So excited!!!

OK, SHHHH!!! Don't tell Shawn...but I've got a master plan for Oliver's room. Right now, it's pretty blah. Still the taupe/blue it was when it was our bedroom, and he's still sleeping in his crib converted to a toddler bed. Little man isn't so "little" as another 3 inches and he will be as long as his current bed!!! The room has no set "theme" or any cohesion. I'd like to make it a place where he could hang out and play if I was upstairs in my craft haven. :-)

Here's where I need some help (opinions please!). My idea for the bedding is this quilt design that I bought off of Etsy, and I pretty much love it just the way it is. The only change I might make is changing the light orange/mango color to a more vibrant orange, and the banana yellow to a sunnier one. If baby #2 ever decides to join us, I would also use the pattern for the crib bedding. If it's a girl, I'd play with the colors (take out some of the blues and greens, replace with pinks, reds, and oranges). For bumpers? Probably just some coordinating minke in dot and stripe textures, blocks and strips like the quilt pattern.


The quilt pattern is from Carolina Patchworks, an Etsy seller who makes the most unusual blocked quilts. While I love the look of quilts with curves, I'm still a "can only piece squares and rectangles" kinda girl! Funny thing, the shop owner just moved from Carolina to...Seattle!
Since Oliver has the room to himself right now, it's working fine. But...if baby number two is ever a reality, we have to do some shifting. I'm going to beg my Papa, who is pretty good with a table saw, to help create a big boy bed with storage drawers. So here's what I'm thinking: The crib, dresser, and Oliver's bed will fit in the bedroom. It will be tight, but it will work!

Now, wall colors. I'm thinking a soft, warm yellow? Not lemon (too cool), not bright (too neon), but a soft yellow that is obviously yellow (not ivory or cream), brighter than a buttery yellow, but not "you can see in the dark" yellow. OK, that was a seriously annoying sentence about yellow. Sheesh.

His room is the one room in the house where I could conceivably strip everything out and start from scratch. The rest of the house is seriously PACKED. I'm feeling the need to create a fun room for Oliver with bedding and furniture that doesn't put him forever in pre-school land.

So, what do you think? Black furniture, bedding in soft primary tones for "happy colors", black wall name art, yellow walls. Curtains? Art work for the walls or just family pictures? Black and whites in colored frames to match the bedding? HELP!!!!!

Coming back!

It's been a while, but I am making a commitment to growing my Etsy site and my creative endeavors, so here I am!

My Etsy site has been pretty slow, mostly due to the fact I haven't posted any new items lately. I did sell two over Christmas (a number purse to a math teacher of all people, LOL!). I have a couple of spring dresses ready to list in March, and I'm currently working on some cute faux-chenille blankets, as well as a billion other projects (our Feb break will be an Etsy "work" week for me!).

I also recently got to scrapbook for a whole day and finished several layouts. During the winter break, several of Oliver's adventures as an infant were also memorialized in paper! I'll be posting those bit by bit over the next couple of weeks.

My guess is that NO one will read these, but I'm still going to post because I want have a record of the fun, creative, and nutty hobbys I have! Enjoy!