by Whitney
I hope the person behind Friends With a Fish is not offended by my stealing her idea. I’m sure she does a more artful job than the rest of us untrained photographers could do. But I think I might try this myself anyway.
Those favorite baby clothes that you are saving for something (you don’t know what and let’s face it, you’re never going to make that quilt and neither is your mother) can be memorialized yet another way. Take a close up photo of the fabric using the macro setting on your camera (that little tulip icon). Print and frame.
See a more creative take on this at FriendsWithaFish.com
Related post: Keepsake your baby clothes
by Whitney
There is a lovely knitting shop in Oakland that invites us to come and knit with other moms, babies and moms-to-be. If you are a local to this area, check out Article Pract on Thursdays at 10.30.
Sarah in Portland wrote, “Mabel’s has long offered a knitting with babies hour on Mondays (1 to 3 p.m. I think), although I’ve most often gone with my babies at odd times and, often, found other babies there.”
Abundant Yarn & Dyeworks, also in Portland, has “clubs” — one is expectant moms, etc. They don’t have a specific time for babies now, either, but they welcome babies with toys and a little table just for them in the cafe.
Our Cambridge, MA correspondent, another Sarah, wrote “Minds Eye Yarns does not have a specific new moms group, however babies and children are always welcome, so long as they are accompanied by a parent or guardian! We also have lots of wonderful knitting patterns for baby and children’s clothing, toys, blankets etc, so come on down and check us out!”
Photo courtesy of shescrafty.com.
by Heather
By now your baby is actually cute, right? Consider getting notecards or something commemorative for the grandparents from ofoto.com or Shutterfly. Notecards make great thank you notes, invitations, or announcements.
Also, if you’ve been emailing jpegs to all your friends and family, quit it already and set up some albums you can share. “Yes, your baby is the most beautiful ever, but quit clogging my in-box,” they’re thinking.
These sites have many interesting ways to put your kid’s mug on a mug…so shop around and use coupon codes. And please resist the urge to make a giant blanket out of your tiny baby’s face. It’s just not right.
What other fun and silly things have you seen?
by Whitney
When you go for walks through the neighborhood, pick up take-out or delivery menus from restaurants you pass by. Try to keep 5 or 10 menus on hand for places you really like.
A tip I read on parenthacks is to have the working parent(s) keep the menus at the workplace. Place a phone call for takeout from work, and pick it up on the way home.
A tip I learned from my husband is to simply program the number in your cell phone. In my phone, Ruen Pair comes right before Ryan and after Ross.
