Posted by erika on April 8, 2012 – 8:03 pm
Next week marks 35 weeks so we have been hitting our to do list hard.
Neither one of us are into crazy pink and when we bought our house last year, the house was a hot mess. There was a lot to be done and covering up crazy paint jobs/holes was part of that. This room is about 10′x10.5′ and it was originally primary red and blue. Something was bolted onto the wall and required a lot of patchwork so we just went with fresh Benjamin Moore Dove White in Eggshell finish. If you are a member of Pinterest you can view my “For Baby” board.
This week our blinds came in and the blackout curtains were hemmed so we put those up this weekend. I’ll try to put links for any item I can find links for. The first thing I found for the nursery was the bedding (Dwell Studio – Menagerie) and everything was a jumping off part from there. We got the crib (which changes into a day bed, toddler bed and full bed) from Costco. The dresser/changing table is from Costco as well. The changing table part comes off so it can turn into a dresser and hopefully last a very long time. The mirror is the Hemnes mirror from IKEA.
Since the room isn’t the biggest in the world, storing what we want has been a challenge. I love the look of books with their covers facing out but I couldn’t find bookshelf/picture ledges that would do the trick. Then we came upon the Ribba shelves from IKEA and it was love. They work perfectly! The ottoman is a storage ottoman that came with another one inside. Purchased on sale from Kohl’s.
This is a watercolor painting I painted awhile ago, shows mama, dad and baby. There is a close-up down below. We found the creamy taupe blackout curtains from The Great Indoors. Had to get them hemmed since 84′ was too short and 95′ was way too long.
This super cute jungle music mobile is wind up and plays Brahm’s Lullaby. Purchased at Babies R Us.
I think this is the second thing we bought after bedding. Love this cloud lamp from IKEA.
So we are SO happy with how things are coming together and I just had to share. My parents came over this weekend and helped us measure, level and mark so the mirror and bookshelves look just right. Still getting used to having a house and being able to do whatever you want to the walls. Ledges/shelves are my new favorite thing. We bought one more shelf that is deeper, but now I can’t think of where it can go. We have other bigger toys like that carrot that we’d like to put on a deeper shelf.
Still choosing a glider and the closet only has like 4 outfits on teeny tiny hangers.
Work in progress continues!
Posted by erika on April 3, 2012 – 5:53 pm
If you know me, you know this is my favorite time of year. I love it when all of the leaves come out. Add the blossoms bursting out all over and I am one happy camper. Today it snowed and I am really hoping it doesn’t knock all of the blossoms off.
We barely have them as it is. I updated my very neglected Photography Shop and added a link in the sidebar.
Swoon.
Posted by erika on March 26, 2012 – 7:16 pm
There is a fire burning in Jefferson County and it turned the sun red. We went to go see 21 Jump Street, came out and there was smoke everywhere.
Last week I visited my friend Carla and hung out with her and her pup, Loba. I’ve known this husky since she was just a wild (very wild) puppy and now she is going to be 13 this year!
She’s so gorgeous but I don’t think I could ever handle the shedding and energy huskies bring to the party.
I’m pulling out my camera a little bit more lately. This is big since carrying baby and my purse is about all I can muster lately. But I need to ramp up so I can take lots of photos of our baby girl. Can’t wait to see her!
Posted by erika on March 25, 2012 – 5:21 pm
For some reason I couldn’t resist a challenge over at They Draw and Cook this time. Kraft has some great prizes going on, plus I missed digital and this was a perfect excuse to go hog wild. Now the recipe is up on the site (definitely want to see it bigger, this is the super teeny tiny version) and I’m crossing my fingers, so many great illustrations have been submitted already!
P.S.
If you know how to post an image small but view it big while still on the site, let me know. I use WordPress and I’m not sure if this is a possibility or not.
Posted by erika on March 13, 2012 – 4:42 pm
My baby shower was this past Saturday and it was sooooo nice. Surrounded by love and I just loved it. There was laughter, joy, teeny bit of tearing up and much movement from little miss. She wanted to be a part of the action too. Our moms are ecstatic and having a blast with all of the prep and anticipation. My friend Lindsay planned the shower for me and she did such a fantastic job.
R and I have been working on our huge to-do list which involves designing the nursery bit by bit. It’s a puzzle and we have been making purchases, shaking our head when things don’t work out, and returning those purchases. A lot. We want things to last as long as possible so we are picking things that will grow with the baby or will have another purpose somewhere else in our house later on. We’ll figure it out but the nursery is looking cuter day by day.
I haven’t been doing a bunch of painting with all of the planning and prep, so I thought I would post an in-progress shot. I am keeping up with sketching though, can’t be completely art-less. The lovely sunny weather we have been having all week is distracting in a very, very good way.
Posted by erika on February 29, 2012 – 6:49 pm
I have been silent but painting. Both prints have been added to my shop. So yay for that. I think I love Fabriano paper much more than Arches. Of course I would choose that one because it s harder to find around these parts. That’s how I roll.
What I want to do and how I feel are on two completely different sides of the spectrum. I want to be all adventurous and just take another impromptu trip that involves an airplane. But yea right, I am officially in my third trimester and I go to bed by 8:30 p.m. at the latest. I am a wild child. ;)
How are you doing on this lovely leap year day?
