Carla's BabyCakes: 2013

Monday, February 11, 2013

My New Favor 'it Purse Obession

One of my favorite things to shop for is a new purse. As a matter of fact it's a personal tradition of mine to buy myself a new purse on my birthday. It's my way of guaranteeing that at least one gift will be perfect and exactly what I wanted (when you have a husband and nine kids that spend little to no time shopping this is a necessary evil in my house). Over the years I have acquired quite a collection of gorgeous handbags, too many according to my husband but every woman knows you can never have too many purses.
Not long ago, I was attempting to design a party favor that would blend my love of purses with my continuous quest to provide a usable gift for guests. I played around with a few different designs and ended up putting the project aside to accommodate customer orders and the impending holidays.
While visiting over the holidays, my granddaughter Ty, explored my craft room and happened upon my experiment. She was instantly in love with the design and insisted that they all belonged to her. She played with them, using them to hold her lip gloss, nail polish, and anything else that she could fit in them. She wanted to know if I would make a few more for her friends, because she wasn't sharing the 6 that I said she could have. The next thing I knew was my 16 year-old's wanted one too, so I've decided to offer them for sale as 'Favor Purses'. The overall reception of them has been overwhelming, but as I've already stated - A women could always use another cute purse.

Christmas Glitter Purses

Spring Color Purses

Zebra Print Favor Purses with Thank Your Polish

Glittery Zebra Print Favor Purse

Teal + Brown Favor Purse

I love them all! The sky's the limit as far as colors go and they are the perfect size for adding a special little gift inside, whether its a baby or bridal shower, all the females will appreciate receiving another 'CUTE' purse!

As always if you are interested in these or something designed for your event, please feel free to contact me at carlasbabycakes@gmail.com

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The dream God gives you guarantees, no matter what it looks like now, when it’s all over, your dream will come to pass. - T.D. Jakes

Monday, January 21, 2013

Rock-a-Bye Baby Bassinets

I have been busy, busy, busy working on a multitude of different projects, but one of my recent favorites has been these adorable diaper bassinets. The ease of disassembling them, the re-usability factor and affordability are high on my list of attributes, fast making them a 'Customer Favorite' also.

They are constructed from disposable diapers (naturally), burp cloths and bibs, although sometimes I substitute infant wash cloths instead of bibs.

Here are a few examples of the design made with store bought items.

Pink Zebra Diaper Bassinet:
I love this one for the baby girl with a wild side. :)
$25.00 plus shipping

Blue Spaceship Diaper Bassinet
For the baby boy that will makes his parents heart soar out of this world!
$25.00 plus shipping

Neutral Cheetah Print Diaper Bassinet on a covered wipe case base.

For the parents who haven't shared the sex of the baby (or they just like animal prints)!

$25.00 plus shipping

Pink Lamb Diaper Bassinet

The perfect gift for a special baby girl!

$25.00 plus shipping

I have also had the pleasure of adapting this design to utilize 'Custom made' burp cloths and bibs from a wonderful shop I found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Grammys-Treasures). I love her products and use them as often as I can in my designs. Check her out!

A few Diaper Bassinets created with her products - they are becoming my favorites!

Blue Camouflage Diaper Bassinet

Contact me for pricing

Neutral Diaper Bassinet with Teddy

On a matching diaper cake base.

Isn't this adorable!