Yesterday I finished up a new blog banner for my friend Michelle at www.MichellesBelles.blogspot.com and wanted to share it because I am tickled with how it turned out (yes, I just said “tickled”).
She recently added a little boy to the family (she already has two beautiful girls), and needed a new banner & blog name to incorporate him. So she came up with the new name “Two Belles & a Beau” and gave me a little creative inspiration before I started designing. Her three precious children are symbolized by the two butterflies and the little fox (the signature animal she chose for her boy, Hendricks). Isn’t it cute?
If you’re in need of a revamp for your blog banner or Etsy banner, I have them available for purchase in my Etsy shop!
Hear that? It’s a huge sigh of relief (and exhaustion) escaping my mouth. Our nursery if finally complete! And at 38 and a half weeks along, I’d say we finished just in time. Although Lincoln will probably sleep in our room for a little while when we first return from the hospital and therefore won’t need his nursery to be move-in-ready, I know I’ll lack the energy and motivation to finish once I have a newborn at home. So let’s take a little tour, shall we?
Today I finished up my Mother’s Day cards for my mom and mother-in-law, and I thought I would share them with you. Because I’m crazy and can’t do anything the easy way, I kind of went all out.
First, I had my daughter paint pictures for each of her grammies. The kid loves to paint, so it was a win-win. I also took pictures of her while painting and used PicFrame and Instagram on my iPhone to create a little photo collage. I printed the collage and sewed it to the front of each card so they could see how much love and labor my little one put into making their special cards.
Since my son’s nursery has a bit of an industrial feel to it, I really wanted to get one of those zinc letters from Anthropologie to hang on his wall. But since they run about $18 per letter, I decided to take the cheaper route and make a faux one.
This past week, my husband and I finished a huge piece of our nursery puzzle – the antiqued dresser. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to have this baby (no pun, intended) in its place in the nursery, ready to be filled with little boy things!
We purchased the dresser for $25 on Craigslist. It was pretty ugly, scratched, and had water stains on the top. I knew I wanted to paint it, so I didn’t really care about the finish; I just was happy to find a solid wood dresser for so cheap.
Today I’m super excited to share my latest project in our nursery – starched fabric wall clouds. I only put these clouds on the two walls above the crib, and I’ll be using the same fabric to make some pillows and a cloud/airplane mobile. You can see some of the other ideas I have for the nursery in my inspiration board.
Putting the clouds on the walls was so simple; I used the starch techinque that is all over Pinterest. Have you seen it? The recipe and instructions are easy, and when you are done with the fabric, it peels right off the walls without leaving any damage – a perfect solution for renters!
After making the hanging indoor tent, pallet toddler bed, and quilt, the rest was all in the details!
This white cabinet was something I found curbside for free. I didn’t know what I would use it for at the time (although I had an inkling it would be perfect for my little girl’s room one day), and it spent at least 6 months in our garage. After a good cleaning (it was FILTHY), I brought it in and starting filling it with goodies. Mia doesn’t have a dresser, so it gave us a place to put her folded clothes, cloth diapers, and other odds and ends.
I FINALLY finished updating my daughter’s room from a nursery to a “big-girl room” and I am thrilled to finally be showing it off (after lots of teaser posts).
My daughter, Mia, is closing in on the 2 1/2 year mark, and her baby brother is due in a mere 6 weeks, so it was time for her to have a more functional room for her age and to transition into a bed so we could move the crib into the new nursery.
Guess what? This week is my official one-year blogiversary week! This Wednesday the 11th is exactly one year from my first post here on The Mombot, and I can hardly believe it!
I’ve had the privilege of gaining tons of new readers and followers, both here on the the blog and over on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. I am honored that people tune in to see what I have to say and share (especially since I happen to find myself to be rather boring). I get so much joy out of writing and sharing tips, tutorials, and fashion advice; thank you for being a part of my first year!
From cuteurecreations.blogspot.com If you’re tired of putting the same old things in your child’s Easter basket every year (chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, candy, candy, and more candy), there are plenty of options for non-candy Easter basket fillers! From handmade gifts to healthy snacks to activities… see all the ideas below. I’m not keen on giving my…
