More Nursery Decor!

OK so I went a little crazy with fabric for the nursery. Last weekend I went to Joann's armed with a 40% off coupon and purchased 5 yards of blue and white ticking, 2 yards of red cotton with white pin dots, and one yard of this super cute striped home decor fabric which had all of the perfect colors. You can see these fabrics below on the color board I've put together, they're all on the left hand side of the board. Then I went online just to order a little bit more of the Dick and Jane fabric (also to the left of the board) and ended up purchasing 3 more coordinating fabrics. Two of them are also from the Dick and Jane series and the third fabric was on super clearance and has little loops of yarn sticking out of the fabric in the perfect colors... These fabrics are on the right side of the board...

So I think I now officially have more than enough fabric.. I just couldn't control myself! I'm planning to sew curtains for the 2 windows, some throw pillows for the armchair, a crib skirt, possibly a bumper (to be used just for decoration!), a crib blanket, a wall organizer, and some other little odds and ends.

Of course the first task will be cleaning out the room, then painting it and installing closet organizers- then I can really get started with my sewing bonanza!

I'll keep you all updated as the project progresses!

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February: What Shadow Looks Like

(Welcome if you’re coming from Suzanne O'Brien Studio in Northern California!) This month’s group photography theme was “shadow.” I’ll admit, I had a bit of a hard time with this one. We’re in the middle of the February doldrums around these parts, and while the sun does shine from time to time it’s cold and blustery and damp most days. It was tough to get motivated and creative about this, but that’s the whole point of the challenge! The kids and I were in the living room one afternoon and LP was lining his toys up on the windowsill. The (frigid) afternoon sun was pouring in and I realized that there was a sort of lightbox effect. I enlisted LP’s help in photographing some of his favorite toys (and one of Eliza’s) so he was the “stylist” for this little photo shoot. I think if we ever have a dedicated play room I might frame some of these photos for the walls! Sophie the Giraffe: Army Guys: Captain America (I never noticed how r...

10 on 10: August

Here's August's 10 on 10! It was a quiet day at home with just a trip to the playground to shake things up! Thought I'd try something new by adding captions to each photo- what do you think? For some reason they look a little blurry to me- will have to figure that out for next time! Now head on over to Kate Suzanne Photography in Asheville for her 10 on 10!

A Bit of Sewing….

I’ve been on a sewing kick lately- made a few things for Eliza that I thought I’d share (of course, I also have a list about a mile long of things I really need to get working on for Christmas, but bumped them all to make these little, totally not needed but too cute to resist, pieces…). First up is another Geranium Dress from the pattern by Made by Rae . The pattern is for a sleeveless dress or one with cap sleeves but I really wanted long sleeves so I drafted my own and they worked out perfectly! The fabric is a super soft baby corduroy. I made a mistake and sewed the skirt on the wrong way- instead of picking it all apart though I decided to just cover my seam (which should have been on the inside- whoops, distracted!) with a fabric band. I used the same fabric for the lining in the bodice. On the patch pockets I stitched Eliza’s name- it says “Eliza” on one pocket and “Rose” on the other.. I wish I’d used the polkadot pattern for the pockets as I thi...

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