Monday, May 30, 2011

The nursery and name reveal!

So here's the room that almost killed me, just ask my family! This room was tricky because its small, multi-purpose (guest room plus nursery) and on the eclectic side! I love a great mix in a room but with a cohesive thread, which was hard to do with so many elements. The inspiration for the entire room revolved around the mother child painting from ikea and then the butterfly prints really made things take flight!






This adorable blanket is from babiesrus, so perfect for the room!

I made this butterfly mobile with butterflies from Michaels; hot glue and string made it easy peasy.


The name will be Boaz Dominick, we have a Gideon which is a very strong name and needed something to stand up to our 4yr old warrior. Its from the Old Testament part of the Bible and we'll call him "Bo" most of the time! More details on his name tomorrow!
(I took wood letters and decoupaged them (using Mod-podge) with butterfly paper from Michaels.)


 Sock monkey from Big lots,  the owl (potterybarn) is from a dear friend, and ikat pillow from this etsy shop.

The changing table which I'm pretty sure was a TV cabinet from the 80's was a mere $12.99 from goodwill, the hardware ring pulls from here, and the cushion is an egg crate I cut to fit the space and placed in a cheetah pillow case!




End table from ikea, elephant from Thailand,  butterfly prints from Home goods, and black wire lamp is target from 3 years ago!



I made the roman shade (tutorial here) with burlap and ribbon, the chair is from an antique store $45 and the fabric on the seat cover from this amazing etsy shop.



Welcome to nursery/baby week! I will unpack some of the DIY's I did this week and answer any questions!

Room sources: Paint color-Martha Stewart Reed, Futon-my dad's, coverlet on futon- Thomas O'brien for Target 3 years ago, Butterfly prints over couch-tjmaxx, mom/baby painting-ikea, deeply madly in love print-madebygirl, bible verse print-laybabylay, light fixture-shadesoflight, cheetah throw rug-cymax, crib bedding-potterybarnkids, pillow and chair cover-etsy

Friday, May 27, 2011

Favorites Friday: Summer lovin

Summer is here! We are in the 90's in Northern Virginia, so our weekend we'll definitely include all things summer....the pool, ice cream, and fruit-eating! (oh and finishing touches on that nursery!)
Happy Memorial Day!



Linky Love:

Beautiful faces during worship


Honey and lavender baby shower

Gideon and I made this easy craft

The Bible in so many words

Happy Weekend!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

8 month baby bump on the beach and boardwalk

Here we are at 8 months, can't believe how the time has flown! Thank you for bearing with all these bump photos! I only took one with Gideon and he thinks its the coolest thing ever to see my bump with him inside, so I'm keeping that in mind as I bare my pregnant self for all to see! Not the easiest thing, by the way!!








Wednesday, May 25, 2011

My 5 dollar art

I love a good cheap project! When I saw this paper all over blog land (here and here) I was smitten too! There's a blank wall in my kitchen just begging for something so that's where my marbled paper landed! Pretty paper in a frame, simple, easy and cheap!




p.s How great would it be with a picture light?!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Not your typical diaper bag

I got one of those huge diaper bags as a gift the first time around and it felt like luggage especially when hauling the carseat too. I'm somewhat due for a new handbag since I spilled Gideon's drink in mine on vacation, but I definitely lean towards the smaller incognito sized diaper bags! Check em out!







Monday, May 23, 2011

Best place on earth {Ocean City, NJ}

I grew up 25 minutes from Ocean City NJ and but never had a week stay there, well let the annual tradition begin! We picked a slightly out of season time for the rates which is why we're bundled up on the beach, but happily spent our time flying kites, eating boardwalk food, attending the local church we love, and watching Gideon brave the cold water!
















Adam and I hit up the oxygen bar for some extra energy!




Here's our beach house....we'll definitely be back next year!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Storybook Land

Hey friends, I'm checking in from our beach rental in Ocean City, Nj. Our vacation would be amiss if we didn't take Gideon to nearby Storybook Land. My sister and I have the exact same pictures of us at Storybook land in our scrapbooks! This place is a permanent fixture in Southern New Jersey and never fails to disappoint, perfect size kiddie rides, water ice, and animals to boot!



 Gorgeous white peacock.

Gideon's bubble gum water ice, I have to say my mango flavor was the best!


8 month bump has brought lots of contractions, which is exciting considering I never went into labor with Gideon!





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