Coordinating Nursery Accessories

I know, I know, you thought I fell off the face of the Earth (or at least the blogosphere), but we were out of town for 2 weeks and then I had family in town and I’m just now starting to get back to “normal” life. So I hope all of you are still out there, despite my disappearing act!

Remember the crib bedding I made for my niece? Well I actually made some other fun, coordinating accessories for her nursery. And since we were down in Miami meeting her for the first time :) , I got to help my sister-in-law put the final touches on her room.

Here’s a look at her crib bumpers and matching binky bag. (The lighter color side of the bumper pads will face the inside for the baby to look at, but I wanted to show both sides for the picture.)

And here’s a matching pillow with a sweet little ruffle.

I also made this matching door pillow that says “Awake” on one side and “Asleep” on the other. I love how the door pillow turned out so much, I think I’m going to make some for the shop!

And finally, my sister-in-law’s friend asked me to make a Boppy cover using fabric from her bedding.

I had so much fun making all of these fun items for my niece’s nursery. And it’s even inspired me to add some new items to the shop (stay tuned for that…remember I’m just easing back in to “normal” life ;)

So what have you all been up to? Any fun sewing projects that I’ve missed out on? How are you all spending your summer?

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You Asked for it…You Got it!

Well friends, for those of you that said you’d like to see my Bandana Skirts in the shop…you’re in luck! I just added them today :)

You pick the color!

I also added a few other things, like these adorable dinosaur crowns for your little dinosaur-lover (they also make great party favors!).

And some Binky Bag/Burp Cloth gift sets. Perfect for a baby shower gift!

And consider pairing these gift sets with a bath cloth or blankie for the ultimate baby shower gift!

So come by and take a look…you just might find something you can’t live without :)

WIWW – Baby Shower Edition

I’m linking up with Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy for her weekly series, What I Wore Wednesday (WIWW).  Although I did wear more than one outfit last week, I only managed to get a picture of one of them (or maybe this was the only picture-worthy one….whatever).

This is my sister-in-law (looking beautifully pregnant!) and me at her shower in Miami last weekend (see the baby bedding I made for her here).

 

Dress and tank – Forever 21 (I might have a new favorite store!)

Tights – Target (where else?)

Shoes – Payless (last summer)

 

Anybody else linking up with Lindsey?  Any fun new outfits to show off?  I got a couple of new necklaces this week and I’m excited to put together the perfect outfits to go with them.  Maybe next week I’ll manage more than one picture ;)

From Lamp to Hair Bow Holder

Ok, first I have to tell you that I seriously love this project {patting myself on the back}. I was trying to come up with a way to display hair bows at the craft fairs that I'll be selling at soon (Funky Finds Spring Fling and Cowtown Indie Bazaar). I won't have any hanging space so I knew I would have to get creative.

That's when I had my creative epiphany (I'm sure in a sleep deprived moment) and here's what I came up with.


Is this not the cutest thing ever? I'm totally using this in my daughter's room after the craft fairs. And it was so easy and very affordable ($7 plus the ribbon which I already had).

I bought this adorable little lamp at Goodwill awhile ago for $6. It was a little more than I normally would've paid considering I had nowhere to put it and I was pretty sure it didn't work. But the sweetness of the hobnail detail just spoke to me so I had to buy it. And it sat on my dining room table until I had my epiphany.



Once I knew my plan, I went on the hunt for a lampshade that I could use. It had to be one that was held together with metal, not the plastic of the shade itself. It seems it's usually the bell shaped lampshades that you can use for this project. I got lucky and found 2 at Goodwill on 50% off day so they each only cost $1! Here's what they looked like before I got to work.



It took me about 5 minutes of cutting and pulling to get the fabric off. My son loved that part!



I cut the electrical on the lamp since it didn't work and I wasn't planning to use it as a lamp anyway. Then I took the lamp apart and spray painted the metal parts on it and the lampshade.



Then I cut 8 pieces of 2 different widths of ribbon and simply hot glued the ribbon around the lampshade.

It looks cute as is, but it looks even cuter with all those colorful, girly bows on it!


And that's it! I am totally going to have to make more of these because they are just too cute. After all, I still have one more lampshade ;) And I love the idea of having a hair bow display that sits out and looks pretty in its own right.

Anybody have an old lamp sitting around that you're now going to turn into a beautiful, girly, practical hair bow holder? Send me pics when you do!


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