What I do in the middle of the night






Yesterday I woke up at 2:15 with a need to finish making the nurse's gift bags I plan to take to the hospital. I will probably have at least 2 nurses in labor and delivery and 2 in post-partum (possibly more, depending on how many shifts I am there for) so I decided to make 8 bags. It was a fun project and something I really wanted to do after seeing it on Kelly's Korner blog several months ago. I got small reusable totes and filled them with big Ghiardelli chocolate bars, popcorn, tea, notepads, and candles wrapped with ribbon. I used the same ribbon on the tote handles, in aqua, lime and "cute"! I am happy with how they turned out!

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jlo said…
That is amazing. They are going to love you!!!!
May 23, 2009 at 11:32 AM
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