Muffin Tin Monday: {theme} the BOY!!!

Happy MTM Everybody! Just curious... have any of our blog followers tried a muffin tin lunch with their kids yet?? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Because we’ve been closely following the Celebrate the BOY month-long event over at Made by Rae & Dana MADE blogs, we’ve been consumed with all things BOY. We’ve both even been trying out their pants tutorials for our super-skinny boys. Thus, it made sense for us to carry the theme into this week’s Muffin Tin Monday! Here is what we both came up with for fun boy foods!

{Top row} Mud & Worms (choc pudding & gummy worms), Football-shaped Turkey Sandwiches, Gone Fishin’ (goldfish crackers, & pretzel/spaghetti noodle pole)

{Bottom row} A Blazing Campfire (pretzels & shredded cheese), Jello Cars, Banana Bug (pretzels, matchstick carrots & choc chips for details)



Banana Bug

If you can’t tell from the pictures, I (Mary Beth) totally had fun planning, making and serving this lunch to my little guy! He experienced many firsts eating this, but the best part for him was his discovery of JELLO! :) My favorite part of the lunch was the banana bug- I couldn’t get over how stinking cute it was!

Since my husband comes home for lunch just about every day, and our theme is all about boys, how could I leave him out of the fun? Yes, I made my manly husband a muffin tin lunch- and.he.loved.it! He told me again at dinner how fun lunch was!  Every man is a little boy at heart!

{MTM theme ideas for March: Rainbow/Dr Seuss/Green/St Patricks Day}

Head over to Muffin Tin Mom to see what other people are coming up with today!



Boy Pants

We've been following along with the Celebrate the Boy blog series happening this month at Made and Made by Rae, with anticipation.  I was super duper overly excited when Dana posted the Kids Pants tutorial and pattern last week.  I have been making girls pants for a while now, but hadn't really thought about boys pants. I think the fabric selection for boys pants feel intimidating and I feared they would look strange. But after seeing the super awesome fabrics and style in the pants that Dana made for her son, I knew I had to try some for Cameron too!  

I scored big time, and the pattern she shared was a perfect fit for Cameron!  I find it very hard to find pants for Cameron, since he is tall and very skinny.  I love the adjustable pants available in most stores now days, but I usually have to adjust them sooooo much they look all bunchy and weird.  By making pants according to Cameron's measurements, he has a perfect fitting pair of pants.  And my favorite part, is that there are no snaps or zippers.  It's an elastic waistband, which gives him more independence during these potty training days...making mommy's life one step easier!  Hooray!

I used a denim material that I had laying around.  It's soft and comfy.  The coloring has a bit of a fun and funky  retro feel.  I can't wait to try many other fabrics, that I hadn't originally thought of for boys.  Not to mention, all the cute shorts I can make for summer now as well!

I think he really enjoyed his pants that "mommy made for him."

Such a boy....with cars always in his hands.

And when you try to encourage your preschooler to "model" for you...this is what you may get. 

Yup....all boy....

Elissa didn't want to feel left out today, so she wore her custom made  Blue Ladybug ruffled pants!

Even if you're not in the market for boys pants, check out all the other amazing crafts and boys clothing being featured all month long on Celebrate the Boy!

Jackpot! All things handmade for BOY! {Details inside...}



my very first tie onesie!



I started my crafting hobby by making tie onesies and pacifier clips for Titus, which turned into a business with Laura. (You can read about The Blue Ladybug beginnings here) She made lots of cute girl clothes and bows for Elissa, but I struggled to find very many fun projects out there for boys in general! If you are a mom of a boy and have struggled with this same frustration, keep reading… ;)



As I promised when I blogged about my new Big Boy Belts, here is what I’m calling the jackpot of all things handmade boy! It’s a month-long event over at Made by Rae called Celebrate the BOY- boy projects, fabrics, tutorials, photo roundups, etc… I’ve been anxiously awaiting this for a few months! As her guest blogger described it today, “no ruffles, no pink, no flowers, and no boring solids!” It’s a new day for boys handmade projects!

The event started yesterday and continues for a whole month, so be sure to subscribe to her blog and check back every day to see what’s new! You’ll already have to catch up, because yesterday she posted an adorable dragon slippers tutorial I’m going to have to try out for Titus! :) Today there’s a fabric giveaway you can enter, as well as some cool fabric roundups for boys from Above All Fabric (<--click to see the fabric selection) and See Kate Sew.



I’m hoping we’ll make it into a photo roundup, so I’ll be keeping a close eye out for our stuff! You’ll be sure to hear about it if we do! So hurry on over to Celebrate the BOY 2011 and be inspired to create for your boy!



For a quick shortcut to CTB11, you can also click on the green "the boy" lego button on the left side of our blog! I'll definately be using it for quick visits over there every day!



I'd LOVE to hear your experience with boy crafts... are you frurstated in this area, or are you a wealth of creativity? Have you made anything really cool recently? Tell me about it!

{Meet our NEW product for boys!}

Hey everyone! It’s Mary Beth, the other half of the Blue Ladybug Mamas, to share an exciting *brand new* product in our shop!

Meet the "Big Boy Belt"...

Inspired by our sons, Cameron and Titus! They are at two different stages of life- Titus is still in diapers, and Cameron is newly potty-trained! I've made this belt work for both!  Velcro and a D-ring will make this belt sooo easy for your little guy (and you!) to remove when he uses the bathroom or gets a diaper change. A Potty-Training-Friendly belt? Who whudda thought! :)

Each belt is made stiff for extra durability! And don't forget how cute and fun the fabric is! In fact, you can CHOOSE what fabric you'd like for your little guy's belt! {Visit the shop to see our 20 fabric choices- YES, 20!}

I am always on a quest to find cute boys crafts to make for Titus! There is quite a gap in this area of crafting and I am trying to do my part to create and find handmade items for boys! 

Next month, I will be writing an exciting blog post about a month long event all about the BOY! Stay tuned if you want to hit the jackpot of boys crafts and handmade items! You won't want to miss this!

I'd LOVE to hear what you think about the new belts, which fabrics you like best, and any thoughts you have on boys crafts!