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Felted Wool Balls

August 30, 2012 by girlinspired 18 Comments

Do you do the felting thing?

I have seen some pretty amazing things that have been felted, but a new hobby is not really what I’m looking for. Rolling wool roving into balls, though? That I can handle. This is a fun project for the evening in front of the television. Ready for the instructions? It couldn’t be easier!

And then you have a whole pile of pretty balls!

Now…what to do with them? Make a garland?

Fill a canister? Drape a bookcase?

Make caterpillars?

Blow a couple hours engaging the caterpillars in a photo shoot?

The options are endless. Have fun!

Pink and Brown Baby Nursery

August 22, 2012 by girlinspired 3 Comments

With babies on the brain, I’ve been feeling the need to go back and document some aspects of the girls nursery and bedroom decor over the years. Today, I was looking at the pictures of Addie’s nursery that I took more than a year ago, before moving her into a big girl bed, and then recently moving her into a room with the other two girls. I know I’ve shared pictures here and there before, but I wanted to do some record-keeping here – I hope you don’t mind. I’ll include links to some of the posts on specific aspects of the room, so scroll down if you’re interested! It’s fun to see how I’ve moved things around or added decorating projects here and there that show up in pictures at different times.

More posts on this bedroom can found at the links below:

Stenciled Walls – How To

Paper Mache Letter Art

Framed Music with Rolled Fabric Flowers

DIY Canvas Photos

Furniture Specifics
Knot Ruffle Dress

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frames and flowers and shoes, oh my!

April 11, 2011 by girlinspired 16 Comments

I’ve had a few thrift store frames sitting around for awhile and thought I’d see what I could make of them to add to Addie’s bedroom decor. It felt so good to just craft aimlessly and I love how this little frame turned out. Easy art. Cheap art!

The steps are simple. I used a thrift store wooden frame that I picked up for $1.99. I roughed up the edges with some sandpaper and slapped on two coats of white paint. After the frame dried, I roughed up the edges with sandpaper again, paying special attention to the scrolly areas. LOVE the chippy finished look.

To finish the frame, I used spray adhesive to attach a vintage piece of sheet music to the cardboard insert and popped it in the frame. Then, I rolled up a few fabric flowers (do we need a tutorial on these or has everyone seen them a million times over?) and gathered some ribbon, tulle, and faux pearls. I cut a large circle of felt and moved around my embellishments until I loved the ensemble. I hot glued everything down onto the felt and connected it to the corner of the frame. Done!

But the fun doesn’t stop there! Because I finally put one of my baby shoe patterns to use. Oh wow, I could really get carried away with baby shoes. I mean, who doesn’t love to look at a teeny tiny pair of shoes. I’d like to see if I can tweek the patterns into a size that would fit my girls, for house slippers or something like that, but we’ll see…Good thing I have twin girl nieces who are due here real soon. You can bet you’ll be seeing more cute baby shoes in the next few months!

And then I moved on to bunny shirts…

I’ll try to get a tutorial and downloadable bunny up for you in the next few days, but we’re currently clearing the entire downstairs out and moving headquarters to my mom’s while the new floors go in, so let’s keep the plans tentative, okay?

Hope your Monday is fabulous!!

Addie’s Nursery

April 4, 2011 by girlinspired 12 Comments

Our littlest doll is growing up fast. Even faster than her sisters did if that’s possible. She runs around swinging her arms and shouting out commands to let everyone know that she’s just as tough and just as capable. Last week, she decided she was too big for diapers and she potty-trained herself. No joke. She just started using the potty and insisted on wearing her Yo Gabba Gabba panties. She also started refusing to go to bed in her crib. “No, no Addie’s bed, I! want! mama’s bed!” with her lower lip jutted way out and gigantic teardrops ready to fall from her eyes. And so we put her in our bed and the teardrops magically disappear and the pout turns to a smirk and we just laugh and play along, because she’s the littlest, I guess, and growing up too fast.

It’s time to start converting her room into a big girl room. But first things first. Like photographing her nursery to include pictures in her baby book. And finishing planned projects to complete the nursery decor. I thought it would be fun to share some pictures and then, hopefully, a few tutorials over the next couple weeks as I finish up some of those projects. Will that be fun?

Still love this stenciled wall! The freshly painted white ceiling makes all the difference in the room. Letter “A” and bird wall hanging are my crafty touches. I’ll show you how I made the bird art as soon as I can get the tutorial all put together.

Small bookcase (from Target) holds baskets with clothing essentials. Addie’s first birthday dress and shoes make me smile every time I walk into the room.

Tall bookcase (from Target) holds little knick knacks, special baby gifts, souveneirs, and books.

Wall art over the crib. I finished these and hung them just a couple days before Addie was born. They’re really pretty, but don’t photograph too well.

This picture really emphasizes a bare spot to the right of the crib there. I haven’t figured out what to put there yet, but I guess I better make sure it works when the bed is there. I love her crib, the Darcy crib from Pottery Barn Kids. It will become the headboard for her new bed.

so that’s it for now. I’ll keep you posted as I put together the final touches…before we start the conversion. ha.

What kind of decorating projects are you working on?

tea parties

March 9, 2011 by girlinspired 50 Comments

I admit it. I got a little carried away. I just wanted to take a few pictures of the gumdrop pillows that I posted about here. But I thought they’d look cute “in action.” with cookies. and place settings. and participants. I felt like a little girl. I even giggled out loud. There’s just something about tea parties.

I totally lucked out with the fiberfill on these pillows. While some people head out to Best Buy and Sears on Black Friday (yes, way back then!), I headed out to Joann’s and scored the fiberfill for all three pillows for about $30. MUCH better than I originally thought. I wouldn’t say that the stuffing is perfect; it’s a little wiry, but good enough for me!

The girls definitely love their pillows. They find them useful for sitting on, jumping from, hiding behind, and, of course, playing tea party.

before bunk beds

February 9, 2011 by girlinspired 9 Comments

The girls have been talking about bunk beds for quite awhile. About as long as Gracie has been sharing a room with Olivia and sleeping on a mattress on the floor. About as long as their room decor has been “in progress” waiting for a more permanent furniture arrangement. So we bit the bullet and ordered bunk beds for Christmas. They arrived this past weekend (so much for bunk beds all set up on Christmas morning!). Before we set them up, I wanted to snap a few pictures of their “before” room. I don’t really have a master plan for their room, but now that there are two beds for the two girls, I suppose I better start thinking a little harder on it. Here’s a little “before” collage…

What works well in your childrens’ shared spaces?