Baby Shower Gift Idea

A few days ago I was invited to a really good friend's baby shower.

She's having her first baby girl!

{So exciting!!!}

I wanted to get her something really great but it was a few days before pay day so I was on a really slim budget. 

{Ever know that feeling?!?}

I decided to make her little one a couple of unique little one peices and then package them uniquely as well.

I wish I'd taken more pictures but I'll just share what I've got.

I bought two white organic cotton bodysuits at Walmart for $2.00 a piece.

{I'm not a big organic kind of person so that was just a bonus.}

My Walmart also has a fabric section {I know some Walmart's don't} and they sell individual pre-packaged pieces of fabric that measure 18" x 21" for $1.00 a piece.

I bought two...each one with a different design.

And then here's what I did:

I used Heat n Bond {$1.97 for 1 1/4 yards at Walmart}

and, following the directions on the back of the package, I ironed it onto the back of a small piece of the fabric that I cut out.

For my template, I used a butterfly silhouette found HERE.

I followed all the directions on the back of the Heat n Bond and then I pinned my template onto the fabric and cut it out.

The next step was to peal the paper backing off of the back of the fabric from the Heat n Bond, decide where I wanted to place the butterfly, and then iron it onto the bodysuit.

Sooo simple!

I can't believe I've never done this kind of thing before!

{I know this butterfly is pretty big.  Looking back, maybe I should have downsized it!}

I chose to do a bird silhouette in a different fabric on the second bodysuit.

For those who don't already know, there are two kinds of Heat n Bond:  Lite {purple package}

and Ultra hold {red package}.

If I had used the red package I could have just stopped here and been done...but I didn't.

So I hand stitched all around each silhouette to make sure it was going to stay nice and snug on each little bodysuit.

This took a lot of time but turned out super cute!

{Close up}

{Finished Product}

{Cute little bird!}

I packaged both bodysuits in a jar that I already had on hand by rolling the bodysuits up and tying them up with twine.

I spray painted the lid of the jar to make it a little cuter and added a twine bow and a card.

I've never received a gift in a jar that wasn't jam or some kind of food, so hopefully my friend didn't think this was too far out there.

But I think it's kind of cute!!!

Linked to:  The Shabby Nest, It's FUN to craft, Home Is Where My Story Begins, The Tidy Mom, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Tatertots and Jello, The Girl Creative, Making the World Cuter, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Skip to My Lou,

C.R.A.F.T., Today's Creative Blog, Hope Studios, C.S.I. Project