Recent Projects

I took a year off from motivation.

At least that is what it felt like.

Once Colin was born most of my projects were put on hold. I was either too tired, busy, or unmotivated to do the things that I normally love.

I've finally been catching the crafty fever again.

Part of it is because I have been watching HGTV (my favorite channel) a lot more and I've been feeling inspired to create.

The other reason for my recent resurgence is that I had left so many unfinished projects sitting around and I wanted to feel the satisfaction of having them complete.

After a year of working on Colin's room I am proud to say that his room is pretty much complete. At least I got it done before he grew out of it. The only thing left that I want to do is get a couple of more pictures of him put in there and a picture of Jesus.

COLIN'S ROOM:

CRIB BUMPER

I actually finished his crib bumper right after he was born, but I recently had to fix it because the ribbon had frayed on some of the ties.

I cut out the animals from a different fabric and then sewed them on to the blue and green dot fabric.

PLAY RUG

I made this rug from some remnant material I got at Joann's and then sewed ribbon around it.

CURTAINS

The curtains were the easiest part. I got them for $3.99 a piece at Ross (love that store).

CHANGING TABLE

I painted the changing table a darker brown to match the crib.

WALL STICKERS

I found these cool wall stickers at the Dollar Store and they matched his room perfectly. I put them upon his closet.

ROCKING CHAIR

The rocking chair was definitely the most time consuming project. I had to reupholster and paint it. I painted it a dark brown to match his crib and changing table. Thanks to the expert help of Chris' mom, I was able to reupholster it and have it turn out really nice.

Cutie Colin

I also made this cute pillow to complement the rocking chair.

BAG HOLDER

I bought this at JoAnn's and painted it to match his room.

MAGNET BOARD

I love magnet boards. They are so fun.

SHELVES

I ordered this cute canvas of Colin online and then I painted his piggy bank to match his room.

OTHER DECORATIONS

This elephant canvas was my inspiration for the whole room. I got it at Ross for $2.99. Awesome! I made his cute mobile out of string and scrapbook paper. I got the idea at JoAnn's.

I used scrapbook paper, modge podge, and wood to make his letters.

CUTIE ONESIE:

I threw a baby shower for my friend about a month ago. She is having a girl and so I was so excited to make something girly since I don't get to very often. I got the idea for this onesie at JoAnn's. It took a lot longer then I thought it would, but it turned out great.

What do you think?

The last couple of weeks my focus has been on decorating my bedroom and living room.

Hopefully I will get them done faster than the year it took me to do Colin's room. I will post pictures soon.