Yesterday, Conor and I hung our curtain rods and curtains. I'm completely in love with the hardware and so glad I waited until I found something that I completely love. Totally worth it! The rods are great quality too and they don't show any screws. Conor and I are getting better at working with our plaster walls. Unfortunately, every hole we make is permanent and drilled so everything needs to be rather calculated. Add to that texture walls and I'm sure you can understand my hesitance in hanging anything! We hung one frame last night in the dining room. I couldn't be more pleased. Hopefully next weekend we'll hang more frames! And hopefully I have the curtains hemmed by then too. Isn't privacy just so great?!
On the nursery front, I just have to hang frames (which I'm a little stumped about) and Conor and I decided that a roman shade would be more appropriate for the window than drapes, which means this week I'll be turning one of the panels (already made) into a roman shade! I think I'll use this tutorial. Do you think I should order a kit for the dowels, etc? And does anyone have any tips? I'm just about 36 weeks pregnant and I need to keep moving! I'm so close to being ready for Greta.
I need to think of a more imaginative name for this quilt. But either way, it's done! I'm so happy with the quilting job. It's perfect. Yet another project that turned out better than I envisioned - love that! So now it's just a matter of organizing the guest bedroom, washing the bedding and deciding how I'd like to make the bed and we're ready to go! It's actually bigger of a job than it sounds. I'm hoping to tackle that early next week. My baby-birthing deadline is a real motivator.
Greta's quilt is complete, washed and ready for her! I love it when a project I'm working on keeps on looking better than I envisioned. Hand-quilting it was absolutely worth it. Last night, I finished the bumper pads for her crib and now I'm dying to get the crib set up and readied. The dressers for the nursery arrived yesterday (we went as cheap as we could go!), I have the rod for the curtains. Now it's just a matter of buckling down and completing a few things. It may be time for me to get comfortable with the drill.
My baby is no longer a baby. She is a full-on toddler. I'm totally sad that she's getting bigger (she promised she'd be my baby forever!), but at the same time, it's a lot of fun! This past weekend we put her in a toddler bed for the first time and it went great. A surprisingly smooth transition. We had some difficulties with a couple of naps, but from then on out, we were smooth sailing. When she gets up, she pounds on the door and calls for her Daddy.
Holly's so excited about her new carpet and new room that she was stamping her foot with joy! Let the decorating and beautifying on a small budget begin!
Psst: don't you just love her accessorizing?
