DIY Book Holders

I found this idea here and I loved the way the books were displayed. I have a little bit of an obsession with children's books and I wanted to be able to show off some of our collection. I made a few modifications, however. I wanted to see more of the front covers so I didn't cut the fabric as wide as the tutorial suggests. Our wall studs were in funny places so we used wall anchors. Also, my book displays are about 36 inches long instead of 48. I really love the way that they turned out and I cannot wait to start reading to Caden!

Another Project Finished!

I finally finished Caden's crib bedding! The bumper was definitely the most challenging, but I am very pleased with the outcome. Now if he would just make his debut so that we can actually use it!

Caden's Quilt

I am so fortunate to have a mother with a passion for quilting. This is the BEAUTIFUL quilt that she made for Caden. I cannot wait to snuggle up with him in it! Thank you Mom!

So Cool!

I went to one of my good friend's bachelorette party last night and when I came home this was on my wall!!! Cole had designed it for me on Thursday and I loved it. He and Joni worked on it the whole time I was gone and were just about finished by the time I got home. I had no idea that they were going to paint it last night, but I am so glad that they did. It looks AMAZING and the nursery is now a little closer to being finished!

Nursery Update!

I am really, really behind on blogging. Getting ready for a baby is very time consuming! We have made so much progress on the nursery recently and I just wanted to share what we have done!

These are the amazing curtains that Blake's mom made for us! You can also see part of the super-soft rug that she found at the bottom of the picture. Thank you Joni!

This is the awesome window seat cushion my mom made for us. Thanks mom! This baby has some talented grandmas!

I finished another one of my projects a few weeks ago. It's the crib skirt that you can see through the slats on the crib. My mom found us the cute pillow in the glider and Blake's mom found us the pictures over the crib.

Here is a closer look at those pictures! There are still several things that I want to do before Caden gets here. I will try to remember to post them as I finish each project.

Nursery Project #2

I just finished my second project for the baby's room! It is a changing pad that we will put on top of the dresser (if it ever gets here). This project was pretty challenging, but I'm happy with the outcome. I really didn't want one of the store-bought changing pads that everyone else had. I found the directions for this one in a book that Blake got me for my birthday and I loved it! The three side bolsters as well as the orange pad in the middle are removable. This makes washing everything extremely easy. It also has a neat pocket to store diapers, ointment, wipes, etc.

Crib Sheet

Woo Hoo! I finished my first project for the baby's room! It's a fitted crib sheet made out of minky dot material and it was way easier than I thought it was going to be. Here are some pictures. Blake insisted on being the crib mattress since we don't have one yet. Hopefully it fits the real mattress better than the Blake mattress.