First months with baby.. You don't need much!

I feel that babies grow way too fast.

It was like yesterday when I held our baby girl for the very first time.

Now that she is 4 and half months old, she knows how to roll over and she is already starting to crawl.. 

Crazy right!

Before We had her I had no idea what I actually need. So I didn't want to buy much. 

I decided to buy when I actually really feel like I need it.

Most of the things I got from friends and family.

To keep everything low budget I bought second-hand, there are tons of great stuff there that are good as new, just cheaper!

So I decided to share what I needed for the first three months, what I had before she was born and what I got along the way. ( One thing that I regret.. I bought way too many clothes for size newborn )

Before she was born we got:

• Stroller (We got the Hauck Traxx Jaguar 4, we do live in country so, the bigger wheels the better)
• Car seat ( Maxi cosi cabrio)
• Crib+bed set
• Diaper changing table
• Bathtub
• Clothes ( Since I bought too many. I recommend to listen others when they say that you don't need much, because you really don't need them..)
• Diaper rash cream ( Sudocrem )
• Wet wipes
• 1 pack of Pampers ( Since I am first-time mom I had no idea how many no.2 diapers (3-6kg) I needed. We ended up using about 72 diapers per week, You can totally buy a month worth ahead of time )
• Swaddle blankets (got pack of two)
• Scissors

After she was born we got:

• Playmat
• Chicco baby bouncer ( We were having trouble with colic pain, so the vibration of the chair was very helpful )
• Infacol ( To treat colic pain, worked wonders for us! )
• Toys ( We got alot of toys from our friends and family, so many that I needed a box. You can buy one, or make it yourself. It's really easy to make, check this DIY post Here )
• Bottle ( Tommee Tippee)
• Spoon (She is now 4 months old and I started to introduce her to solids, I am making my own it's super easy and don't take much time. I found this Buzzfeed post really helpful to get started. She also has a really great tips and recipes.)
• Clothes
• Exercise ball ( I use it to strengthen her muscles and it helps with balance ) 
• Diapers, diapers, diapers.. ( So many diapers that I'm giving a try to cloth diapers . Why didn't I think about it earlier.. right? Well I did but there are so many out there.. Now I bought pack of different diapers from second-hand and see what works for me.. )

For me:

• Nipple cream
• Breastfeeding bras (from H&M)
• Breast pads (You can also make these yourself, search for instroctions from Pinterest)
• Breast bump (If you are going to be a bumping mom I recommend buying an electrical bump, since I'm not, I bought a manual bump Emma)
• Flaxseed Oil Supplement ( Swanson EFAs superior essential fatty acids to help wih my milk supply)
• Cod liver oil capsules
• Mg ( It helps her with teething )
• Bobby pillow ( It really helps to hold her, especially at the beginning  when I was so so tired from all of those sleepless nights. Now I use it to help her sit up )
• Post partum adjustable belt ( Scudetex )

Hope I didn't forget anything :)

Creativity is messy

and I am very creative!

See you next time..

DIY Nautical knot Headband for baby girl

Hey there! Today I'm going to show you how I made this Cute headband for my baby girl.

Here's what you'll need:

• fabric (you can also use an old t-shirt)
• scissors
• needle and thread or  sewing machine
• pen/pencil/marker
• something to measure with

Optional:

• yarn
• hook

Since I wanted it to cover her ears I cut my strips between 2 to 3 inches. You need to cut two strips. For the length, measure the head and cut both as long as the circumference.

The optional part:
Crochet two strings.
1st row: crochet 21.
2 row: to the second stitch crochet sc. To the next 18 crochet hdc and in the last one sc and fasten off.
Place in the middle of your fabric. Turn twice over the rope.

Do it for both sides. Sew in place.

If you have finished both of them. Do like shown with these two strings of yarn.

Pull together and sew together the middle parts of both sides.

Sew all the edges and close from the back and you're done!

Creativity is messy

and I am very creative!

See you next time ..

DIY Toy box

Now that Mia Eliise is almost 4 months old she has a lot of toys and I have nowhere to but them.
So I decided to make a box for her toys out of a diaper box.

What will you need for this project:

• Scissors
• cardboard box
• crafting paper and some paper to glue to the bottom 
• fabric
• needle and thread or sewing machine
• glue
• ruler or something else to measure with

 Now that you have everything let's get started.
First you need to measure your box and cut some crafting paper according to the size of your box. You can also lay your box on you paper and make some marks. Leave about 2 to 3 inches to top and bottom and 1 inch to both ends of your paper.

Now turn down the end from one side and glue down. The other side glue to the box so it will go over the corner ( So that when you but the other side on top you wouldn't see the cardboard.) Like so:

Glue it all around so that you have all the sides covered with paper. Now make cuts to the corners so you could turn the paper down you may have to make extra cuts to the one inch turns and turn them under and glue down to hide them.

I hope you got this so far..
Now turn in the top parts and glue to the inside of the box.

The bottom of the box is quite easy glue two of the opposite sides. And the other sides draw lines like so:

And cut along the lines... Now you should have something like this. Glue it down.

If you like what you see.. good.. but I'm going to do another extra step. Measure the bottom of your box and cut out a square/rectangle BUT an inch smaller than the bottom and glue it to the bottom. So it looks nicer.

 Now on to the fabric part..
Trace the bottom on your fabric and cut leaving an inch for sewing (when sewing bare in mind that box is about 2mm smaller from the inside than the outside).
Cut out a piece long enough to cover all the sides ( you can also make each side separately).
Leave 3-4 inches to the top so you can cover a little bit of outer side too.

 Now that you have cut your pieces sew them together ( right sides together). So that you have a box made out of fabric.

 For the bottom part of the "fabric box" turn down the edges and sew.

now put inside of your box and turn the extra fabric over the edges.

Wow it was a lot harder to explain than I thought..
If there is something, anything that you don't understand, will free to ask. I will be more than happy to answer your questions. And again pictures to the comments below :)

Creativity is messy

and I am very creative! 

See you next time ..

DIY Name sign

So the other day I saw this really cute pin of a name sign and I thought that it would be perfect for our little girls nursery corner. Since I am so crafty, I decided to do it myself using this as an inspiration.

Some time and effort and it's finished!

If you want to do one yourself  bare with me!

You will need:

• scissors
• crafting paper
• glue
• cardboard
• paper
• pen/printer

Before you can actually make a name sign you have to find a font that you like You can also make one up, like I did for "Mia". For the smaller one I searched from the internet.
Got mine from here.

Now that you have that printed out or drawed. Cut it out and glue to the cardboard or just trace it.

Cut out of the cardboard. ( If you want to make your sign thicker cut out another layer of cardboard and glue together. The bigger sign "Mia" is made out of three layers so it's very strong ).

Take your crafting paper and glue to the front. Cut out any excess paper but leave enough so that you can cover the sides and glue it to the back.

Now cut the paper as shown above.
Glue down all of the bits separately so that the edges of the curves would stay smooth. ( if your paper is too short from some places you can just cut a strip of the same paper and glue it where needed and then glue to the back).

Here you can see I've finished. I also added layer of paper to the back of the sign, if you don't it'll look like this ( This step is obviously optional ):

You can also add something to hang with (wire, yarn etc.)
 And you are done!
I would love to see your pictures in the comments.

Creativity is messy

and I am very creative!

See you next time ..