Gifts for bambino

A cousin of mine recently had a gorgeous baby boy, and since I have been full of crafting motivation I decided to make her a couple special little things; a diaper clutch, one of my favorite items since it allows you to still carry a cute purse- no bulky diaper bag necessary, a customized onesie with a scrap of fabric cut into a tie shape, and a matching soother clip.

Folded Clutch

The Clutch unfolds into a change pad with storage for diapers and wipes.

Tie Onesie

The Nursery

I tend to take on projects, but pregnancy has encouraged a new lofty level of project drive. First, I found an amazing mobile on Spool sewing  and fell in love- After building it I had some fabric left over and thought... maybe I should take up quilting. I have a cousin who is a quilting ninja and she makes it look easy, so I figured- what the heck. Well... following Martha Stewart's patchwork instructions I went to work.

Rooms to Reno

It has been soooo long since my last post! With our second son due to arrive in June we have been busy trying to renovate as much as possible before he arrives. We have already ripped the carpet out of our hallway and the two boys rooms, replacing it with hardwood. We repainted too... The boys rooms both are now a gorgeous shade of pale green- Camouflage by Benjamin Moore and the hallway a rich shade of green/brown- Elk Horn also Benjamin Moore. I have taken on several smaller projects for both the boys rooms. Draperies to sew, artwork to create, and shelving to paint in the three year olds room and draperies to sew, a crib to paint, artwork to create and bedding to sew in the babies room. We have made some great progress in the three year olds room- take a look...

Before

Before

After- Well minus the baseboards...

Book Shelves- These were Ikea spice racks I painted out for a splash of color.

A little artwork- I picked these notecards up at Anthropologie and framed them with Ikea frames.