Trent's Bedding

My husband and I went out to Ikea yesterday to see if we could find some fabric to make our baby boy's bedding out of. Low and behold, they had some GREAT choices.

We picked these three:

I am going to make his bumper out of it and probably some curtains. The leaf/orange fabric will be one side of the bumper, the b/w stripe will be the other, and the green will be the trim. He is going to be the coolest baby in town!

I was reading in my "American Baby" magazine last night that black and white is a good choice for babies because it is stimulating. They are drawn to the contrast. Looks like we made a great choice! Oh and his walls will be light grey. I can't wait to get it all finished.

I have been working on a very fun project, but I can't post pictures for a few weeks because it is a gift. It is CUTE!

I hope you like my new header made of felt. I Love it! I needed to spice things up a little and I wanted people to see what I do right when they come to my blog. =)

I LOVE FELT!

It's a Boy!

Here is our little man, Trent James.

He is singing, naturally. =)

We are so excited to have a little boy! And he is excited to be our little boy.

Can't you see him smiling?

Now it's time to find some bedding and get to planning his room!

We love this crib from Walmart!

Could Baby Wear These?

We should find out today!!!!

Today is the day my husband and I go to the doctor for my 18 week sonogram and GENDER reveal! We can't WAIT to find out who is in here! I even packed a bottle of cranberry juice to get baby moving for the sonogram. This will be the only moment in this child's life when it is encouraged to be unmodest!

Tonight the family comes over for the big reveal. I made two cakes last night: one pink, one blue. Whichever matches the gender of our baby will be iced completely and revealed to the family when my parents and sister cut it open! My sister is thrilled because it is her first time to be an aunt. She's been a mommy for 10 years! =)

Clearly I would be thrilled to have a little girl, but I know I will be thrilled if it's a boy as well! A little version of my husband is fine by me. And then one day he can have a little sister to protect.

A few weeks ago I was feeling girl so I made these felt flowers and heart. I'm going to attach them to alligator clips to put on little stretchy headbands. Maybe more will come soon?! Who knows! I need to make some for my baby cousin Kaylee anyway. =)

Etsy Shop: Lupin - Felt AWESOMENESS

I stumbled across this shop today in my neverending quest to find all ideas felt. I started to look around and new I was in love when I saw this brooch. How cute is this thing?! I would wear it in a heartbeat. That is an avenue I haven't thought of yet....felt brooches. I think I might have to try it out! This shop is very inspirational.

Here are a few other items I liked from the shop:

What I love about this flower is the color combination. I might do a few more stitches in it.

I thought this was a really awesome idea for a mobile. Abstract and colorful! Love it! I may use this as inspiration for our baby's mobile. I definitely want to make my own.

Of course I love this bird brooch. Look at his details! I love birds.

Sweet Valentine Hearts

I made these little hearts to go in my aunt's booth at the Frisco Mercantile (mentioned in the previous post) and never posted a picture. They are just little sweet things you can hang around different places. I put them on corners of picture frames and hung one on a tall lamp I have that has little curly cues. They are all different and they each have a different colored felt for the front and the back. I just love felt. I can't get enough of it.

The pink one with the feathers (below) is my favorite. I love the shape and the feathers!!

Valentine Treat

On February 6th, the Frisco Mercantile in Frisco is having a special Valentines event from 3pm to 7pm. All of the booths will be decked out for V-Day and each seller will have little treats for customers to enjoy.

I have been working on some very special valentine paintings and projects for my aunt's booth. She has a great booth called "First Impressions by Kay." She has all kinds of home decor, paintings, home accessories, and refurbished furniture. She also does interior design/redesign (she will come and rearrange the things you already have in your home) and custom draperies and apholstery. Here are some snapshots of her booth.

Come by and see it on February 6th!

Here are the little V-Day paintings I have been working on.

Notice the two little lovebirds in the tree. One is flying. =)

The Lovebirds decorated for Valentine's Day

"The Keys to My Heart Come in Three Types of Metal"

(This one is red, not orange...bad photo quality)

"Unlock My Heart"

(This one is also red in person, not orange)

"Hooo Will Love Me?"

Hoot Hat

My cousin sent me a picture of this adorable hat she saw at the Frisco Mercantile in Frisco, TX and I just HAD to have it. I hope baby is a girl so it can be worn soon!
It is hand crocheted of chenile yarn by Linda Day of DayLee Design. I am not sure if that is the same name of the booth where I bought it. If you go there or are familiar with the Mercantile, it is the first booth on the right in the second aisle from the right-hand wall.

Bluebirds in the Tree

I painted this recently. If you look closely you can see three little bluebirds walking around on the tree. My aunt is going to put it in her shop in the Frisco Mercantile. Her booth is called "First Impressions" if you live in the area and want to stop by. She sells home decor and furniture and she also offers interior design consulting. She is very good at what she does and she just moved from Idaho so she has a fresh perspective from up North that we haven't seen down here. =)

The Dream Fridge

So my husband and I went to Lowe's to get our fridge and there were several out in the main aisle that were discounted. We started looking and found one that said no damage was found but it was still a great price. We asked the appliance guy about it and he said it had been returned because it was running loud. They sent it to be repaired but nothing could be found to be wrong with it. They said that new refridgerators just run loud at first because the grease is being worked into the motor. So since no repairs were done to it the fridge was still under warranty! The best part is, we got ice and water in the door for the price of a brand new one without that feature. Love it! Here is our beauty. =)

It is so nice having a fridge right there in the kitchen! I never knew how convenient that was until I didn't have it. Just ignore our bare backsplash and missing microwave. =) Coming soon.

Mimi

I just remembered I had this picture of the frame I made for my mother-in-law to tell her about the pregnancy. She decided a while ago that she wanted to be called "Mimi" so I made this frame for her. She was so thrilled. I painted the little wooden letters and then made a stuffed heart out of felt. At the time, we had not had a sonogram yet so I just made this little card to put in it. It's not a great photo, but oh well.