Homemade Nursery Closet - CHECK!

Thanks Dad for building it (and saving us money)!
Thanks Mom for putting everything in its place! :)
xox m.

List Is Getting Shorter

So does that means the baby is coming soon then? Actually I am just on a kick to get things done and ready for the big day.

There are now 44 items (up from 40) on the list and items have been getting crossed off left and right.

1. paint nursery - thanks MIL!

2. hang crown molding

6. make crib bedding - thanks again to the MIL for that one ;)
7. Find a crib that we like.
8. Make Christmas Tree skirt If you missed it, check it out here!
10. decorated house for Christmas
14. find a rug for the babies room - You can view here.
16. Power wash the side of the house.
32. create Christmas card and send out - WahoO! I didn't think I would make it in time, but I did! Here are a few photos that my brother took from Thanksgiving. He is an amazing photographer and I am so happy he took these for us. Also if you did not get a x-mas card from us, I apologize. Let me know if you would like one next year and I would be MORE than happy to send you one from the Bach's (family of 3+one fur puppy!)

40. Make baby sleepers.

And the most recent check off was #33. Make 2010 Christmas Card Book. I even made this years 2011, so I am on top of my game!

Next up on the list? Figuring out the nursery lighting, closet organizer and possibly even starting on the baby book! EAK! :)

xox m.

The List

Call it nesting, but I had an urge to make a list of items to do before the baby comes.

The items on my list range from finishing the kitchen to painting a side table for the nursery. So I have control of some items, but not all ;)


There are 40 items (so far) on the list and 3.... make that 4 items have now been crossed off.

7. Find a crib that we like.

8. Make Christmas Tree skirt If you missed it, check it out here!

16. Powerwash the side of the house (this number is really not crossed off per say... it got move to the 'after baby is here' list. It's now too cold to wash the house so once spring hits it will happen.)

40. Make baby sleepers.  Oh yes, I made 2 fleece blanket sleepers and they turned out, ok. I don't sew really... just tinker. So this was a HUGE project for me. I followed a tutorial from the blog Make It & Love It. The tutorial was changeling for a non-sewer, but I didn't follow it to a T. I skipped a few steps and added a few more... this could possibly be why it was a little changeling, but at least I can check it off my list now! Oh and I wasn't thinking about getting a fleece fabric that was gender neutral. If it turns out that I am cooking a boy in my oven..... well he will never know what he is wearing right? As long as he is warm that is all that matters ;)


The Baby Blanket

First I cut the fabric to the correct shape and split one half down the middle for the zipper. I completely guessed on the size so this sleep blanket might not even fit my baby until summer, ha-ha shoot.

Then I attached the zipper. I used tape for holding down the zipper instead of pins. It worked out great!

Next I sewed the two pieces together and curled in the arm and neck hole. (Curled in- not a typical sewing term I know. I'm new at this... that is the only way I can think to describe it!.)

Then I made a little snap fold over to hide the zipper, and BAM.... a blanket sleeper for a girl. LOL.

xox m.

Pinterest

Have you heard about Pinterst? Do you Pin?

This is my Pinterest

Well for those of you who have yet to hear of Pinterest....

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. I used to see a photo on the web and I would save it to a folder on my computer, but I could never remember where I found that photo. Well Pinterest lets you remember where you found the image so you always give credit and have a reference. Love that!

So one of my pinboards is dedicated to DYI crafts and ideas that I would like to test out one day. I always say I need to cut out time to actually try one of this 'pins' and guess what.... I did it!! And I am really excited about it.

So here is the photo I 'pinned' to my DYI someday board.



And then I found that the girl who originally pinned this image had a tutorial on her blog, The Johnstons, on how to make one (which was awesome - and this girl is simply adorable to top it off!). Then I found the original version from HGTV, and kind of mixed the two tutorials to create my own skirt!

Here was my trial:

I had left over fabric (muslin) and crossed my fingers I had enough by the end of the skirt.
Then I purchased a $5 Christmas tree skirt from Meijer (plain white with red/white trim).
I had glue gun & sticks, mat board, and rotary cutter.


Time to start!

I cut 3 inch strips of my muslin until I had a fairly good stack. (In the end I actually only needed to cut out 7 more strips - hows that for luck!)

Then I started hot gluing the fabric to the outside of the skirt, while adding the ruffle fold every so often. I really didn't measure the distance or the width of the ruffle.... I just did what I felt was fair.

This was a pretty $5 tree skirt right? HA!

Then I just kept gluing and folding, gluing and folding....until I got to the top of the skirt.

By the end of the skirt I had just enough fabric left from my last strip and make 3 ties to connect the skirt when it goes around the tree. 

And WAHM.....

Folks, I made a Christmas Tree Skirt from my DYI pinboard from Pinterest, and I think it turned out pretty well! (insert very big smile face here - and a check off my to do list before the baby comes).

Interested in pinning to your own boards? Let me know and I'll send you an invite and then we can follow each others pins!! :)





xox m.