Baby Elephant

I love crafts. My friend GC was throwing a baby shower for another friend at church, who’s expecting a baby boy. G asked me to help out with the invitations, so we got together and brainstormed. We decided on yellow, and a hand-carved rubber stamp, to print on the cards with acrylic paint… GC is even more crafty than me (we are the types who tend to hoard craft supplies) and she had some textile medium to mix with the paint to make it fabric-friendly. So, we made all kinds of matching goodies. I printed muslin patches and sewed them onto a gingham/fleece blankie with satin edging; and printed onto some newborn onesies. I’d been meaning to try knitting baby socks, and I managed to finish a pair in time for the shower – with stranded-colorwork checker designs on the cuffs… which are hemmed with a knit-in facing to cover the loose strands on the back. No snagging on tiny toes!