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Todays theme is Baby gifts.  In my opinion, there really are not that many things that babies really need but there are so many cute and fun things to make for them that store bought gifts really pale in comparison.  Here are some pretty cute ones:

Thrift Chick makes a really functional and easy to make car seat tent.  A car seat tent will keep the sun off your precious babies face, cover them from the wind and keep germy strangers at a distance.

These baby booties from Heather Bailey are so cute and so easy to customize.  I absolutely LOVE Heather Bailey fabric (hint, hint) and her blog is chock full of eye popping color and inspiration.

Any baby’s momma would love to have a boutique style fabric covered wipes case to keep in her diaper bag.  I promise this is simple and you can do it, According to Kelly!

Want the perfect companion gift for a baby boy,  how about a pee pee teepee.  This cute little gift has been going around for over 10 years but Little Birdie Secrets has made a tutorial so you can make one too.  What is a pee pee teepee, well, if you have ever changed a baby boy you can probably figure it out.  If you have never changed a baby boy then it is a cone which covers the stream of pee pee when they spring a leak during diaper changes.

I will be working on this one very shortly for some beautiful babies on my list:  A bed time buddy and matching hat from Chez Beeper Bebe.  I am making mine out of super soft angora and cashmere sweaters and stuffing them with wool because wool does not attract dust mites so baby is safe from allergies.

For the cutest little elves,  here are some little Elf shoes from Maya Made.  These can be made from very little fabric and are high on cute factor.

And last but surely not least is my most favoritest (yes I know, not a word) beaded fabric bracelet which will look great on the youngest and oldest of girls. Make it and Love it has a nice tutorial on how.

If  you prefer to buy one, you can’t do better than Annie and Olive at Etsy.  That I know of she was the first I found (over a year ago) to make this type of bracelet.  So, so cute!!  I think all of my girls are getting one!!

All right now, get to work!!

Here goes Day number two…  Todays theme is gifts for the men in our lives.  This one was definetely a challenge but I rounded up a nice bunch of ideas.  There may be a sprinkling of ideas more to come but for now, here are ideas for guys.

This is my favorite:  Beer Soap (don’t worry if you don’t know how to make soap, this one uses ivory soap) with olive oil, oatmeal, vanilla and the guys favorite, BEER!  I was thinking of how to package it and if you don’t want to make cute labels like this one, then I thought you could patiently peel the labels off the beer bottles and wrap them around the soap bars.  I really can’t think of a guy on my list who wouldn’t want one.

And what could go better with beer soap but some beer dressed for the occasion with this knitted beer sweater (don’t worry if you are a crocheter, I wrote a pattern for a beer cozy and as soon as I find my patterns notebook I will post it at Crunchy Crochet)

How about some Ipod Cozies, this one looks really cute but manly and here is a different variation.

When you have an Ipod, it is good to have a place to keep it… tada!!

Here is a great gift and also a great recycle project, now come on are you still trying to tell me store bought is better,  where would you find something this unique?
You could call this an ibook!!  Very cute huh!

Another good idea:  my husband is a neat freak and his car is always spotless, if your gift recipient loves a neat car then this gift is for him, if not then maybe he really could use a car trash bag even more.  Finnyknits makes this trash receptacle look good and you could use whatever fabric, you could even make it with a sports fabric or logo.

Of course the easiest way to go with the men folk is right to the stomach.  You could make a basket with beef jerky, cookies, treats but I thought of an even better thing to include in your basket… chocolate covered bacon, yum!!!  As my daughter looked on with disbelief in her eyes and my hubby looked on with love in his eyes I knew this had to be something good.  Here is the recipe  This treat is so easy and I can’t wait to eat, um I mean give this to my own guy.

I was pretty much on my own for this guy challenge but my hubby threw a few more ideas my way:
Embroidered hankys, Embroidered boxers (apparently Poppa says they like anything with their name on it)
Crocheted beanie or ski cap (there are so many free patterns for this one I will leave the googling to you)
Old t-shirts quilt.
Car wash set

Oh,  I forgot one to go with the beer soap,  this is another genius but oh so simple, why didn’t I think of that project from kootoyoo.  An embroidered soap saver bag.  The way this one is made it is done to look like a tea bag but I would embroider the recipients name on the tag instead (you do it however you like)

Alright, this should keep you busy.