The shelf

This is a poor picture, but I wanted to put it up for my sister who is asking what the room looks like. Here is Zach's side (notice in my midnight working hours, I accidently covered Eva's "E", instead of Zach's "Z"). Oh well, there will be changes :) This is Zach's side, so no flowers, or fluff. Just a star and a tricycle on the pillow.

Says, "Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so".

Star I had purchased for Chloe's room, the back just happened to be the perfect yellow, so up it went. E and zebra paper just over $2 at Hob Lob. Frame on the %90 off rack for a $1 at Hob Lob. All other things were scraps from around the house. Oh ya, shelf for $2 at a yardsale.

Bedding: Spread I recovered using Ross sheets for $7.99. Pillows I already had except the leaf one. Got that one with the sheets I used to recover the crib bumper, again sheets for $7 provide lots of great material! Bed skirt was $1.50/yrd fabric from Walmart. Tricycle pillow you can see in the pillow post below.

Nursery Project #4 Lamp Re-do

$5 yardsale lamp.....loved the shape of the shade, and the base was already black. What an easy fix! LOVED how it turned out :) Have you noticed that I'm pretty into fabric flowers right now. There are some paper ones on the lamp too, that I bought from Micheals in a $1 pack.

Nusery Project #3 Chair/Ottomen recover

This set looks so nice in black. I was given the chair by a friend. It was easy schmeesy to recover. The ottomen was at a yardsale for a few bucks. It is probably turn of the centurey and I had to do some reinforcing underneath (really the hubby was nice and did it). I love the legs. Actually, since I'm so short, I love any ottomen/stool and buy them anytime I see them at a yardsale/Goodwill.
After using it to rock Eva, I thought, "why haven't I had a rocking chair for babies before?" So nice to rock in it and cuddle :)

Nursery Project #2 Pillows!

Of course, pillows were not actually my second project....they were at the end. Some of the fun, finishing touches :) I just couldn't get my earlier pictures to download, so here we are!
Love this tricycle pillow I made for Zach's side of the room. It brang the yellow in that I needed, but was still all boy. I googled tricyle sketches and then drew it on the fabric and cut it out. I then used Heat N Bond and ironed it on the pillow. Pillow behind that was from the sheet set that I used to recover the crib bumper.

One of my ruffle pillows. Another one of my ruffle pillows.

My large rosette pillow, and my favorite is the striped one with the flower on it. The other two were from around the house. Holly, do you recognize the white one in the back??

I used a body pillow someone had given me for extra stuffing and to make some of the pillows. Because it was FREE :) All in all, I think the pillows cost me probably $10 dollars.

The nursery: Above the bed art

The nursery is finally getting put together! I have been pondering for months what colors to use, what bedding ect, ect, and I had to ponder for so long becuase it just wasn't coming together! I wanted to use things I already had, I wanted to keep the cost at an all-time low, and I needed to use things that would work for a boy and a girl. I don't know why this nursery project was so difficult! It was like a had writer's block....but for decorating! So 4 months, and 5 cans of paint later....I've choosen the colors, finished painting, installed lighting and have finished the first project! (yes, that's all been today. Once I finally made some decisions, it just seemed to take off!).

OK, project #1: Above the bed art

I wanted to have something big, flashy and monogramed above the bed and crib. I envisioned more fancy, antique frames, but just when I was about to head out in search of some today, I remembered that I had found this pictures in Hawaii. They had been in a flood at a matting/framing store and so they were selling them damaged for $4. I bought all 4 that were there. So, I thought, these are the right size, I have two that match and they are a great price.....free to me from the basement!

(above: see the warped matting)

Below: Sprayed the frame with a glossy black.

Began to stencil the background on the canvas (which is really the warped matting and picture turned backwards). You can find this stencil template at http://jonesdesigncompany.com/ go to tutorials. I copied it and shrank it down in Word.

Ugh. It took forever to stencil and paint it all!!! Good thing I did it while I was watching a boring movie.

Love the way it turned out. Now I just need to do the next one with an E...for Eva.