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!

Baby's Firsts Scrapbook Mini-Album

These were a lot of fun to make! I've actually made several for friends, and had four of the books left. So, why not put them on Etsy! They haven't sold yet, but I'm hoping that some Etsy traffic this week along with free shipping will send these delightful little books to a new home!

Phew! Finally DONE!

11 outfits. Count it, that's:

11 Bloomers: 33 pieces of pain in the pa-tooskie elastic

11 Tops: 22 pieces of pain in the pa-tooskie elastic hand gathered and stitched onto some pain in my finger shoulder straps and ties

8 Hats: 8 ruffles that just about did me in...

But...This is the result! AMAZINGLY CUTE!!!!

Posting on Etsy took the better part of a day, but I'm really excited to see what happens with some giveaway traffic this week! BJ_Mama of the "For What It's Worth...or Not" blog is having a giveaway week and my camera straps are one of the giveaways! I'm offering free shipping Thursday June 10-Weds June 16, so let's see what I sell! Yea Bloggin Mamas!

The Launch (FINALLY!) of my Etsy shop!

After several weekends of work, I've finally finished my first Etsy shop project! Shawn and I love our DSLR camera, but I hated the way the strap pulled at the hair on my neck. Many folks on my Clickin Moms forum suggested purchasing the camera strap covers to be found on Etsy.com, but why buy one when you can make one, right?



Also, I didn't like the quality of some that I found to purchase, so I set out to make a strap I would (and DO!) use. The picture above shows the patterns of fabric I've made so far, and the shots below show some of the detail of my covers. Please go visit my Etsy shop and check them out!

I plan to eventually have some "Baby's Firsts" books as well as some other scrapbooking mini-albums listed as well.

Welcome to my creative world!

As part of my work to honor my word of the year "Health", I'm developing and exploring my creative side (mental health, LOL)! I've set up an Etsy shop to sell some items I have been making (camera straps, mini-albums), and I'm going to use this blog to show off some of my crafts. I'm making a commitment to myself to post once a week, which means I need to be creating something once a week.

First up, I finished a great scrapbook page for Shawn and Oliver based on a poem I encountered in school. Picts up later tonight!