Nursery Reveal!!!

The day has come…the nursery is finished (well, almost).  It’s close enough that I’ll take pictures while it’s clean and neat  

Here are the pics of  my baby girl’s nursery!

First up, the white & yellow damask curtains and the freshly painted grey walls.

The crib, with newly sewn crib rail covers and a crib skirt.  Hoping to get a crib bumper (the breathable kind or I’ll sew something)

The Tree…this took a bit of time.  But using tips from JustaGirl’s blog, and a friend let me borrow her artist paint brushes…it came out pretty good I think.  It was a bit difficult to paint a straight line on a textured wall.

Then we have the dresser, which was a bit time consuming but I’m liking how it fits in the room.  You can also see the beginnings of the photo/picture wall I’ve started.  Can’t wait for my SIL to take my maternity pics and our family/newborn pics so I can get some beautiful photos on this wall.

Rugs were made by Joe’s grandma and they match nicely.

Closer shot of the photo wall…

“You are my Sunshine…”

“Winnie the Pooh” quote…

Closer look at the crib…

I lined the dresser drawers with different papers I got from Ink & Paper.  Just followed tips from this site. What’s even more awesome is Ink & Paper took a few days to ship and I just figured it was because of Memorial Day weekend.  They, without me even asking, refunded my money…including shipping.  So I got the paper all free and when it came, it was a lot more paper than I thought it would be.  So awesome!

Butterflies that I purchased when we were in Florida.

So what’s next???  Well, I will be filling up the dresser, organizing the closet (notice I didn’t post that because it’s full of clothes and the baby bouncer, jumperoo, sling, etc, etc.  It’s organized, but looks jumbled because of the big items I stuffed in there to get out of the way.)

I’m also making these fabric poms…just need to find time to cut out hundreds of circles of fabric.  I’ll take this project with me to Indiana and hopefully get it done there.

I’d also LOVE to recover my glider (which is currently in the boys room, but will be moving back into the baby’s room), but not sure I can.  Here is a site I found where a lady did hers and it’s exactly how I’d want mine to be.  The cushions on mine aren’t the most comfortable and the back needs more padding so I always stuff a pillow behind me.  We’ll see. It will have to be done after the baby arrives, so I’m not sure I’ll get it done.  But I can dream can’t I?

For those of you who like to sew...

I came across this blog tonight and it has me wanting to get out my sewing machine and start sewing right now...even though it's almost 10:30pm. If I knew where all of my stuff was at the moment and I had a place I could leave it out without my kids getting into it, I totally would drag it out this moment. So anyways, for those of you who like to sew you MUST go check out this blog. Lots of free sewing tutorials and great ideas! LOVE stuff like this. Doesn't her blog get you in the mood to sew???

A glance at the last few weeks…

Seth checking out the tree.

Helped staple 1,000 candy canes to invites to a Christmas carol church service. These were handed out at a parade that we weren’t able to attend since we had the flu that weekend.

A student, at the school my husband teaches, backed into our car as we were pulling out of the parking lot to go look at houses…so frustrating. Cost $850 – we decided we’ll just live with the dent. We can’t ask him to pay for that…we hope to get a “new” car eventually…well, some day....maybe.

Since we didn’t have any of our Christmas decor with us, we went to Target got a 4 ft tree and Isaac picked out the ornaments. He picked this blue and purple T-Rex along with a package of ornaments – at least they were coordinating colors.

Seth eating a fruit and grain bar. Made quite the mess. He LOVES table food. Don’t let him see you eating because you will HAVE to share it with him.

Sock monkey I made for part of my nieces Christmas present. Go here for the tutorial.

Made buttons with Isaac to give to his teachers at the mom’s group we attend. We made peanut butter blossoms, saltine toffee, chocolate espresso snowcaps, pecan bars and buttons all wrapped in recycled formula cans that I wrapped in Christmas paper – glued on with modge podge – and tied some bows on. Worked nicely to keep the goodies from being smashed. Wrapped each type of cookie in individual bags and then placed inside the can.

Had two “snow” days this week. We only got a dusting, but they had several inches in the mountains so school was called off for my husband. Exams were made optional..first time ever in the schools history. It’s been an interesting week. Second “snow” day was rainy for us, but icy in the mountains.

Please excuse my horrible unedited pictures. But this is our little tree. I’m hoping to take a better picture tomorrow.

Every house we go to here in TN that has boys, has play guns. I’ve never been one to encourage playing with guns, but we felt Isaac needed to learn the correct rules of playing with one (I know I’m a bit of a paranoid mom). So we got him one from the dollar store and all I can say is he is definitely a boy and I hope I don’t regret this decision.

My baby is 9 months old. Where did the time go? At lot has happened in the past 9 months…crazy to think about it all.

Sorry, for the long post…but this is all the time I have right now. Trying to pack for our move, pack for our 10 day trip to Indiana to see family for Christmas and move the rest of our belongings down here. Making tons of calls for the old and new house to get ready for closings on both. Still making a few last minute Christmas gifts and I ran out of wrapping supplies last night…need boxes, wrapping paper, and tissue paper. I just need to remember to breath and take one day at a time… I can’t wait for Christmas so I can relax and enjoy time with family and celebrate our Saviors birth.

Linking to show and share day at:

Homemade Baby Gifts

I’m invited to a baby shower tomorrow where the mom is due to have twin girls! I went to the fabric store on Tuesday and had so much fun picking out girl fabric. I secretly hope to have a little girl some day. Girly stuff is so much fun! Here is what I made…

baby blanket

baby blanket

burp cloths

burp cloths (can never have too many, right?) diaper/wipes case holder (go here for the tutorial)

Linked to Just a Girl’s show & share day!

Cute baby slippers

I just made these slippers the other night. I found a tutorial online that I thought I'd try out. The first one I made didn't turn out exactly right, but after that I figured it out and the next two I made were quite easy. Hope my little nephew enjoys these for his birthday.

Market Bag

A friend recently forwarded a tutorial to me on how to sew this market bag. One could make a bunch of these and use them at the store instead of having your groceries put in paper/plastic bags. I'm not sure if I'll have the time to make a bunch of them, but I thought I'd try to see if I could at least sew one. It was quite simple and the directions were easy to follow. If you are interested in the tutorial you can view it here.
Here are a few pictures of the bag I made. Plus it's reversible. I had to quickly take these pictures since I gave the bag as a gift to a friend. I'm hoping to try my next project soon - a sling bag...I can't wait!

Sewing Addiction

I think I'm beginning to become addicted to sewing. If it's a pretty simple project I usually can tackle it on my own. Today I found some Valentine fabric on clearance and these flour sack towels were a great deal at Walmart. I have to admit that I saw this project on someone else's blog. I'm not creative enough to come up with my own projects. Thought you might enjoy seeing what I put together. I may have to give these as gifts or something... we'll see who ends up getting them. I wonder if I should start an Etsy account and see if people will buy some of my projects. What do you think???

Sewing Projects

I've recently completed some sewing projects. I have to admit that I am not an avid sewer and have just recently tackled a few things I thought were easy enough for me to handle. The first is a towel with a little hood and the second item is a little snugly blanket that is small enough to take with and stuff in a diaper bag instead of carrying a big blanket around (it's especially nice for kids that are attached to their blankies and need a little something to hang on to). Both were a gift for a friend that is due to have a baby girl on Christmas Eve.