Holly and Greta's room started out a little rough. We didn't have a crib. I was planning on picking one up from Ikea when we got here, but then Ikea stopped selling cribs. We found one second hand instead for $60. Having the crib in the room makes a big difference. I got rid of the yellow side table. At some point, I'd like to replace their bookshelf, even if it's just with something from Ikea like this. But right now, that's not a priority. I would like to either purchase a moroccan pouf or try my hand at crocheting a big old pouf. I think that could be really cool, however if I decide to make a pouf that'll probably have to wait until after Christmas. I'd love to get a little lamp to put on their dresser and make some fabric baskets to replace the current white drawer dividers that are used to hold socks and tights, etc. We ordered this print and I'm going to hang it above Greta's crib. On the wall above both their beds, I plan on putting up a whole bunch of different prints and photos including this princess and the pea embroidery (once I have it embroidered of course) and this free printable. I'm not in love with Holly's bedding. The color of the walls makes it feel really harsh so I'd like to switch that out and make a couple pillows too. Holly was playing with some spools of thread yesterday and totally inspired me. I'm really excited to get going on that. I think it's going to be really pretty. We'll see if I can get that done before Christmas. I'd also like to make some curtains and a throw pillow or two for the glider. Ha. My goal for the room is: simple, comfortable and personal. Without spending too much. Hopefully I can make it happen!
We finally hung some frames in our new apartment over the weekend. Without fighting about it. And.... we unpacked the remainder of the boxes (note: pantry stuff is still in boxes, but right now, that doesn't count). It's kind of a big deal. Our living room feels a million times more spacious and there's no more messy boxes hanging out in the hallway. The photos in the frames aren't going to stay, except for our SLC temple print. Hopefully I'll find some time to get lost in our collection of photographs and pick the perfect ones soon.
Oh my word, time is slipping through my fingers. At seven months, Greta is rolling and pivoting all. over. the. place! She gets into so much and I have to keep a close eye on her. Every now and then she lifts her entire body off the ground and uses only her hands and toes to hold her up. Greta can sit up all by herself, however, I like to keep something behind her still because she will topple and she will cry. She's still not sleeping through the night. But in the last couple days, she's finally getting how to eat solid foods although anything but sweet potatoes makes her gag. I think one of the best things about this month is that her bald spot is growing in and rapidly disapearing!
We're no longer taking photos of Greta lying on her back because she just flips on over to her tummy, so we'll do sitting up photos from here on out!
I really wanted a way to document my children's artistic abilities as they grow and have art they've made that's worth keeping and will keep well. My solution? Each year, around my children's birthday, starting at age 2, they'll get to create a piece of art on canvas. I loved doing this with Holly and I adore the result. I think that one day we'll have a very interesting collage. I found this to be a really affordable option especially since I don't have to frame the canvas. I also made a complimentary piece using this tutorial. I'm dying over the metallic art pieces that are shown in the tutorial's example, but as I mentioned yesterday, I'm quickly running out of wall space!
I think these may be the cutest photos I've taken to date of my darling girls. For the last month, I've been trying out lightroom and then I bought it! Hopefully you've noticed an improvement of my photos recently. I love taking pictures. I need to learn my camera better and that's next up on my list of self-improvement (that, and rock climbing). I'm sharing my very favourites with you, but you can see the whole set here. Let me know which one is your favourite. I need to pick one of each of the girls so I can frame it big. We haven't hung anything on our walls yet, but I'm already wishing for more wall space!
