Inexpensive Art, Take 1

When you start getting a baby’s room ready you realize you want to put up ALL THE THINGS. And buy ALL THE THINGS. And that can add up. Quickly. But there’s some awesome and affordable things you can do too. Which is cute, and means you don’t have the same Target print as 508403 other moms.

One thing I found while getting ready for baby was some awesome embroidery, both finished and unfinished, that my Grandma had made.

This adorable kitty vignette?

It was my pillow case as a child. Which is pretty, but 1. babies don’t need pillows and 2. it had my name embroidered on it. I found a cheap frame, and then glued some scrapbook paper onto the matting.

It’s fun, cute, and adds a little of my Grandma (who passed away when I was 18) into the baby’s room.

Nursery Preview

Darling baby was born June 12th, and baby J makes my world pretty amazing. Here’s a bit of her room:

The blanket was in my crib 28 years ago!

I know everyone has the Ikea spice rack bookshelves, but that’s because they’re so darn cute!

A few of the details: the mobile, some wall art, the chair I redid, and the changing table and curtains (complete with kitty!)

I’ll post more details on what I did in her room soon!

 

 

 

DIY First Dance Lyrics

Like I said before, I loved finding out you can make pretty things using Power Point.

For our anniversary I took our first dance lyrics and made this pretty thing

Our song was “Over the Valley” by Pink Martini, and it’s about looking over the Willamette Valley (which Portland, where we live, is in). We got engaged at Council Crest, which looks out over the valley, so it seemed an appropriate choice.

I searched through google images for vintage Portland photos, and picked out a couple favorites, then made mock ups and sent them to a few people asking their thoughts.

While it does look kinda instagram-y I think it’s pretty, and goes well with our newly painted upstairs.

And it was super easy! Less than an hour, and if I had known what I was doing at the start (I actually did this one before the baptism one) it would’ve been quicker.

DIY Baptism Gift

Our darling (and fat! oh so fat!) nephew is got baptized this weekend!

Not only that, my husband and I are his Godparents.

(My SIL asked by calling me and saying “so, do you want to be responsible for C’s soul? Like, for the rest of your life?” Love her)

As a baptism gift I made up this framed Our Father for the (not so tiny) tiny man

I learned a while ago (thank you pinterest!) that you can do cool things in Power Point. Weird, but it works.

C’s got light blue walls in his nursery, with some yellow going on, and his name on the wall in navy blue. I debated going green, but figured I should keep the color palate in his room simple, so I did a navy, with white frame and matting to keep it from being harsh.

Frame + matting was $6 at Michael’s (with a coupon) and the print was $1.39. Not to shabby!