Bird Room Wall Project

So Harper's room kind of has a theme - it's birdies. I fell in love with the Penelope birdie bedding from Pottery Barn Kids when my friend Megan was pregnant and I was in the store buying part of her crib bedding. I always said, if I get pregnant and have a girl and they still have this bedding then I am buying it for my baby girl.
Well, I did get pregnant...and found out I was having a girl...so, naturally I registered for the birdie bedding. I just love it. It's girlie, but not super girlie. We have tried to do a lot of things in the room in greens too, so if our next child is a boy - I can do the dino themed room I have always dreamed of for a little boy.
Awhile ago I had seen this artwork that someone had done on some website (probably Etsy) that went along with the Pottery Barn Kids Penelope bedding. Well, I decided to make my own. I needed something to go above the changing table. So last night, after we hung Harper's curtains and sheers, I was standing in the room staring at the blank walls. I'd been picking up lots of little things for the walls in the last few months that I thought would match. I was walking around holding things up on different walls and trying to decide where to put what. That was when I remembered the birdie art.
So today I ventured out, bought two pretty basic espresso frames and purchased an assortment of scrap paper from Michaels. Then tonight - I got to work - I crafted some pretty simple birdie art for above Harper's changing table. Will worked hard on hanging some things I had already purchased on the walls. Now, I have only two walls, I mean, projects left.

Sneak peak of part of Harper's room...I'll post lots of pictures when the whole thing is done.

Harper's Baby Shower

I was so lucky this past weekend to have a dream baby shower. It was literally everything I could have ever asked for. My sisters, Mandy and Julie and my best friend, Megan, hosted a spectacular shower. It was perfect. I was so lucky to receive many beautiful and generous gifts. I got a good mix of cutsie girl clothes and accessories and practical things that every mom needs. I even got my diaper bag (which I LOVE). Enjoy the pictures of Harper and my special day.

Mailbox Decor

Front Door Decor - Adorable Wreath with "H" onsie for little Miss Harper

Close Up of Harper's Onsie

Shower Invitation on Display

Julie, Me, Mandy

Kerns and Me

Me in front of a few of the gifts...I wish I would have taken a picture of all the presents, they were so beautifully wrapped - Harper and I were spoiled. We are very lucky to have such wonderful friends and family. I couldn't be more thankful after this weekend.

Harper, Amelia and Me

Adorable Punch with Pink Ducky Float

Wine Glasses with Baby Girl Charms (for those who could partake in the alcoholic beverages)

Banner Kerns made for Harper with a Cricut Machine

Beautiful Hydrangea's on the Table

Decorations were Everywhere!

Harper and Amelia's Best Friends Onsies (Amelia broke in one of Harper's toys this weekend, so they better learn to share right away!)

Amazing Diaper Cake adorned with Bows, Toys and Hats

Mantel Decorations

Harper wouldn't be my child without some DINO clothes!

Beautiful Door Hanger my friend Katie made for Harper's Door at the Hospital

Again, I can't thank my friends and family enough. Everything was just so perfect. I couldn't ask for a more beautiful shower and generous gifts. Thank you everyone!

Baby Name Bunting Banner

I'd been trying to figure out what I wanted to do above Harper's crib. I like the idea of having her name in the room, but didn't want to do the wooden letters that a lot of people have been doing lately. So, when I saw this idea on Tater Tots and Jello - it inspired me to do something similar for Harper. I bought some ribbon, fabric and canvas at Hobby Lobby and got to work. I cut out pendant shaped triangles and sewed ribbon in a wavy pattern on fabric to spell out her name. This was the hard part - this part probably took me a good 5-6 hours to do.

Here is a closeup of how I made the ribbon wavy looking.
Then I had to sew the pendants to the canvas cord that they were going to hang on. The pictures in this post really do not do this project justice. It is very detailed and I think turned out super cute. You just can't really see a lot of the details in these photos.

Then I hung it on the wall to see how it looked so far... ...I took it down to do the last touches and details. Samson knew it was something for Harper - so he had to help. He loves Harper already and spending time in her room (especially under her crib).



I cut some strips of fabric and ribbon and tied them in messy knots around the spaces between the letters. I think it turned out pretty cute - again I wish you could see more of the details in the pictures.

I can't wait to see it with her bedding on the crib. I think it will be so cute - I hope she loves it.

Bow Holder for Harper

Today I was feeling a little crafty - so I created this bow holder for Harper. We have Harper's crib, changing table and a little bookcase in her room waiting for her - but her chair won't arrive for two more weeks. So until I get the chair in the room and decide exactly where each piece of furniture is going to go - I'm not going to hang anything on the walls. So, after I crafted this cute little thing I just hung it on her door to snap a quick picture.
It really was an easy project. I got a cheap frame from Hobby Lobby in the clearance aisle for $5.80. I wrapped some foam board in fabric and then hot glued some ribbons to around the foam board. Then I just hot glued the decorated foam board into the frame. Super cute, super easy and super cheap - all for about $10-$12.

I also bought some ribbon and clips to make a few bows this week - now that I have this cute holder, I have to make some things to hang on it!

Big News

I have big news to share in blog land. Will and I are expecting our first child on (or around) October 3rd. We are very excited.

One of the first questions people ask me is "are you going to find out the sex??" If people really knew me they would know I could NEVER wait to find out what it is until the delivery. I am way too much of a planner. I already have a lot of items picked out that I would like for the baby's room. I have the "boy" plan and the "girl" plan. We will see which it turns out to be. Will swears it is a girl. I go back and forth. Initially I thought boy, then I thought girl, then I thought boy again and now I am officially undecided.

I plan on crafting some things for the nursery, but in the meantime I can't - not until I know what the sex is. So tonight I crafted something for baby Amelia.

I found these cute bows that you can make out of scrap fabric. This website has the tutorial. You can clip it to those stretchy headbands baby's wear. I just put a little clip on the back with hot glue.

I'm on Spring Break this week!

Ok, I'm Updating

I always get bad about updating our blog in the winter, I don't know why! You would think I would have all this time in the winter to type since it is cold outside. I'm at home today for a snow day. We are under a BLIZZARD warning in STL. We could get 12 inches of snow today on top of the third of an inch of ice we have already gotten, CRAZY!

I've literally been watching the news all day. It's not that I want to watch it, its just that there is nothing else on. Our Netflix isn't here yet and I'm all caught up on my DVR. So I'm browsing blogs today and Internet websites.

Will and I added some new "artwork" in our living room recently. We have a huge long wall in our living room. In the center is our fireplace with our TV mounted above it. On one side we have this arch iron grid we got from Pottery Barn last winter. The other side of the wall has been blank however, and was annoying us slightly for a while. So we decided to buy these huge frames from Pottery Barn and instead of putting pictures in them (which we may one day), we decided to make these random number collages. All of the numbers are actually dates that are important to Will and I. We just mixed them up to create artwork!

The dates include when Will and I started dating, when we graduated from Auburn, when we got married and when we closed on our home.

Here is a view of the whole wall. Excuse the news coverage on the TV, I told you we are in a BLIZZARD warning... The khaki color on the wall is a little darker than it appears in the picture. The wall almost looks white and its not!

Other big news...our Auburn Tigers are National Champions! We cheered the Tigers on to their second National Championship in January. Will and I have now experienced two Perfect Seasons since we have been Auburn fans. It was a pretty cool season. My brother in law gave us a Cam Newton autographed football as a gift to commemorate the season. He gave it to us after our Iron Bowl win. Cam went on to win the Heisman and a National Title.Our best friends had their baby two weeks ago today. Check out their blog for more about Amelia Short.

Some of our other great friends, Katie and Shawn, got married on New Years Eve. I was lucky to be in her bridal party. The night ended with a great party after their ceremony! Congratulation to them as well!

That is really all from here, Samson and I are cuddled in to ride out this winter storm. I may do some crafting this afternoon. I'd like to make a new wreath for spring, but I'm not sure I have all the materials on hand that I need - and driving to Hobby Lobby is NOT an option right now. I'll have to dig out my craft boxes to see what I can do...I may be back to posting tomorrow, if we get another snow day. Happy Winter!