Our Nursery

First, I just want to say thank you to all of you who commented or emailed me welcoming me back. It feels absolutely wonderful to be posting again. Man, I've missed you guys.

Now, onto the nursery reveal.

When I originally finished baby girl's nursery, I absolutely hated it. I told the readers on my family blog numerous times that looking at it made me want to cry. Since then, I have gotten over those silly feelings and have grown to love the space that we have created for our little gal.

So anyway, here's the before picture.

Sorry for the awful phone picture.

Yikes, right? This room used to be my craft room (may it R.I.P.), and obviously I never got around to doing anything special with it. I guess that's what happens when you deal with fertility issues. I was seriously always thinking "there's no use in fixing that room up...NEXT month I'll get a positive test and it'll need to be a nursery anyway"...Sure, it took a few years--but now that room finally gets to be used for what it was intended for--And that makes me stinkin' happy.

And, here's the finished product from the same view.

This view makes me really happy because it reminds me how much my hard work paid off. Almost everything you see in this picture was painted by my husband and me (minus the crib)... We seriously did this entire room on a killer budget. More on that in a second!

For now, I'll just keep showing you pictures!

I copied those spice rack bookshelves from here...I just spray painted mine white.

Now, we just need a baby to bring home to this room, and it'll be complete. Ready for the cost breakdown? Okay!

Crib- $75 (it was on sale!)
Dresser- $40 Craigslist find
Frames- FREE
Spice Racks- $10
Banner- FREE (my mom made it for us)
Art-$10
Mirror-$20
Rug- $15
Mobile- $5
Fabric for bed skirt and cornice- $15
Supplies to make cornice- $10
Paint- $45
Chair (this pains me...We "splurged" and spent more on the chair than anything else in the room combined)-$300

Grand total?-$545!

PHEEEW.

hi!

I missed you. We're talkin' like...Really bad.

This morning I woke up with an overwhelming need to post on here. So, here I am! Apparently, I'm not very good at breaks. I'll be the first to admit it. But man, did the break (however short it may have been) felt pretty dang great. I even started crafting again. And, that's a big deal, amirite?

Here's a little update on me--Then, I'll post a craft! It'll be just like old times.

-I'm 38 weeks pregnant with my baby gal. She'll be here any day! Okay, well she'll probably be overdue, but I am pretending she'll be here tomorrow because it helps me get through the day.

-The Fairy Blogmother is going really well. Best "job" ever.

-We finished the nursery a few weeks ago. You'll definitely be getting the rundown on that sometime soon!

Um, pretty sure that's the entire update. Nothing makes a girl feel more boring than trying to type up an update and realizing there's nothing to write about. I need to get out more!

Okay, so now! On to a craft. Can I apologize in advance that most my crafts will probably be baby related for a while? Okay, thanks!
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All month, I had been browsing Etsy for a cute handmade mobile for over E's crib. They were all really cute, but they were all sooo expensive. I just couldn't justify paying 50+ dollars on a mobile. So, I decided to take my favorite pieces of each of those mobiles, and make my own. And boy am I glad I did. Because look at this sucker.

I love it so much. And, get this. It only cost me $4.95 to make! Say what?

It was so easy to do. All I needed to do was punch out some circles, poke holes in each of them, and link them together using jewelry circle things. Sorry, I have no idea what they're called. The hardest part of this project was figuring out how many circles of each paper I needed. I'm bad at math, remember?

Speaking of the paper, I am in love with it! The chevron paper especially. It almost makes me want to be a better person.

I decided to go with double sided papers (minus the gray) because I didn't want it to be all white when it was moving around. They were a bit more expensive, but I love how they look together.

And, whoa. What do ya know? More pictures.

One more, for good measure.

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So tell me, what have YOU been up to these past few months? Fill me in!