sack-gown-newborn-to-6-months

Owl Sack Gown and Hat

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61689089/owl-baby-sack-gown-newborn-to-6-months

Ooga Boog Sack Gown and Hat

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61688631/ooga-booga-sack-gown-newborn-to-6-months

Now I am off to put Tristan down for a morning nap and hopefully get some sewing done! I hope everyone has a great weekend!!