Appleton Dance

I just made this for a baby shower.  I thought they turned out super-cute and can't wait to see my new nephew in them! I got the idea from this blogpost on TipJunkie .  The download file and instructions are available here as free printable from Parties by Hardie .  I hadn't used the iron-on transfers before and was really happy with how easy they were to use and how well they stood up to the wash.  One of them got a little damaged, but I think it looks cool. I gave them as a gift along with a frame with 12 windows, one for each month's picture.   Now all we need is the baby to arrive! -Alisa PS - Jenn at  Parties by Hardie  has lots more neat printables available on her  Etsy  store.  (We used some of the  Monkey Baby Shower  images at the shower and they turned out adorable!) Instructions I used these supplies: 3 sheets of   Avery T-Shirt Transfers for Inkjet Pr...

Tiny totes have a party! This pattern for a four-inch, Small Treat Tote ,  designed by Monica Solorio-Snow of  HappyZombie ,  is available free on the All People Quilt website. This Appleton Dance post describes how we made tiny totes from the free  pattern, and  gives our recommendations about making  multiples of this tote for parties and gifts. We also provide information (at the end of the post) on how to size-up the pattern to make a 10-inch tote, and a link to directions for a 16x18-inch shopper tote.  This week w e made three-dozen tiny totes for a happy event, filling the totes with colored tissue paper and individually wrapped chocolates. We added a badge with the party date printed on one side and a picture from the party theme printed on the other side. The badges were made using a purchased PDF from Jennifer Hardie's Parties by Hardie shop at Etsy .  We used a hole-punch to put a hole at the top of each badge and tied a bad...