January 2011 – Page 3 of 3

Happy New Year everyone! For me this New Year will soon bring two new additions into the family, and I will soon be an aunt to twins—a boy and a girl. Yay!! I wanted to give my sister-in-law a gift that she really needed, but I also wanted it to be cute and have a creative touch. That’s when I came across these darling burp cloth “cupcakes” on the wonderful Ucreate with creative guest Small Fry & Co. They were so fun to make and I wanted to share them with all of you!

You’ll need:
– Fabric (I used four yards of flannel)
– Pins (find colored ones that match your fabric)
– Ribbon (mine was an inch and a half wide)
– Scrapbooking flowers
– Cupcake liners
– Sewing machine
– Iron and ironing board
– Scissors

1. To make ten burp cloths, you need four yards of fabric, one yard of each print (if you use the same dimensions as I did). You can make the traditional square or rectangle shape burp cloth—which is what I did—or you can click here and get a template to make a contoured burp cloth. The dimensions for my burp cloths were 14″L x 15.5″H, only because my fabric prints had squares and I wanted to cut them evenly, but you can cut them to what you think best.

2. After cutting out the fabric, place a front and back pattern together, lined up, patterns facing each other. Sew all sides together, half an inch inward, except for about a two inch space so you can flip your burp cloths right side in.

3. Next iron out your burp cloths so they’re nice and flat. Fold the un-sewn part of the burp cloth in half an inch like the rest and pin it. Then sew all the edges around half an inch in on the zig-zag setting of your sewing machine to give it a finished look.

4. Once you’ve sewn all your burp cloths, get your iron and start folding your burp cloth over on itself, about 2 inches, ironing each fold. When you’re all done, start rolling it up like a cinnamon bun and pin the back together.

5. Next you’ll measure and cut your ribbon to fit around the bottom of your “cupcake” and pin that also. Then take your scrapbooking flowers and decorate the top, using as many or as little as you want. Put pins through the middle of each one to hold it down and to give it a center.

Place your “cupcakes” in cupcake liners to finish. I put double sided sticky tape in my liner to help it hold my burp cloth down.

Now you’re finished! Happy sewing!

Happy New Year everyone!! Rather than look back on our favorite projects of the year, I thought I would share a few of the blogs that have really inspired me this year.

These first four blogs have not only inspired but they have also helped us here at WhipperBerry get on the blog map. These ladies have been such an inspiration, and through their voice have helped so many people accomplish their dreams!

Jen from Tatertots & Jell-o

Jen does a fabulous job of sharing her passion for creating along with curating a wonderful weekly Weekend Wrap-up Party. This link party helps those of us small fish get our favorite projects featured for so many others to see. Check out some of her projects…

Thanks Jen for all you do!!

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous

Linda is another amazingly talented lady who was the first to give WhipperBerry a voice. Here is some of her work…

Thank you Linda for giving us a voice!!

Melissa & Kellie from Icing Designs

Our Blogland Bffs– Melissa and Kellie. What can I say about these lovely gals? They are beautiful, talented, and incredibly generous!! I wish I had an ounce of their talent!! Here is some of their eye candy…

Their love of Paris, glitter, and macrons must truly make us kindred spirits!!

Kari from Ucreate

Kari, my dear Kari…Kari was the driving force behind some of our most popular posts. She featured Emily’s paper pumpkins and then invited us back to be a creative guest to show off Emily’s paper snowmen. Kari is another talent with an eye for design. Here is a sample of her talent…

Thanks Kari!!

These next couple of blogs are part of the reason I started to think about blogging in the first place. They are both food blogs and I LOVE their photography. Every day I try to create pictures and recipes that will live up to their high standards.

Jamie from Sophistimom