Expanding CasonCreations

I've been thinking about doing some different projects and came across a couple that interest me a great deal. My little girl has been into dress-up for awhile and her hair is finally long enough to put pretty things in. So I'm experimenting with some hair accessories and made my first no-sew tutu this morning. I still love making diaper cakes so I'm happy to do more of those.

Unfortunately, you can't see the hair band in the back, but it's super cute that matches the tutu. Love the pirate tattoo as she's posing in her new tutu. Still have lots to learn with this one, but it's so much fun for the lil ballerinas. I see lots of tutus as birthday presents in the near future. Can't wait for the next tulle sale at Hobby Lobby!

Diaper cakes

A friend is having a yard sale this weekend so I have been busy trying to make gender neutral cakes in case there might be some interest.  I know most people are looking for a good deal, not baby gifts, but you never know unless you try. So here's a sample of some of my recent cakes that will hopefully find homes soon :)
I also had the opportunity to go shopping all by myself on Sunday so I found some super cute items on sale that needed to immediately be put together with some diapers. I think the diapers and blankets, loveys, and other items are very happy they got to be put into a set.

Something new

I've had several people talk about ways to branch out from the diaper cake theme. It's a lot of fun to work on new creations, but as with anything new there is an initial investment. Fortunately with this endeavor, anything I don't sell, I can give as gifts or use myself. Glad I didn't stick with my original idea of a cupcake business, I'd be eating way too many cupcakes. :) This is lots less messier, more useful and zero calories!

So here goes with the new stuff... Hope you like. As always, I'm open to new ideas and trying out other creations.

My first towel cake (I know the green background is kinda distracting; sorry). I had a $5 gift card to Kohls so I ran in there to get this set. My next stop was the beloved Hobby Lobby for the ribbon and flowers. I couldn't pass up the sweet frame. From what I've seen, these are typically used as centerpieces at a bridal shower (like on the gift table). I love the idea of these monogrammed. We got monogrammed towels for our wedding and they have come in handy several times when we've had to take our own towels somewhere; we know they are ours!

This one is more like a gift basket. So many themes; spa, thank you, teacher appreciation, thinking of you. I'm looking forward to making them in kid-friendly themes; like princess, cars, dinosaurs, etc. Really you can add as much or as little to the top, wrap a cute ribbon & viola! Instant cute & functional gift! It's kinda like a gift bag full of stuff, but in a nicer presentation.

"Not-so Yummy, But oh so Sweet!" These lil goodies are just a washcloth wrapped around 3 diapers, wrapped around a sock all tied with a ribbon and bow X 4 and put in a pastry box. Something that would be super easy to stick in the mail or nice to display at the cake table at a shower.   

"Hat Full 'O Fun" This doesn't have a diaper in it, but would probably be a nice addition on the top of a tiered- cake. I think it's a nice gift by itself though. Inside the baby hat is shampoo and lotion and a Jennie-original flower creations (on the spoon is not my idea though). It is wrapped in a headband. I have some flower clips ordered so excited to see what that will look like.

Well, now that my husband's office resembles what it might look like if Hobby Lobby and Babies R Us combined, I'm ready to find some homes for these creations. Contact me to take one that's already made or to make a brand spankin' new one. Thanks for checking out my new stuff!

More to love...

"Pick-me-up Pickup Truck"

Sometimes the best gifts to give are the ones that you don't have to give, you just do because you care about another person. This gift was given to a special friend going through some of those trials in life that are no fun. So in honor of her and with the help of some other friends, we created the "Pick-me up" pickup truck. This bad-boy was in no way easy to create and then took a spill down the stairs the evening before giving it to her. Grrrrr. Included were almost 70 diapers, baby food jars, washcloths, socks, candy(rocks), forks/spoons (shovels and pitchforks), jar of nutella,  index box w/ coupons (have I mentioned I LOVE coupons!), a couple of receiving blankets, and some giftcards. Most important, she loved it and made her feel special, it's just a bonus that she gets to use all the stuff.

I'm working on making some towel cakes, like for wedding showers or thank-you gifts. There are so many practical reasons to give a fun gift like these. Coming up soon is also a toddler birthday gift and Potty-training encouragement cake (oh, please work on my 2yr old!)

Twice the love! A friend is having a double shower so both moms-to-be are getting a custom created bike. I have to brag on a couple of my deals on this. She was good with one using the pink/brown theme that is so adorable, but the other mama is less of a pink girl. So I was given the task to find purple/green blankets. Ummm, not as easy as you might think. Even at Babies R Us, there wasn't a lot to choose from and ever mindful of expenses, I settled on getting 2 sets of Carter's receiving blankets that were on clearance and buy one get one 50% off, making each blanket about $1 vs $4 (adds up quick when you have multiple!). Next I set out to find bibs, again not having much luck. A trip to Kohls produces a pack of 8 bibs on clearance for $1.40! And 4 of them worked on these 2 bikes!! One extra expense came from my daughter claiming the kitten for herself so it was another trip to Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon to get yet another sweet kitten. In the end, we added some sunglasses making her a "cool cat"!

I'd love to find some good deals for more diaper cakes so send me a message if you'd like one of these creations for yourself. For about the cost of a normal priced box of diapers, I can create a gift that is sure to please!