Pretty Much Finished Nursery

Well...This is pretty much as finished as Maggie Lynn's room is gonna get for now...There are a few projects that I would like to do but I have run out of time and energy to do them before she gets here...
1) I have some super cute fabric monogrammed with Maggie Lynn's name and I was going to make a pillow with cute ball fringe to go in her glider.

2) I have some extra (loads of it) brown and cream gingham fabric that I had planned on making basket liners for the baskets on her changing table.

This is her room all dolled up and I really must say that I really like the way it has turned out. It has taken a long time for me to get it together and I am glad that I like it!













I just love going in her room and rocking in her glider...It is such a soothing place and I can't wait to show Maggie Lynn!

Some quiet weeks!

After my fantastic baby shower at Bartlett Woods, Keith and I really had some quiet weeks...we did a lot of washing, folding, organizing and putting away. This doesn't sound like a huge undertaking but if you could have seen the mess that our house was in during this time you would understand that it totally rocked our world!

Not only did we have bags and bags and bags of presents to wash and cut tags off of but we ended up with 125 Thank you notes to write. I felt like there were so many that I would never get done but I did!!!

We continued to get some awesome presents from our wonderful family and friends...well we got one today so I guess they are still coming in..haha!

Keith's co-workers also threw us a wonderful shower last Friday, November 5th. We got some awesome presents and had a grand ole' time! Thanks Town of Collierville Planning Dept.!!

This shower added to our Thank you note list but as of right now, we are completely caught up. Keith really helped me out by addressing them, stamping them with our address stamper, and putting a postage stamp on them...way to go Keith! As of right now we have been blessed with what feels like a baaaazillion presents and I have written 160 Thank you notes!!!

How wonderful to have so many people that love you!
Thank you!!

Some more projects for Maggie Lynn's room

I found this awesome Barbie Calendar months ago and decided that I would frame them for Maggie Lynn's big wall...the problem... the picture is 12x12 and they don't make a huge variety of frames for that size (well at a reasonable price) I was able to find black 12x12 frames at 50% off at Hobby Lobby so I scooped 6 of them up in my arms and decided I would make them what I needed them to be. I also stopped by the paint isle at HL and picked up some dark brown paint and copper penny metallic paint. I sponge painted the frames with these two colors and it looks great!!! These pictures also had a tiny hole above each girl's head for the "calendar hanger" that I had to find a way to cover up. I decided to use ribbon and glue to the edge of each page like a "mat". This was tedious but turned out well!




Here they are on the wall...My wonderful husband and stepson- Seth hung them up for me! I think they look fantastic...what about you?



My other project that took a lot of my brain power was an idea that I got from a blog that my friend Leslie hooked me up with. I saw her idea and thought it was spectacular. She had some girls make them for her and they did sell them but I didn't want to spend $75 per plate...I just couldn't afford it. Her plates were oval and I couldn't find any oval plates. She used vintage paper dolls and I found some real rockin' Barbie paper dolls. But it is the same idea...so thanks lady from another city! Here is my finished project.

Baby Shower!!!

A few Sundays ago, My Church threw me a Baby Shower. We were sooooooo blessed by sooo many presents and soo many people in attendance. I felt extremely loved! My mom and dad drove to town for the weekend, my buddy Paige from Texas flew in on Saturday morning, My friends Becky and Stacey also came into town from Chattanooga and Murfreesboro, My friend Heather came in from Spring Hill and surprised me at my shower (I had no idea she was coming...what an awesome surprise) Keith's Gran came, Keith's mom and sisters were there too! It really was a great shower and after 125 Thank you notes I can finally post about it on my blog..haha!!! Here are some great pictures!


My friend Sheri did a great job decorating and I am so glad that she is around to take care of me!


Me behind table...very nicely done gals!!


Courtney and Paige


Maggie (mom), Courtney, and Lynn (Keith's mommy)


My wonderful hostesses


The TuTu diaper cake my friend Jessica made for me!


AWWWW, look how sweet!




Above my head is the cute Diaper Wreath Sheri made for me... isn't she crafty!


We got home with mounds of presents to take over out dining room, living room, and foyer for weeks I might add!

A few projects!

I made an adorable TuTu for my niece for Christmas last year...even tho she is scared of it and won't move a muscle when she has it on...It did turn out super cute! I looked for a picture and for some reason I don't have a pic of her TuTu...prob cause she was crying..haha She is so funny and so cute so it doesn't matter if she liked my present or not!

When we found out that our baby was indeed a baby girl I had the adorable idea that I could make a GIANT TuTu for baby girl's crib skirt. Well after many weekends of cutting tulle and many trips to Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's...I finished it! It turned out to be much more of a hassle than I anticipated but it is super cute so we will let that slide.



This picture really does not do the TuTu Crib skirt justice...You can't see the different colors used or the sparkly tulle used! The colors are brown, pink, peach and a shimmery sparkly peach...but you can't see that in the pic...You will just have to come over and see it in person..haha or...maybe other pictures will be better..I will try to catch it in the right "light".

Meanwhile in Springdale, Arkansas my mom was working on her very own projects. I got an idea from Pottery Barn to have a rose covered lamp shade. I told my mom about it and she wanted to tackle this project for me and it just turned out perfectly. The best part was that the one from Pottery Barn was small and cost $99 and mom made me a huge lamp shade for like $20! Mom brought it to me the weekend of my baby shower.



I also requested from Mom and Dad a cornice for baby girl's window. Dad had to cut the wood and and put it all together and mom covered it with my fabric choice! I decided to use the toile fabric for this project and mom went and picked it up and they were awesome enough to get it done and bring it to me the same weekend!!