Crafty Kate: Nursery

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Crib Wall

I’ve been brainstorming what kind of decoration I want to put over the crib for a while. I kept coming back to the 3D paper art that people have been doing lately. Problem was everything I found was girlie…and mostly butterflies. This is cute, but since we don’t know if Baby is a boy or a girl, butterflies didn’t seem like the right approach.

Sunday morning, when I was debating if I should roll out of bed or snooze for a bit longer, the idea hit me…Stars!

I had seen several of these 3D stars around Christmas. And when I went to Pinterest for a quick tutorial, I found this from Little Birdie Secrets.

I’m so happy that I decided to go back to Hobby Lobby and get that paper book for the Alphabet Wall, because I just used more sheets from the same book to create the stars.

I even got to use my Silhouette, because I finally got a new Silhouette Blade!

The trickiest part was figuring out how to attach them to the wall. I ended up using big loops of tape on the backsides. Super simple.

The project didn’t take long at all. The most time consuming part was scoring the stars so that they folded easily.

I even have a few extra stars that I might hang randomly in the room to pull it together.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Nursery Alphabet

Well, it’s finally up. The alphabet project that would never end…

At least it looks good! Not perfect, I won’t point out any of the flaws…I’m sure you can find them. But I’m happy with the results.

You may remember that I started this project a few weeks back.

I was originally picturing the big letters that are all over pinterest. But I couldn’t commit to the price per letter. So I wandered around Hobby Lobby for another route. I decided to use two sets of plain chipboard letters. (because one set just didn't seem thick enough) They were 4.99 a set and I had Hubby with me so that we could each use a 40% off coupon. So the letters ended up costing me about $6.00.

After I glued the two chipboard sets together, I painted the tops and edges. Half of the letters were painted in an off white and half in a very dark brown. Then I used Mod Podge to apply the paper to the chipboard.

To hang the letters I used some 3M poster strips that were cut in half length wise.

This was my very high tech way of marking the center of the bookshelf.

I started at the bottom and worked my way up. As I put the letters up I noticed a pattern to the paper. This was unintentional.

Also, I decided on the messy/whimsical as opposed to the straight line, because it’s more forgiving of errors.

I have to end this by saying I couldn’t have done it without my friend, who was visiting from out of town. Without her help, my pregnant brain would have messed up the alphabet…several times.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Nursery Bookshelves

Thank you to everyone who is visiting from Pinterest! I haven't posted to Crafty Kate in quite a while. Please visit me over at https://twitchetts.blogspot.com

Happy belated Mothers Day to all you moms out there. I hope you all had wonderful weekends. My weekend was relaxing and slightly unproductive.
But I was able to snap some pictures of the completed bookshelves that Hubby made.

I originally wanted some of those gutter shelves I’ve found on Pinterest. I was a little obsessed with this idea.

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Then I figured out how much it would cost to make them. It’s the end pieces and corners that will get ya. Luckily, Hubby is handy. He volunteered to make something cute and fun out of wood…much cheaper…

They turned out super cute.

Plus, I love the fun orange that he used. It really helps to break up the green walls.

note to self...do not put a green book against a green wall when taking pictures...

I would give you a breakdown of how he made them, but I was not a part of that process, and I’m pretty sure he was making it up as he went.

As soon as he hung them, I put all the baby books we have for the little one up

Now I need to go book shopping!

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Weekend of Many Projects

Happy Monday all! Did you all have a crafty weekend? I sure did, and yet I was able to not officially complete a single project. It’s a skill, I know.

Our weekend was dreary and rainy. I had to enjoy my new potted plant from the inside, for most of the weekend. Every time I walked past my front door, I got a glimpse of it and it made me smile.

Since the weather prevented Hubby from doing yard work, I got him busy working on a couple of the nursery projects I had on his honey do list.

Here is a sneak peak of a book shelf he’s been working on.

I spent a great deal of my time working on some decoupage projects. A couple smaller ones for the living room, and a big one for the nursery.

For those of you on Pinterest, (and for those of you who aren’t…what are you waiting for!) you may recognize what project I’m working on.

Just a heads up…if anyone else is considering tackling this project; keep in mind it means painting and decoupaging 26 letter. 26. Yep, that’s a lot more than you think. At least it feels like it, once you get started…

Hopefully tonight I will complete one of the millions of projects I started over the weekend so I have something fun to show you.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Mobile Tutorial

I honestly can’t believe its March! I had to drag the laptop out onto the porch, because there is NO way I’m missing this beautiful weather to type up a post.

As promised, I’m giving you the step by steps of how I made the mobile for Baby’s nursery.

I started out with some simple supplies.

Yarn, Styrofoam Balls, Glue, and String

Start by tying a piece of string around the Styrofoam ball. Be sure to leave a nice long tail on the string.

Apply a coat of glue at the top of the ball.

Start wrapping the yarn around the tail of the string.

Keep wrapping the yarn around the ball. Make sure to press down on the yarn so that it stays tightly wound and pressed against the ball.

Continue to add glue and wrap the yarn.

I found that a cut piece of an empty toilet paper roll worked great as a stand for the ball. It’s pretty frustrating when the half glue covered ball wants to roll around on your workbench.

When you get to the end, cut the yarn and press it into the glue. I applied a small dab of glue to the end, just to be on the safe side.