freezer paper onesies

My BFF Kelly just had an enormous baby boy. I am supposed to go visit sometime soon and I am REALLY excited. I can't wait to meet him. They waited to find out whether they were having a boy or a girl, so I wanted to make a boyish present, now that I know.


I made some bird stencils when Jane was a baby, for her onesies, and I had fun doing them. They're fast, and pretty, and the next best thing to screen printing. I dream of screen printing, but we have zero space for it now. For the new (9 LB!) baby boy, I went with camping, sailing, puppies, bikes, and robots. All pretty gender neutral, in my opinion, but what do I know- I'm a feminist.


After watching me attempt to draw a bike about 20 times, Chase finally helped me out with this awesome shirt, which ended up looking more like a jersey than a baby onesie.

I dyed the material bright yellow before I did anything else, because a brand new white onesie is just asking for it. In my house, they hardly ever survive the first wearing. And I used navy blue fabric paint, although it ended up looking black. Which is okay, because it was only after I got home that I realized I had chosen our high school colors. Ah... congratulations? Go Bulldogs?

Anyway, I like the way they turned out. And that robot might end up on a few more items of clothing around here.