Showing posts with label nursery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nursery. Show all posts

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Easy Keepsake and Nursery Decor

A lot of people tell me, "you're so creative" but really I just steal my ideas from places like Etsy, blogs, Pinterest and other creative friends - like my friend Katie McCaw. I had seen a fun project Katie had done with cards from her wedding and wedding shower...and it hangs in her condo now. It was a super cute idea. So, I asked her if I could steal her heart cutter to do the same with cards I had gotten from baby gifts for Harper. My version of this fun keepsake craft is below - or you can check out Katie's version here. It was pretty easy and now it's fun to look at and think about all the generous friends we have that have already helped to spoil Harper.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

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.