Are quiet books really quiet?

Ever since Kiyomi started going to sleep earlier, I have been on a crafting kick!  I've made cards, and started sewing.  Lately, through my Pinterest browsing, I have discovered quiet books, and I am on a mission to design and create a quiet book for Kiyomi.  Basically, a quiet book is an activity book (usually made of felt, cloth, or even paper) made to keep your child busy, and hopefully quiet, on car trips, plane rides, during weddings, at church, etc. etc.

From the craftpicker.com

Sock-matching page from imagineourlife.com

Here are some that have inspired me:

The pages in these books are beautiful!
The Star Trek Quiet Book (because my husband is a Trekkie)
A cloth and felt book
Mr. Potato Head quiet book
Lots of different page ideas and more detailed instructions for making the pages

So I'm busy making a list of all the pages I want in my quiet book, and have realized that I will have to cut the list down.  I think I'll split the quiet books (ha, when did this become a multiple book project?!) into themes.  I'm planning the first one to be a food theme, because hey, I love food.

I think I really have to thank my mother for my love of crafting.  She made me a quiet "book" quilt when I was young, which was the same sort of idea, only each "page" was a square on the quilt.  I'll have to dig up a photo to post, but goodness, I loved that thing!  So excited to start my own quiet book(s)!

While she's sleeping...

We've been trying to move Kiyomi's bedtime earlier and earlier.  We used to put her to bed anytime between 9:30-11:00pm, but I realized it was a little late for her.  Putting her to sleep later really came from not wanting to wake up too many times in the middle of the night, but now that she sleeps for a good 6-hr stretch, I can put her to bed earlier and still wake up only once in the middle of the night for a feeding.

Slowly, her bedtime has moved to 9pm, and we're working on making it even earlier.

So, what do I do with this newfound free time?  Blog, apparently.

And, I make cards!  Love love love crafty things!

Ingredients (all from Stampin Up):  Fresh Vintage DSP, Baja Breeze pleated satin ribbon, Reason to Smile stamps (stamped in Old Olive) for the flower images,  Sweetly Said stamps for the greeting.