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...

Cote D'Azur Sunhat

Now that we live in the desert we've had to majorly change our sun protection habits. In Massachusetts we wore sunscreen in the summer and hats if it was "extra sunny" but here it's sunny 99% of the time and hot! We're wearing hats, sunglasses and sunscreen basically every day! I've been relying on a few baseball caps and some old sunhats I had but really needed something with a wider brim to provide more shade. When I saw a tester call for the Cote D'Azur Sunhat I jumped on it and was lucky enough to be chosen! This is the first wearable pattern from quilt designer Shannon Mac Designs and it is fabulous! The pattern was designed to fit head circumferences of 16"- 24" and has 4", 5" and 6" brim options. It fits most people 12 months and up! I made my sunhat in size 6 (circumference 21-22") with a 4" brim. I used quilting cotton that I'd been hoarding on the outside and a more neutral cotton on ...

What Winter Looks Like...

(Welcome to anyone arriving here from Blue Zebra Photography !) (Oh! And this is post # 500 on Ye Olde Blogge. Wow!) I mentioned earlier that I'm participating in two different photography projects this year with other members of the Bloom Forum . The second project I'm participating in are monthly photos that relate to a certain theme or word. For January, the theme is "Winter." We've had an odd winter so far here in Massachusetts. Hardly any snow at all and over the weekend it was actually in the 50's which is pretty unusual. We did have a brief snowstorm last week though and while LP and Eliza were cozied up on the couch together I wandered around and took a few photos of the scene. I love how cozy it is in our house when it's snowy out and wanted to capture some images that conveyed that... From the Inside, Out: View From the Back Door: From here you can head over to Kelly Janssen's Photography...

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