Lily's got some new Jammies!

just a quick project I did last night. I used RTW pants and a t-shirt she had to make the sizing correct. The knit/jersey fabric is on sale at hobby lobby ;)

Check out the new Tutorials Page!

I've revamped the Tutorials page, in hopes of photos making it easier to see what each tutorial is all about! Check it out!


You can also get there by clicking on that same TUTES image in the right column ;)

Miss Lily's got some new digs

This weekend we finished Lily's room overhaul. It was about time since Brendan's room has been done for, what? Like 2 months?
So anyways, here she is :)
If you have any questions about where anything is from, or how to do anything shown in the photos, just leave it in the comments section and i'll be sure to respond :)

We had planned to paint her bed a really light green, but that's not done yet.
But for the most part, it's completed.

This room involved a LOT. We hung textured wallpaper that looks like Beadboard. We created a wrap-around shelf from 1x2, 1x4 and crown moulding (and a lot of caulk, LOL). We refinished and handpainted flowers on her dresser. We created a bow holder. We painted her mirror. We created a growth chart. We will be painting her bed. We will be dying her chair slipcover. Whew. 2 weeks (with houseguests in town, and only working from 8pm-10pm on weeknights) but it's done!

here's the before



and here are our afters (sorry they are big)





Yes, in that last photo, that is in fact a dressing room in her bedroom
For anyone who remembers the pics in our rental, this mirror came with the dresser, but we didn't want to attach it to the dresser since it would be so tall and topheavy.
So instead we had it in her closet for storage, but she'd always sneak into the closet and twirl in front of the mirror, looking at her clothes. so we decided she needed a dressing room
The mirror is tethered to the wall, and to the right will eventually be a hook for her dress up clothes (seen above the mirror) and to the left of the mirror will be a hook for her jewelry



how her letters came out (they were done before, but got damaged in a move, so i stripped them, painted them, and put new paper covering on them). (Try this project at home!)


the bow holder i made for her (make one for yourself!)


her growth chart


The dresser I repainted.



and just b/c I thought it looked cute, her little clothing rack


That's her room! Thanks for checkin it out!

Another new Tutorial! Bow Holder

Another teaser from Lily's room! Hope you enjoy!!

A tutorial on how to make a simple Bow Holder!
http://www.ehow.com/how_5384104_make-hair-bow-holder-child.html

A tutorial!

Hey everyone!
I know I've been MIA, but I promise, I've had lots of great projects happening. I'll post photos here soon ;)
In the meantime, check out this teaser (part of Lily's new bedroom!)


A tutorial on how to make decorative letters for a nursery. Very easy, 5 steps I think? A less than 1 hour project :)
http://www.ehow.com/how_5384078_make-decorative-letters-childs-roomnursery.html

more on eHow!

I now have 10 articles on eHow, including a few of the Tutorials right off this site.
Check them out, rate them, and leave comments if you like! Thank so much!

A giveaway!

Okay folks! I've got a few of these coming up
Vendors that have donated things to me to help with my fundraising for the Susan G Komen 3 Day in November. I so far have $499.00 fund raised, and I need $2,300 by November 9th, so heres the first fundraiser!

Up for grabs I have TWO Weather teddy bears by Storytime Felts.
I don't know if there are storytime felts reps here in the DFW area, but there are in Northern California where I lived before, and they got us HOOKED. All the kids who come over to our house love our Felt playsets, and they are so easy to use. Not messy, babies can even use them, they are 100% safe, non toxic, no fears of lead, etc... and they are even safe to use in the pool/tub!!

http://www.funfelt.com/weather-teddy-bears.html


These run $33 EACH if you purchase from their website.
These are the mounted board sets (great for kids to need something sturdy to hang on to) and uncut (you cut out the clothes yourself, takes about 5-10 mintes, one time). GREAT for teaching about dressing yourself, clothing, seasons, sensations and more!
[quote]These oversized bears are great fun for little hands to dress up for whatever the weather may be. Sets includes 18 pieces of clothing and 3 felt windows depicting rain, snow, and wind, to go along with the background scene of a sunny day. Girl bear also includes a starry night time window. Choose Boy or Girl bear. Save by purchasing both! See below.
Backgrounds measure either LG 14" x 16" or SM 10" x 12" and can be mounted like a felt board or left unmounted to tack on the wall or make into a pillow or play mat. Set includes 18 felt pieces of clothing to dress your bear in. [/quote]Enter to win by visiting my 3Day Website and donating $5.
Each $5 donation = 1 entry! Donate $15 in one payment, and that's 3 entries
MY 3 DAY WEBSITE: www.tinyurl.com/3dayjr

Donations will be taken through August 4th, and then two winners will be selected from the list of entries using random.org!