Lovely!!! Baby/Nursery DIYs are the most rewarding for some reason. It’s like the most personal gift for your baby! I used a padded bumper for the first few months. Then changed to a mesh bumper when I noticed she would press her face into the side of the crib. I definitely think as long as you keep an eye on your baby and know their sleeping habits, a bumper can be totally safe!
RunWhiteRabbit thank you! Yeah Grootie sleeps in my room with me so I know her every move. I agree the mesh ones are great-Grootie doesn’t press her face against it-if she does I’d switch immediately. But she kicks and hard! One night her legs were hanging outside of her crib and started crying because she was trying to roll as it was dangling there 😱. I freaked out right away and wanted to remedy it!! But I’m excited to start working on her nursery!!
Please read my description and my disclaimer....crib bumpers are not safe in cribs according to the AAP. Please advise when you decide to make one or buy one 😀. Do me a solid and check out my friend's DIY on Grootie's super cute quilt! Hey Whitney! I see you girl! ruclips.net/video/sV11eodG6J4/видео.html
Just saw your vent post on Facebook and decided to drop a comment. I've watched your videos for years and loved watching you grow not only as a RUclipsr but with your personal life as well. You're an amazing creative person, and I'm sure you're an incredible mother as well. Baby Groot will grow up and see how much you love her with all the DIY projects and outfits. I hope that for every 1 negative comment, they'll be hundreds of positive comments in its place. Thank you for continuing with RUclips, even though I can only imagine how busy and hectic your personal life is at the moment!
silverstreamz awww thank you it’s really sweet of you! I’m normally pretty good about negative comments. I think it’s a new slap to get called a bad mommy when you work so hard and mean so well. Life is a crazy juggle but it’s so fulfilling especially when I get to do this in between naps which is a blessing ya know? It comes with it downside but-I try really hard to focus on these kinds of comments, the eggs!!! It’s so sweet and so nice for you to read my little rant and above and beyond to leave something so kind here. Thank you so much! Really turned my perspective around!!
Ahhhh you responded to my comment! I'm so glad you saw my comment and it was able to brighten up your day (you definitely deserve it haha)! You're definitely a great mom, and I can tell Baby Groot is so loved. I'm sure you'll continue to be the best you can be for her. Stay strong!
I wish I knew about this!!! Your idea is awesome!!! My daughter is almost 14 months old but when she was about 7 months, she'd wake up and adventure around her crib and get her legs stuck in between the bars. Then my hubs and I got a solid mesh sheet but sometimes she'll wake up still sleepy and lay back down and hit her head on the bars. I am totally ganna do this for her!!! Thank you!!! Btw, I have never commented on your videos before because I usually never have anything much to say, but I have been a long time fan/subscriber. Throw it back to the long red hair days where you taught us how to cut bangs :P
Got2bedestiny lol yes if you have the energy! Do it! Because later on it’s going to get harder to breathe let alone sew anything 😂. Also...congrats momma!!
Found this while making bumper pads for a grandbaby and it’s so cute. An excellent idea. Love your easy method of stuffing. That’s a great trick to know for many projects. Did you ever mention how long your tubes were to start with? And you said you take so much time with your baby...well don’t ever feel bad about that. As you know by now they grow and change so quickly. You don’t want her growing up remembering mommy always telling her to leave her alone cause she’s video taping! Enjoy and thanks for a great video.
Teresia Lidin hahaa yeah she definitely has a pretty rad nap schedule!! Even awake she gets tired of mommy playing with her so I let her play in her play gym. I’ve been hanging all sorts of sensory things in there so it keeps her super occupied 😂😂😂 she loves it!!!
No baby to make this for, but I really want to make one extra wide and use it to block the gap between my wall and bed. And another that I can curl up in and hold like a preggy pillow. Lol. Not preggers either, but they're so comfy!!! Just to be cradled and cocooned in soft squishy stuff! And NO you're not irrelevant, like seriously your DIYs have helped me so much you have no idea! I learned how to go off pattern from you and now I own my a costume&design business! I was even the head costume designer for a dance studio for a few years!
It looks really nice. I was also thinking after watching this that you could make velcro tubes that go around each individual plank in the crib. I still think braiding it around the planks could be cool but I'm not sure how you'd do it unless you maybe did a 4 strand braid. I don't have babies so I wouldn't know. Love the bow addition as well.
Loo I need a blue print of this!!! I definitely think a 4 strand plait is better if we braid into the slates. Can you imagine that tangled mess though 😳😳😳 I think it would also be an issue of trying to clean it as well. Every time you wash it you have to unbraid it lol .
LOVE LOVE LOVE i've been putting this off for so long for my toddlers floor bed because im scared to go to walmart by myself LOL, im gonna do it though!
That‘s a really great idea :) thanks a lot for sharing! Maybe you said it in the video and I just missed it, but can you tell me how you roughly estimated how long your fabric needed to be in order to have it wrap around the crib once it is braided? Double the length when u lay it out flat? More? Less? Thanks :)
oOErdbeerkuchenOo oh I am so sorry!! Can’t believe this important info left my brain!! So my crib measures 188” around and I made 255” tubes (tbh it was really cutting it closed should have made 265” tubes). A good eye ball amount would be 1 and a half half your crib measurement laying flat!! You can braid tighter or loose to compensate more or lack of inches!!
No worries ;) That should be easy to fix with a little annotation, right? I'm sure the others would highly appreciate it :) Thanks for the quick answer!
Dee Aquino So crazy! I almost had a heart attack looking at the price! I made this for under $20 bucks and honestly it could have been cheaper had I not bought extra yardage 😑
Yeah me too!! The wool prices to even make them yourself was crazy insane! Was just as much as premade ones. You had great idea doing it this way! I just wish I had time to do it. I’m preggo (7.5 months) with two year old by myself lol so I have no time
How long was your tubes before and after braid. I need one that it 3.5m after braiding so I need to work out how much fabric I need to achieve that length.
Hello. I read your disclaimer. I recently purchased two of these types of bumpers for my 1-year-old daughter's crib. I purchased them because my daughter has the tendency to knock her head into the vertical bars around the crib. It will cause her to wake up crying clearly from being in pain. I hated having to watch her go through that. So, I thought to myself, "There has to be a common sense/practical solution to this problem. What about some type of buffer, like padding?" As soon as I received the bumpers, my wife went all Google happy to show me how and why crib bumpers are said to be unsafe, according to the "experts" and various statistics. It seems everyone is an "expert" in today's world. Based solely on your experience, how did the bumper you made for your baby work out? What are the pros and cons? Is there any reason why you may regret using the bumper? If you were to have another baby, would you ever use the bumper again? Is there anything to suggest that your bumper was ever in any way, shape, or form dangerous for your baby? Did your baby suffer any signs of suffocation, strangulation, and/or use the bumper to stand on in order to try climbing out of the crib? These were the dangers that my wife found on Google and that, according to statistics, can happen to a baby if bumpers are in the crib. I'm not looking for you to persuade me one way versus the other. I'm just interested in knowing what your experience was. Thank you.
Hmmm. Any reason why you didn’t use foam tubing? I remember is college one of my studio mates knitted a project out of foam tubing. It came in a giant spool. Design student life.
Wouldn't a wooden mop or broom or stick work to get a better "tuff" stuffed? Bc u don't really want them to be soft if it's used as a bumper for baby??
The price does not offend me, what offends me is that some goons are willing to pay that for 3 long and scrawny neck pillows braided together. Really good DIY, as always.
Michelle Sanchez omg I’m so sorry I should have mentioned it!! My crib measures 180” around and I made 255” tubes. I was cutting it close so I think 265” would have been better. I guess the measurement plus a half of measurement is a good eyeball amount. You can braid tighter or looser to compensate as well!!
Hello love….I’m a single mom of 4 and I would like to know if you would make me one for my son if you would like to donate one or I could pay something iono . Please and thank you 🙏
Luna Castro hahaha lol I will try!! I think it’s boring because it’s like sitting in a class room being taught to do something and not actually doing it! When I edit a diy im all itchy to diy 😂
Bumper pads should not be used in Baby,s cribs, AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has issued a warning and in many states they are banned due to danger of SID ( sudden infant death syndrome). You should take down this video.
Lovely!!! Baby/Nursery DIYs are the most rewarding for some reason. It’s like the most personal gift for your baby! I used a padded bumper for the first few months. Then changed to a mesh bumper when I noticed she would press her face into the side of the crib. I definitely think as long as you keep an eye on your baby and know their sleeping habits, a bumper can be totally safe!
RunWhiteRabbit thank you! Yeah Grootie sleeps in my room with me so I know her every move. I agree the mesh ones are great-Grootie doesn’t press her face against it-if she does I’d switch immediately. But she kicks and hard! One night her legs were hanging outside of her crib and started crying because she was trying to roll as it was dangling there 😱. I freaked out right away and wanted to remedy it!! But I’m excited to start working on her nursery!!
Tip: use a paper towel roll inside fabric to scrunch up fabric and then stuff it!
Thank you❤️
Please read my description and my disclaimer....crib bumpers are not safe in cribs according to the AAP. Please advise when you decide to make one or buy one 😀.
Do me a solid and check out my friend's DIY on Grootie's super cute quilt! Hey Whitney! I see you girl! ruclips.net/video/sV11eodG6J4/видео.html
Just saw your vent post on Facebook and decided to drop a comment. I've watched your videos for years and loved watching you grow not only as a RUclipsr but with your personal life as well. You're an amazing creative person, and I'm sure you're an incredible mother as well. Baby Groot will grow up and see how much you love her with all the DIY projects and outfits. I hope that for every 1 negative comment, they'll be hundreds of positive comments in its place. Thank you for continuing with RUclips, even though I can only imagine how busy and hectic your personal life is at the moment!
silverstreamz awww thank you it’s really sweet of you! I’m normally pretty good about negative comments. I think it’s a new slap to get called a bad mommy when you work so hard and mean so well. Life is a crazy juggle but it’s so fulfilling especially when I get to do this in between naps which is a blessing ya know? It comes with it downside but-I try really hard to focus on these kinds of comments, the eggs!!! It’s so sweet and so nice for you to read my little rant and above and beyond to leave something so kind here. Thank you so much! Really turned my perspective around!!
Ahhhh you responded to my comment!
I'm so glad you saw my comment and it was able to brighten up your day (you definitely deserve it haha)! You're definitely a great mom, and I can tell Baby Groot is so loved. I'm sure you'll continue to be the best you can be for her. Stay strong!
Imagine all the different fabrics you can use! I love the big ol bow you have on the crib
I wish I knew about this!!! Your idea is awesome!!! My daughter is almost 14 months old but when she was about 7 months, she'd wake up and adventure around her crib and get her legs stuck in between the bars. Then my hubs and I got a solid mesh sheet but sometimes she'll wake up still sleepy and lay back down and hit her head on the bars. I am totally ganna do this for her!!! Thank you!!! Btw, I have never commented on your videos before because I usually never have anything much to say, but I have been a long time fan/subscriber. Throw it back to the long red hair days where you taught us how to cut bangs :P
I have been looking for these and you are right they are too expensive . So thanks For the tutorial and I will be going to my fabric store asap.
I’m 13 weeks and if I start now It can be ready for when the baby comes!! Love this project though and I’m really gonna try it
Got2bedestiny lol yes if you have the energy! Do it! Because later on it’s going to get harder to breathe let alone sew anything 😂. Also...congrats momma!!
I'm using these tips to create a bumper for my dog's new furniture style crate we built for him. I'll share a photo when I get it finished🤗
Please do!
I'm so happy you had a baby. You're such a creative person and I can't wait to try your diys when I have my own. So happy!!!!
Thanks for the great tip of "buy a cheap pillow at walmart for the stuffing" awesome
Great tip on using a pillow for stuffing! Thank you 😊 Perfect tutorial.
You are so welcome! I have it in her crib and it's one of my favorite projects!!! LOL yes the pillow stuffing can save you soon much money!
Excellent work, and fabulous project!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Amazing presentation! Filming wise, tutorial, and level of detail. Thankyou so much. 🙂
that's a great stuffing technique to know!
Thanks!! It surely changed the game on this long tube 😂
Found this while making bumper pads for a grandbaby and it’s so cute. An excellent idea. Love your easy method of stuffing. That’s a great trick to know for many projects. Did you ever mention how long your tubes were to start with? And you said you take so much time with your baby...well don’t ever feel bad about that. As you know by now they grow and change so quickly. You don’t want her growing up remembering mommy always telling her to leave her alone cause she’s video taping! Enjoy and thanks for a great video.
Grootie’s bed is so cute!
This is so pretty, I wish I had the time, as I said on FB I'm jealous of Grooties nap routine.
Teresia Lidin hahaa yeah she definitely has a pretty rad nap schedule!! Even awake she gets tired of mommy playing with her so I let her play in her play gym. I’ve been hanging all sorts of sensory things in there so it keeps her super occupied 😂😂😂 she loves it!!!
Beautiful work!
Thank you for this video! People on Etsy are selling them for the 150$ these days 😐
No baby to make this for, but I really want to make one extra wide and use it to block the gap between my wall and bed. And another that I can curl up in and hold like a preggy pillow. Lol. Not preggers either, but they're so comfy!!! Just to be cradled and cocooned in soft squishy stuff! And NO you're not irrelevant, like seriously your DIYs have helped me so much you have no idea! I learned how to go off pattern from you and now I own my a costume&design business! I was even the head costume designer for a dance studio for a few years!
I love your Diys they are so inspiring and creative. I want to get back into doing some again.
vyvyn87 I’d love to see some of your stuff when you have the time!!
How Cute Is This Braided Crib Bumper! Great Video Idea! :)
You Make It Look So Easy! :)
The Children's Ebook Club awww thanks!! It really is easy-the stuffing part was butt though lol other than that it’s not bad at all!
Wow it looks so eazy🎉
It looks really nice. I was also thinking after watching this that you could make velcro tubes that go around each individual plank in the crib. I still think braiding it around the planks could be cool but I'm not sure how you'd do it unless you maybe did a 4 strand braid. I don't have babies so I wouldn't know. Love the bow addition as well.
Loo I need a blue print of this!!! I definitely think a 4 strand plait is better if we braid into the slates. Can you imagine that tangled mess though 😳😳😳 I think it would also be an issue of trying to clean it as well. Every time you wash it you have to unbraid it lol .
PRO TIP: Buy jumbo crochet yarn and sew it inside fabric! 💪 saves tons of time
Mona Hogan what do you mean?
I’m gonna try it
I love the constant uploads
LOL I no longer have a life...since I am being held hostage by Grootie LOL
that’s super cute, i kinda want one for myself
julia marie thank you!
Looks great xx
LOVE LOVE LOVE i've been putting this off for so long for my toddlers floor bed because im scared to go to walmart by myself LOL, im gonna do it though!
That‘s a really great idea :) thanks a lot for sharing! Maybe you said it in the video and I just missed it, but can you tell me how you roughly estimated how long your fabric needed to be in order to have it wrap around the crib once it is braided? Double the length when u lay it out flat? More? Less? Thanks :)
oOErdbeerkuchenOo oh I am so sorry!! Can’t believe this important info left my brain!! So my crib measures 188” around and I made 255” tubes (tbh it was really cutting it closed should have made 265” tubes). A good eye ball amount would be 1 and a half half your crib measurement laying flat!! You can braid tighter or loose to compensate more or lack of inches!!
No worries ;) That should be easy to fix with a little annotation, right? I'm sure the others would highly appreciate it :) Thanks for the quick answer!
Love it! I’ve been wanting to get one, the wool ones, which are crazy expensive
Dee Aquino So crazy! I almost had a heart attack looking at the price! I made this for under $20 bucks and honestly it could have been cheaper had I not bought extra yardage 😑
Yeah me too!! The wool prices to even make them yourself was crazy insane! Was just as much as premade ones. You had great idea doing it this way! I just wish I had time to do it. I’m preggo (7.5 months) with two year old by myself lol so I have no time
Such amazing ❤️❤️
Wouldn't it be easier to use quit batting?
I think I may try it with batting that way you don't need to stuff.
How long was your tubes before and after braid. I need one that it 3.5m after braiding so I need to work out how much fabric I need to achieve that length.
Hello. I read your disclaimer. I recently purchased two of these types of bumpers for my 1-year-old daughter's crib.
I purchased them because my daughter has the tendency to knock her head into the vertical bars around the crib. It will cause her to wake up crying clearly from being in pain. I hated having to watch her go through that. So, I thought to myself, "There has to be a common sense/practical solution to this problem. What about some type of buffer, like padding?"
As soon as I received the bumpers, my wife went all Google happy to show me how and why crib bumpers are said to be unsafe, according to the "experts" and various statistics. It seems everyone is an "expert" in today's world.
Based solely on your experience, how did the bumper you made for your baby work out? What are the pros and cons? Is there any reason why you may regret using the bumper? If you were to have another baby, would you ever use the bumper again?
Is there anything to suggest that your bumper was ever in any way, shape, or form dangerous for your baby? Did your baby suffer any signs of suffocation, strangulation, and/or use the bumper to stand on in order to try climbing out of the crib? These were the dangers that my wife found on Google and that, according to statistics, can happen to a baby if bumpers are in the crib.
I'm not looking for you to persuade me one way versus the other. I'm just interested in knowing what your experience was. Thank you.
Bare is best for babies but it looks lovely
Michaela Cornelius lol is that really a saying? I’m so behind on these terms! 😱
Like the braiding idea, but will try an easier way to do stuffing technique, I'm not keen on getting my temp gauge going up.
hello thats very nice .. i want to ask is every strand 255 inches ?
How long did it take to do this? I’m in a third child and I am now exploring to do a lot of diy projects for her crib
So adorable!
Thank you!!!
Does anyone know how long the fabric should be? I’m itching to go to the fabric store and start this.
Ok....did you make 3 very long pieces, stuff them then braided?
Sorry for the silly question ...
How Many Yards Do I Have To Get? I Have A Mini Crib Would Like To Make One Of These?
How long was each of the 3 pieces?
You did an amazing job, thank you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That is so awesome thank you for making this diy video
Will any kind of fabric work like not stretchy fabric
Each strand is 255" long ?
The flannel should be 15 in wide so you can make 3 5in strips??
Yes! Another DIY!
Hmmm. Any reason why you didn’t use foam tubing? I remember is college one of my studio mates knitted a project out of foam tubing. It came in a giant spool. Design student life.
Tracy Wu she was trying to stay withing frugal means.. thats why she bought a cheap pillow And used it for stuffing.
So this is a safe crib bumper? I'm due in December and every time I see one i like ppl says it's not safe...I like this idea
Ohmygosh!!! 😍😍😍 It's so super cute!! I can't wait to have own and I can make it. Or... I can make it for myself. Hahahaha.
Bo Vang lol just make it for yourself!!! It’s so cute!! I was thinking of making one for my sofa!!
HeyKayElle Hehehe maybe I should! Super cute!
I love this diy's.
so beautiful
I'm working on something similar to reduse draft from the doors.
lovely
It’s so cute!!
Thank you!!!
Honestly I’m 21 and sometimes roll off the bed I wonder if there’s an adult version?
angellina fosse haha lol-just make the tubes bigger and you will be fine!
How long was each tube before being braided ?
How much did it cost for all of that?
Wouldn't a wooden mop or broom or stick work to get a better "tuff" stuffed? Bc u don't really want them to be soft if it's used as a bumper for baby??
Cute. Do you think you can do a pillow too? Or how to turn it into a pillow? Thank you for sharing
Yes!! An infinity knot version is what I’ve seen! Same steps just at the end don’t braid but make it into an infinity knot!
HeyKayElle
Ok thanks again 😁
yvettebooth67 you are very welcome!! Enjoy!
yvettebooth67 omg or like turn it into like a mat that's she can lay on when she gets bigger that would be so cool!!! 😍
Tiffani Baynes
That would be nice too.
Love this.
flyaway2ak thank you!
Where could I find the video to make the bow
How much fabric did you use?
what type of fabric i have to buy??
Where can i buy the yarn to make it easier
The price does not offend me, what offends me is that some goons are willing to pay that for 3 long and scrawny neck pillows braided together.
Really good DIY, as always.
so what was the total cost
Can you please do a video on making a memory bear out of a onesie! Thank you
when you were braiding the thing it kinda looked like you were braiding slender man's arms 😂
Wow great video!!##
How many yards of fabric did you get ?
Michelle Sanchez omg I’m so sorry I should have mentioned it!! My crib measures 180” around and I made 255” tubes. I was cutting it close so I think 265” would have been better. I guess the measurement plus a half of measurement is a good eyeball amount. You can braid tighter or looser to compensate as well!!
Good idea!
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Brazil ? 🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️❤️
Nice. Do remove it if the kid is left alone for any period of time.
my sweet girl next time use a piece of plastic pvc tube 12''' stuff as you go done quick
How did you do it??
Hello love….I’m a single mom of 4 and I would like to know if you would make me one for my son if you would like to donate one or I could pay something iono . Please and thank you 🙏
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Can anyone make this for me I will pay!!!!
Please fight through the boring editing!!!
Luna Castro hahaha lol I will try!! I think it’s boring because it’s like sitting in a class room being taught to do something and not actually doing it! When I edit a diy im all itchy to diy 😂
HeyKayElle hahaha I wish I had your motivation and passion for diys. Thanks for your hard work :) your videos have been entertaining me for years now.
Bumper pads should not be used in Baby,s cribs, AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has issued a warning and in many states they are banned due to danger of SID ( sudden infant death syndrome). You should take down this video.
How long was the fabric for each tubes?