Baby's Room: Bumper Pad

So I finally got around to making the bumper pad. What a nightmare. I decided to just pick apart our old one and re-cover it. So I ripped apart the whole thing and sewed the new one.... and it was all wrong. So I had to pick it out and start all over again. Awesome. Anyway.... I am pleased with how it turned out.
Such a fun fabric. I love all the bright colors up against the white.

I don't know if I would make one of these again..... maybe.... if I was having a girl and I couldn't find one to match (don't worry... I already have the colors picked out for a girl nursery if I ever have a girl).

Baby's Room: Name

I have about 11 weeks left until baby gets here. I have a few projects I need to get done before baby (because I will NOT be doing any sewing for at least a couple of months after). I love how it looks to put the baby's name above the crib. There are lots of different things you can do with the letters, but I wanted to do something a little bit different. Before we moved, I hit up DI and bought a frame for each letter. I think I ended up spending something like 9 dollars for 7 frames. Super cheap. If you bought them new (and on sale) you would probably spend that much on one 8x10 inch frame. I picked up some white spray paint from home depot and sprayed all the frames. I got rid of the glass and mod podged some scrapbook paper to either the cardboard that was in the frame. I had to cut some new carboard for some of them because they were pretty tattered. I got some letters from Hobby Lobby, painted them, and glued them to the cardboard. Then I attached some ribbon to the back!

I am really happy with how they turned out. I LOVE them. I actually sat in the baby's room for a while and just admired them. haha.... I am weird.

The colors will all make sense when I finish the bumber pad and bed skirt.

Gift Basket

Before we moved I wanted to give my friend a gift for her baby that would be born soon. Since my standard gift is hooded towels because I love them so much and still use them on my almost five year old.... I wanted to give her some too. Instead of just handing them to her (like I normally do) or sticking them in a bag, I ran over to the local thrift store and picked up this basket for a 1.50. Throw in some shampoo, lotion, and a rubber duck...... viola! Super cute. If I had more time I probably would have wrapped it in cellophane and put a big bow on top.... but like I said, this was shortly before we moved.