Bartlebaby

Who knew I could still tumble? Selling water bottles, coffee mugs, and sippy cups like a champ. So why am I making burp cloths and pacifier clips instead?

All set up and ready for shoppers. I’m at the 30th annual Essex Craft Show in Vermont, and although I’m happy to be here, I’m missing my chance to dress up as King Candy for the Childcare Center Halloween Party today. I’ll just have to be king another day…

It’s amazing what some strategically placed lights can do for a booth. (And what they can do for the temperature - I’m roasting today!)

All set up and ready to sell at the Taste of Stowe Arts Festival. A little light reading for the day (George Eliot’s Ramola topping out at almost 600 pages) and my trusty calculator to keep me company. Yes, that is the new 17 oz stainless lined water bottle with exchangeable hot beverage lid. I love it! No more straw, but with dual tops - narrow for drinking, wide for washing. Who knew a water bottle could make me so happy?

I am so excited about the new fabric that just arrived. I can’t wait to make something out of this sushi fabric, but mostly I can’t wait to go have sushi at Hayashi when I’m back in Virginia later this week!

I guess I got a little blanket happy tonight. Just when I think I’ve made the cutest one ever, I finish another and change my mind.

Just about as cute as can be. I used the squares around the monkeys to make this blanket sort of quilted. It is so soft that now I want one sized for me.

I told you it transformed. There are snaps (tougher for little fingers to undo mid-meal) and when done, voilà, unsnap, shake, and all clean! Ok, so maybe it will need a wipe too, but there are no corners and crevices to store gross remnants for some undetermined length of time. This beauty gets tested tomorrow by the messiest eater I can find!

The first attempt at a laminated cotton bib is here. Working at a childcare center, I’ve come to appreciate the laminated or oilcloth bibs that wipe clean rather than needing washing after each use (especially since I do the laundry for the whole center and the kids eat three times while with us). But wait…you ask, where is the pocket to catch the food? Well, it is a transformer bib. You’ll see!

For those of you wondering when I would figure out that the tote straps needed to be webbing with the same fabric over, the answer is tonight January 12. I used MM laminated cotton so it is wipe-able and I made it a bit larger with my step sister in mind (she has four boys). I take it to my marketing committee (or co-workers) tomorrow to see if they think it’s a) worth spending money for and b) in need of an interior pocket.

So I started making these taggies for the kids at my childcare center (the babies and toddlers at least) and I’m having fun. New product? New way to use all of my super fun ribbon? Methinks so.

BizBaz cometh. Bartlebaby selleth. Kara moveth about as to prevent the spread and sprawl of crafter butt, a truly perilous malady that runneth rampant in these parts.