NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Think beyond the guest book: a DIY signature platter and recipe box

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So, guest books are fine. But, you know, EVERYBODY does guestbooks. And I’ll tell you what – I never ever look at the guestbook from our wedding or showers. So I set out to come up with some fun DIY guestbook alternatives. And I think I found them. Dum. Dum. Dum. You may have noticed […]

A kitchen bridal shower and cooking demonstration {red and aqua}

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Last weekend, my mom and I hosted a fun kitchen-inspired bridal shower for a family friend who’s getting married in June. It’s like family to us, so my mom and I were happy to spend time planning a fun shower together. We had fun plotting all the details. I shared the invites in April, which I think […]

A personalized superhero T-shirt and cape

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s …   My first project over at the Silhouette Blog. I’m sharing a customized DIY superhero shirt and cape for a toddler. I modeled it after a shirt Michelle and I saw at a retail store in Arizona. Her son Kenton is a superhero fanatic so I set […]

100% original onesie

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I have another custom Silhouette onesie to share today. While this appears to be more of a “boy” onesie, we found a really cute zebra flower headband to pair with it – I don’t think a girl gift has to be pink, do you? The black onesie is by American Apparel and I used the Silhouette white […]

“hi” baby onesie

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Making baby onesies for gifts has become a bit of an obsession. Making them with heat transfer material gives them an extra fun factor over those you buy in stores. And I’ve found so many great shapes in the Silhouette Online Store that I just keep making new versions. The most recent version … a […]

Because every little boy needs a tractor shirt (or ten)

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I am on a roll with the Silhouette projects lately. While I’m not required to post projects here as part of my exciting new Silhouette Design Team gig, I do get the perk of getting a box of goodies from Silhouette every month. So my inspiration levels are sky high lately. My most recent project is a simple […]