Onesies with Twosies themes

I love onesies, and I love them on little ones, and I love making little onesies for the little ones in my life. Well, I used to make them for my own little cuties, and now I wanted to show you how to make them for the cuties in your life. You can choose from the Little Cuties garden or animal themes at Lettering Delights.

The art I used to make the t-shirt transfers is from the Little Cuties characters, both animals and garden themes, as well as the Little Cuties animal tags and garden tags with messages (see frog onesie below). 



I also used the Little Cuties friends and bugs to detail the backs and bottoms of the onesie. See the little chipmunk at the bottom of this fox onesie, and the backs of three of the onesies below.

I chose to use basic white onesies and did not prewash them, but you can, and might prefer to. I recommend Avery Iron-on-fabric transfers. Trim the transfer quite close to the art after printing it backwards, or reversed, or flipped (they all mean the same thing). Make sure to iron the onesie to be wrinkle free, then let the fabric cool completely before ironing on the transfer (with the paper backing facing you when ironing). Follow the directions closely for the type of t-shirt transfer and fabric you are using.

For the peach onesie I cut out each piece separately and held them down together, while ironing over all three pieces. Be very careful and methodical when doing this, so as not to lift any pieces while pressing. Let the transfer material cool completely before removing back, and once you do, you will have a darling onesie made to order.



Be careful NOT to iron over any transfers after you have peeled the backing off. Your onesie won’t like it, your iron won’t like it, and I am sure your own little cutie won’t be happy with it either. Let’s just say . .  . tears will be shed.

This is a great idea as gifts for that new parent looking to dress the baby in cute clothing that none of the other babies will be wearing. Also, you can pick a fave veggie, fruit, animal, or bug to make the gift even more personal.

Once you have the onesie made and ready as a gift, you can complete the package with a clothing label wrap.

Then wrap the gift box with Little Cuties animal paper packs and garden paper packs.

Or make a darling gift bag and decorate with your favorite animal or garden cutie.

You can get the clothing wraps, the papers, the tags, and graphic icon characters at LD to create your own onesie-of-a-kind t-shirt.

And don’t forget this gift set can be perfectly completed with the Little Cuties Let’s Pretend Animals and Little Cuties Let’s Pretend in the Garden Books, now on Amazon. 

Little Cuties are making a big splash

The Little Cuties who are being recognized in children’s books are now available on Lettering Delights. They are making a big splash . . . in the bathtub . . . at baby showers . . . and everywhere else.



You can get the Little Cuties Animals bath time labels set along with many other Little Cuties graphics and art on LD for all of your baby, shower and just plain cutie needs. These labels make a great personal gift set when put on all of the baby’s basics items for a first-time mom.



Use the Little Cuties gift-label wraps when bundling a set of washcloths or burp rags. Or tie up a soft baby blanket with a sweet label before packaging the gift.



Use the bath time labels for mini first aid kits and practical containers to tuck into a diaper bag or car kit.



When you have a little cutie it only makes sense to make your practical baby basics be just about as cute as your little ones are.

Find the bath time labels and wraps at Lettering Delights and the baby basic products at you local Target, Walmart or Dollar Stores. I chose Dollar Tree for most of the baby products and containers used in these photos.

Emoti-cutie-cons

The Little Cuties animals and garden flash card sets are full of color, character and imagination. They were designed to help teach little ones how to identify animals, fruits and vegetables. They also encourage children to imagine what it might be like to be a sweet pea or a colorful parrot.

These cards were designed with another purpose in mind as well, to help children recognize emotions. Expressions and emotions range in all of us and the Little Cuties provide a full array. From a crying crocodile to a silly peach. From a shy carrot to a scary (or maybe even angry) bear. Even a surprised frog or gleeful blueberry will give your little ones reason to relate to these feelings as they see them in the faces of each Little Cutie.

The sets come with a cover card, back card showing all characters in the set (see photos below) and 24 animals or 28 garden fruits and veggies cards. They make wonderful baby shower or birthday gifts.

These cards can be also be used for a child’s room decor as borders, or framed in sets hanging above a crib or play area. What a wonderful scene to have your little one wake up to. Each day is full of emotions . . . what will this new day bring?

Get the Little Cuties Animals and Garden card sets at Lettering Delights and awaken the emotions of your little ones.

And don’t forget the Little Cuties Let’s Pretend Animals and Little Cuties Let’s Pretend in the Garden books that started the cutie craze, available on Amazon. Your little ones will love the books too!

Too cute! And two cute collections of Little Cuties.

The Little Cuties, Let’s Pretend Animals and Little Cuties, Let’s Pretend in the Garden are ready to go from being only in books to being in many of your creations. The Little Cuties animal and garden book characters are now available on Lettering Delights. They are full of fun and sweetness to be used for crafts, baby products and gifts, baby shower and birthday parties, garden and outdoor ideas, nursery decor, and just about anything with a little cutie in mind.



The Little Cuties: Animals will give you many reasons to become an animal lover in a new and darling way. There are animal flash cards for learning and decor.



Also many graphics for party planning, paper patterns for gift wrap, boxes, banners, baby care labels, tags with sweet sayings, and an alphabet.





The Little Cuties: In the Garden will give everyone a new appreciation for fruits and veggies. These charming characters are available as garden flash cards.



There are also boxes, banners, party decor, papers, tags and an alphabet.



And the garden collection also has a sweet set of seed packets.



I have an idea you will give this little gardening collection two green thumbs up.



Get the Little Cuties Animal set and Garden set on Lettering Delights and start creating-cutie-crafts. Then read my blog for many craft and party ideas, DIY, and helpful tips over the next few days and get in on the Little Cutie craze! And don’t forget, it all began with Little Cuties beginner books.

The Boy on Shady Grove Road

Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer have finally met their match. In this boyhood story of imagination and adventure Clyde and Kenny are the mid-century version of these adventurous boys, and I do know, as Clyde is my dad, and Kenny was my cousin.

I am so proud to announce the arrival of The Boy on Shady Grove Road a new book my dad, Clyde McCulley, has written about his childhood in the 1940s and 50s. It is filled with heartfelt and humorous stories of his “short on cash” upbringing that was never short on love. 

I knew many of these stories growing up, and even experienced the joy and simplicity of that little house on Shady Grove where he grew up, and many of the stories take place. It is only now that I can have the memories kept forever in this delightful, and sometimes tearful recollection of a childhood only a poor boy in the South could know . . . a rich life of wonder, joy and love!

Even though I was able to have these stories told first-hand growing up, I have now been able to read and already reread his book, The Boy on Shady Grove Road. I promise if you read this book, whether somewhat seasoned, like Dad, a mid-century born girl like myself, or a young one like Dad’s grandkids, you will all find joy in a simpler life, an appreciation for the life you’ve been given, and a way of learning about history that text books don’t give. And if you do not learn any of this, you’d best reread the book. :) 

The book is now available on Amazon, and the e-book will be coming soon. I really do suggest you take a little time out from your busy schedule and take a quick look at a slow-paced life on Shady Grove Road. It will be worth a few minutes of your life, I promise.

Thank you Dad, for sharing your life with us, to help each of us appreciate what we have and what we are capable of having and doing in this one life we are given. Many congratulations and much love!