February's Second Friday

*Giveaway and Freebie at the end of this post.

This is my baby sister:)  A couple weeks ago, I went out to visit her when she looked like this...

for the record: baby was a surprise and we took pictures with both the boy pin and girl

Last weekend, she and her husband welcomed a baby boy!

The Buth Family

And we are OVER THE MOON excited to celebrate this little guy!  Jackson, you are a precious gift from God.  I'm just wondering why you couldn't come a couple days early, so I could have been there to snuggle you?!?!  I'll admit I'm a wee bit jealous that my husband is going to get to see him first:(  But then again, my husband maybe deserves some boy time with 5 girls at home:)

So FEBRUARY has even more reason to celebrate now.   Welcome to the world Jackson!

Zippered Pouch, Diaper Keeper, Changing Mat

Since Baby was a surprise, I had my sister pick out a boy fabric and a girl fabric, and told her I would sew any baby stuff she wanted once baby arrived.  I couldn't really get a jump start on sewing....I had to wait!

So this week I've been busy sewing Dinosaurs!  With 5 girls, it was fun to drown myself in boy stuff:)

Diaper Keeper, Zippered Pouch, Changing Mat

She needed all the tools of a new mom to keep her life organized now that Jack is here!  I don't know about changing BOY diapers, but I do know that you need the diapers and wipes handy and a mat.

Zippered Pouch

 She wanted a zippered pouch to keep all her baby essentials.  Making it plastic lined will make it easy to wipe out if something spills.  Plenty of room in there if Mom wants to stash some stuff too!

Zippered Pouch

And if Jack messes up his clothes....

Small Wet Bag

Don't worry, cause Mom has extra dry clothes in the wet bag!  And then contain the mess by slipping the dirty/wet stuff into the wet bag.

Snuggle Blanket

 And when Jack gets fussy and tired, she'll just need to pull out his snuggle blanket to help sooth him.

Snuggle Blanket

This luggage tag on her diaper bag is a great place to stash his Doctor's Business Card as well as lost and found information.  

Luggage Tag

When he gets bigger, he can tag his backpack for school or his suitcase for trips to Grandma and Grandpa's house.

These early days are just about feeding and sleeping.  But he is going to have the cutest drool and spit with this dino set.  Are late night feedings any easier or better if you have cute accesories?  I think so:)

Bibs and Burp Cloth

A couple new things that have been developed just for my new nephew...

Paci Keeper

 There is nothing worse than a newborn that keeps dropping his pacifier and when it rolls under something and you can't reach it and you are JUST SO TIRED!  I get it.  My girl, throws her paci in the car and then gets mad if you can't reach it:)  No way I was gonna take several 18 hour drives without a paci keeper this past Christmas!

Clip on one end  attachs to the bib or his outfit and elastic on the other end keeps the paci from falling.  I tried to make it versitle since I didn't know what his paci preference would be.

Paci Pocket

And my sister can stash a couple extras in her paci pocket attached to the outside of the diaper bag.  An extra paci is always close at hand.

No doubt that they are going to be GREAT parents.

EVERYONE deserves to be equiped for greatness!

Set includes Diaper Keeper, Burp Cloth and Bib

I am giving away a FREE New Baby Gift Set this week!  Win it to keep or gift!  You pick the fabric that you want.

I'll also offer FREE embroidery on any baby items this week.  Just send me a convo and we'll work it out!

Rules for the GIVEAWAY:

Entry ONE:

1. "Like" the Umbrella Girl Shop on facebook.  (that way you don't miss anything important:)

2. Come back here and tell me you "liked" us or you already do.

Entry TWO:

3.  Leave a comment here with a good parenting tip, must have baby item, or words of wisdom for these new parents.

Good luck everyone!

Giveaway and free embroidery expire on February 14th, 2013 at 11:59pm.  Winner will be announced on Friday, February 15th.

Library Bags

I had a request from a friend who wanted some library bags for her kids to use this summer.  She also wanted some of my luggage tags to use on the bags to hold the library cards.  The pocket on the fish and owl are smaller, so I customized the luggage tags to fit the library cards.

(anyone wanting the same thing will need to request the larger pocket)

 She has a boy and a girl, so there are two versions of the same bag.

"Mom" chose the brown corduroy for the bottom so that it wouldn't show the dirt as quickly:)

The bag is fully lined and has a 2" gusset at the bottom to allow it to sit open a bit and fit the books better.

Each bag is fully lined and looks the same on the inside as the outside.

These will show up in my shop next week when I reopen.  Thanks for the inspiration, Cass! 

I love working on your projects.  (Your bag is coming soon)

Custom Order

Another Custom Order that I wanted to share.  Some friends ordered backpack tags for all their kids.  

Our Little Buddy "N" wanted his initial on his "Matthew Plaid" circle tag.

They needed two fish to swim at school, an "Olivia Plaid" and a "Matthew".

And this dear "Spotted Owl" is enjoying his "Plaid Olivia" belly.

Want your own custom luggage/backpack tag?  Click on my shop on the upper left side.

Surf Boards

SO, SO, CUTE!  These little surf board luggage/backpack tags came from an idea that someone who had a question about my fish.  She's a party planner and doing a surf themed birthday party.  Couldn't get the surf boards out of my head, so I whipped a couple up this evening.

The pink one has a strip of colored fabric in the middle.

The green plaid has two white ribbon strips.

The orange one, I tried to do the stripes with just stitching.

Look for them to be added to the etsy shop soon!

Custom Owl

I just love the vines on this little guy! I likely never would have done it myself, but thanks to my custom order, I have a new favorite. This guys going in the mail today. Visit my etsy shop if you want one too!

I just love the vines on this little guy! I likely never would have done it myself, but thanks to my custom order, I have a new favorite. This guys going in the mail today. Visit my etsy shop if you want one too!