Recycling: T-Shirt to Newborn Gown

On the Expat Parents Club Forum, Bethany pointed us to a site called, Rookie Moms, which linked to a site called, This Mama Makes Stuff which had a great idea for recycling t-shirts into newborn gowns.

This is right up my alley as I am tying to reduce the amount of clothing I have that I never wear. I think both sites merit further reading and linking. I haven't made the pattern, but if I get around to it, I will post pictures...

Huge Wonder: Affordable Black Pants

What a search it was to find black pants for Ian that were less than $36 ($36 seemed to be the magic number)! I found these black "karate pants" at Huge Wonder for $12 with free shipping on orders over $20. $12 is still a little pricey, but little pull-on pants are work horses for little boys and I needed black to match the Dragon Robeez my sister bought him. I purchased two pair of black pants: 6-12 months and 12-18 months. Should keep him "cool" for the foreseeable future.