Preparations

Here in Belgium, the tradition when a baby is born is that all people who come to visit get a little souvenir. The treat that comes with it can be just about anything, but in 99 percent of the cases, you’ll get chocolate dragees covered with a sugar coating. I remember them being just white when I was a kid, but now they come in all colours and sizes.

With three months to go, my hubby and I thought it was about time to start thinking about the card and a souvenir that went with it. Luckily, hubby is great with Adobe Illustrator, and the card is beginning to look really nice. And that’s where I step in, making the souvenirs that are in line with the card and that will be attached to the dragees.

I don’t want to ruin the surprise just yet, partly because I always prefer to play it safe as well. If I don’t give anything away just yet, you won’t know when I change course completely either. Tihi!

But, I already started drawing, cutting and sewing a bit. Here’s a so-called teaser:

I don’t think it’s very obvious in the picture, but those are about 50 tiny treats waiting to get sewn up. I’ll need to do at least 100 more. And that’s just the cutting and sewing… I’d better stop writing and start going!