Project: Lily's Room- Reveal!!

We are done with Lily's room! I really liked how it turned out. I think I may add some more wall decor later, but I can't really decide what I want to do, so I'll wait.

Since this room doesn't have any windows, I used a soft pink. I didn't want to use anything too bold or dark, which would make the room look smaller. Our room connects directly to this room, so she will be nice and close (just steps away!) without actually having her in our room. This idea makes me happy, because I remember being so overly cautious those first couple of weeks when Bobby was in our room. I was so paranoid about waking him!

Since we didn't have a lot of money to spend on her nursery, I was resourceful when thinking about furniture. Lily's dresser is my old dresser (my very first piece of furniture I ever bought new! ), the chair is a hand me down from Bobby, and while we were on our last storage unit run, I saw the yellow table and thought: 'Perfect'! I bought it on one of my Round Top trips. I think it looks so cute in her room! Her crib I got from Target online, and it was a gift from Lily's grandparents. (Thank you!)

The blanket, bed skirt and pillows were my own patterns. I am excited about how the bolster pillow turned out! I may sell them in my shop in the future...

I got the fabric for Lily's room from this Etsy shop, and I used an Amy Butler pattern from her book, Little Stitches for little ones, for the bumper pads. The pattern was so easy! I wish I had done that for Bobby's bumper...which I did on my own, and it didn't turn out quite so perfect! It's amazing what I learn with each new pattern I sew. Did you know they actually make bumper pads? Specifically designed to make crib bumpers? I had no clue! Such a novel idea!!

I've been working on Bobby's room too, so I will post pictures probably next week. :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Project: Lily's room: I &hearts ruffles...and all things girly!

I am going to love having a girl! If nothing else then for the sewing projects alone! (kidding, of course!) I was on a sewing kick this weekend, and I started the pillow above at about 11:30 on Sat. night. I wanted to do some girly ruffles, which I had never done before. I was pretty sure I knew how to do them, but I looked it up online just to be safe. I think the ruffles turned out so cute! I am hooked for sure! This pillow is my pride and joy right now.

I also made some cute scalloped bunting to hang in Lily's room. I love all the colors...so fun!

The bunting would be perfect for a summer party or baby shower also!!

Close up...

Bathroom is (mostly) DONE!!!

Finally!

The day I have been waiting for since we moved in this house! Our master bath is done!! Well, for the most part anyway. It has taken me and others** over a month to remove all the wallpaper, since I would just work on it at night after work. I never want to take down wallpaper again!!

We still have a few odds and ends to do, get towel racks and a toilet paper dispenser, and get a mirror. I want a white framed mirror. I toiled with the idea of using 2 mirrors, since it is a big space, but I really wanted 1 long mirror, and I found one at IKEA! So, I did have a mirror, I got this one, in white. But when Rob went to put it up, we noticed that the whole thing was bowed!! I was so disappointed. So I made the trek back to IKEA, in the torrential downpour (not fun on I-10 by the way...) yesterday to return the mirror. I had no problem returning it, but they only had 4 white ones left. No problem, you say? Well....3 of them were bowed also, and the 4th was shattered. :( I was bummed. But, the good news is, is that they should be getting another shipment of them next week, so hopefully I will get one then. After that, then the bathroom will really be done!
Before we moved in, we had the tile replaced, new toilet installed and the cabinets painted. All the rest (new paint, new light switch covers, new mirror, new medicine cabinet and new light fixture) has been done since we moved in.
Here are the pictures from before we moved in (yuck) , till today.

This is what it looked like before we moved in....

This is what it has looked like for the past month....

This is what it looks like now!

**Special thanks to: Kelly, Karen, Michael, Terry, Casey, Brian & Michelle, we could not have gotten this done without y'all!!

Busy Saturday!

We were so busy today! But we got a lot done on our 'before baby' list. Our morning started off touring 2 hospitals. We toured Memorial Herman Southwest, and if you wanna call it a 'tour', we 'toured' Sugar Land Methodist. Methodist doesn't really have tours, they just let us walk around aimlessly. At Herman, they had a formal tour, and all our questions were answered. But...there are pros and cons for both, so we still don't know which hospital is for us yet.

Rob began painting the master bath, which will be done tomorrow, and I will post pictures soon. I can't wait to be done done done!!

This evening, Rob and I went to the new park on University. It was really nice. Casey took some pictures of us. They turned out really well! I can't decide which ones I like best. These are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

I love White!

I love white furniture. Can't get enough of it. I think it brightens up any room. On my 'Before Baby' list, I had some furniture that needed to be painted. Well...I am finally finished!! My aching hips and sciatic nerve are paying the price, but I am done!

The Hutch:

About a year ago or so, my mom gave me my grandma's buffet and hutch. I painted the buffet right when I got it, but never got around to the hutch. Mainly because at the time, we were living in our other house, and there was no space for it. So it waited patiently in our garage until I was ready for it. I had to first sand off most of the finish, then paint 2 coats of paint and 1-2 coats of sealer.
I took the glass out of the doors, I plan on putting chicken wire in its place, which I haven't done yet.

The finished (almost) hutch:


The Cabinet:

Next, I moved onto the cabinet/dresser that is going in Bobby's room. Another gift from my mom, she had painted it green when she was using it, and I had always thought it would go great in a baby's room someday.

This one, I did not sand, I just painted it with 2-3 coats of white paint. I think it turned out pretty good. Perfect for baby Bobby!

The Coffee Table:

Last, but not least, my coffee table. I bought it off of craig's list (of course!). It was custum made to look old, but the only problem was, was that the paint was constantly chipping onto the floor. The last thing I want is for Bobby to eat the paint chips, or for the paint to come off in his mouth while he was chewing on it! (All babies chew on furniture, right?)

So I decided to paint this white, as well. Once again, I sanded and gave it 2 coats of paint, then 2 coats of sealer. I think it turned out pretty well. If you would like to see what it looked like before, you can see that here.

I think I am through with painting for now. 3 more things to knock off my list!


p.s. For those of you who are freaking out about me painting, I was outside for all 3 projects, with a mask on. :)

Productive day!

I didn't have to work today (Woo hoo!), so I decided to get started on the baby bedding. I tackled the crib bumper first. I figured the easiest way to make a bumper was to buy a cheap one and make a 'slip cover' for it. So my mom and I found this one at a re-sale shop:


I made the cover reversible, dots on one side, navy on the other. All was going well, until the end. I don't know what happened! I had to have measured 3-4 times, and I allowed myself at least 4 extra inches to close the cover. Well, what do you know? When I put the almost finished cover on the bumper, it was about 1 inch too short!! ARGH!!! So I came up with a solution, but not a very pretty one: I added material to one side, and made a Velcro flap to fold over onto the other side. When it is in the crib, it will definitely be hidden from view, that is for sure!! Overall, I think it turned out pretty well, but it was a little more time consuming than I had imagined. The curtain and crib skirt should be a lot easier! (knock on wood!)

The not-so-pretty solution:

The finished product:

I bought these letters at Michael's, and the ribbon at Jo Ann's. There are some unique colors in the fabric, but I lucked out in finding ribbon to match the dots exactly!! I'm not sure where in the room these will go, but it will be a nice finishing touch!

The Nappy Bag

I finished my diaper bag!! Phew! I am tired!!

This bag is from Amy Butler, it is actually called the Nappy Bag, isn't that a funny name? It has tons of pockets inside, and even a cell phone pocket on the outside. There is also a pattern for a changing pad and case to go on the inside of the bag, but I'm not sure if I want to make that yet. Enjoy the pictures!!

The finished product.


I love the inside, so many pockets!! I love the polka dots also.

2 projects down, many more to go!!

I have finished my first round of sewing projects! Last weekend, I tackled the nursing cover, and I think I finished it in about an hour! I have made so many of these, it doesn't take any time at all now. I won't bore you with yet another picture of a nursing cover, but I will show you pictures of my other project: appliquéd onesies!!

I got this super cute idea from Etsy, and they turned out really good, if I do say so myself. I just cut out different shapes from some scrap fabric I had, and then used a zig-zag stitch around the edges. My first two were a little messy looking, but by the 3rd one, I had it down! It is a lot easier if you choose shapes with straight edges, as turning while sewing is somewhat tricky for me. So here they are! My masterpieces! My favorite is the neckties, I think they are so cute, perfect for our little gentleman!!

For my boy: 2 neckties, a pig and a gator

And just because I am having a boy, doesn't mean I couldn't make girly ones!! These I made for my niece, Ana. A watermelon, and a cupcake...perfect for summer!!

Now on to the next project, making the diaper bag!!

Sew many ideas....sew little time!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I am sick in bed on my first mother's day, and I have been passing the time by looking up ideas of things to make for our baby boy. Etsy is a great place to get homemade items, but it also gives you great ideas to do it yourself!!

I just love fabric, can't buy enough of it, and I love going to fabric stores just to browse and dream up new things to create. So far on my list to make before baby: nursing cover, shopping cart/highchair cover, all of his baby bedding: (bumper, bed skirt, curtains, and possibly changing pad cover), diaper bag (by Amy Butler, you can see it here), tiny baby shoes, and now, just added thanks to etsy, some cute onesies with appliqués of different shapes, animals, you name it!! I am going to be busy, I better get started! Hopefully I can knock out the nursing cover today, and get started on the diaper bag next.

Some of my favorite fabric designers are: Amy Butler, Michael Miller, and Alexander Henry. I found a great shop on Etsy , called Above All Fabric, that sells some of their fabric, she also has an online store. Check it out!

Here is a picture from my most recent fabric run. I got the blue and green fabric for the high chair cover from Hobby Lobby (on sale right now!) and I got the black/white (for nursing cover) and floral from Jo Ann's Fabric (I could spend hours in this store!), and the really tiny swatches of stripes and polka dots I found at a quilting shop by my office, Quilter's Emporium. I think I am going to use that fabric for my diaper bag. Not sure what I am going to make with the pink floral, since I am having a boy, but I loved it so much I had to buy it. :)

I will post pictures as I finish my projects!!