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A Woodland Nursery

A dear customer of mine, Kristie, sent me these photos of the STUNNING nursery she decorated for her son Lukas, who is due just about any day now.  I was delighted when she said I could share the photos with all of you! 

 
I love the blend of earthy nuetrals with pops of mushroom red and forest green.  I was so flattered when Kristie said the inspiration for this whimsical space came from my own Woodland Alphabet and Numbers artwork.  They look so nice framed with the brown mats, and look at the wee mushroom nightlight!

 
The cute little mobile that hangs over the crib was handmade by Kristie from felt, also inspired by the Woodland prints from my shop.  The gorgeous tree decals on the wall were an awesome Etsy find.  The curtains are semi-homemade, using green felt on a pair of white curtain panels, cut to look like grass. 

 
Kristie cleverly upcyled an existing and less-than-cute bumper pad on hand into the fun red mushroom dot bumper pad you see just be recovering it with new fabric.  And what cute fabric!  Can you guess where you've seen it?  It's from the Celebrate Seuss! line by Robert Kaufman Fabrics. 

 
More delightful handmade goodies in this space are the fox and raccoon plush, handmade by Kristie.  The owl was a gift from a friend, and Mr. Frog was handmade by Kristie's grandmother and he's been in the family for 30+ years.  I love stories like that.  A whole new generation will be giving Mr. Frog a lot of love.

 
One of the things I enjoy about this space is how cozy it looks, but still roomy.  Some might not think to orient a crib on an angle like this, but the round rug anchors the placement of each piece of furniture and allowed for things to be pulled away from the wall, but still leaving an open area for plenty of baby tummy time and floor play with Mom and Dad.

And I saved the best for last ...

 
I am IN LOVE with this big log floor pillow, also handmade by Kristie.  LOVE IT!  You can bet your bottom dollar that I immediately begged for tips on how she made it.  Here is what she said:

"I basically created a tube per the specifications I wanted, took some scrap linen for the ends and just sewed a quick "swirl" for some rings, tacked it all together and stuffed away! It was pretty darn easy! I wanted something that I and baby can lay on when we're playing on the floor."

The wood grain fabric she used is by Joel Dewberry, and alas is discontinued.  Anyone have a lonely yard left?  Send me an email!  Maybe I will just have to design some wood grain fabric of my own.  Coincidentally, Kristie is the person who first suggested I should turn my Woodland illustrations into fabric designs, so I think it's quite fitting that she should also inspire some new designs!

 

Vanessa's Nursery

One of my favorite bloggers, Vanessa from The Crafty Nest (formerly Designs by Vanessa) just welcomed a handsome little boy to the world.  I'm so thrilled for her!  I've anxiously been awaiting photos of her completed nursery, which she has been sharing sneak peeks of throughout her pregnancy. 

 
This week Vanessa's Woodland-themed nursery is entered in the 'Our Real Nursery' contest over at TheBump.com, so head on over and cast your vote!  There are so many stunning nursery designs to look at, but I'm kind of partial to this one.  I can't imagine why!  

Best of luck, Vanessa.  I hope you win!  And congratulations on that sweet little boy.     

Noah's Nursery

Remember this post about color love?  I finally got to see that pretty aqua sunshine nursery finished and just had to share it with you. 

It's so refreshing to see a gender-nuetral nursery that has so much COLOR!   

Susan has since had her beautiful baby.  SURPRISE, a boy!  His name is Noah, and he's one lucky boy to have such an awesome nursery to grow in.  I love the mix of traditional and modern styles, the fresh and fun colors, and all of the little personal and handmade touches.  Gorgeous nursery, Susan!  Nice work.  And that baby is pretty darn cute, too! 

 

color love

I just finished this custom color palette for one of my Alphabet Animals prints.  SUCH fun colors!  I love the sunny yellows and oranges and the aqua sky blue, and tiny touches of summery red and green.  It made me want to run out and buy new paint and fabric to redecorate one of my girl's rooms.  Again. 

Too bad I already recently redecorated Charlotte's room surrounding my Woodland themed prints, and stitched a new quilt for Madison's ever-evolving room decor.   

I think I get that decor restlessness from my Grandmother.  She was always putting up and taking down wallpaper, repainting the dining room, rearranging furniture, adding a new piece to her collection.  There are so many beautiful colors and fabrics out there, it's hard to resist trying them all on for size.  It's especially hard to resist all of the fun and colorful children's fabrics and what-nots!   

 
That's why I love offering the Custom Color option for some of my designs.  It's such a joy to live vicariously through others who are midst of all the excitement and love involved with planning a nursery or child's bedroom.

 
This is the beautiful crib bumper my Mama made for Madison's nursery, which was then used for Charlotte as well.  I still remember the day we were in a little quilt shop together and I spied that fabulous fabric with pink elephants from the Anna Griffin Bailey collection (now retired).  It was love at first sight!  We bought enough yardage on the spot for the bumper, a baby quilt, and crib sheet. 

Maybe those fun and funky fabrics together inspired my girls to love color as much as I do.  I hope so!  Because I can't get enough of COLOR!