June 18th, 2008
But first an update on Knut vs. Oliver 2008.. Thank you SO much everyone for voting. Opinions seem to be pretty much evenly divided, so I’ll have to do what I always do when I can’t make up my mind… buy both!
Now onto the mobiles..
One of the last things I want to tackle before calling […]
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June 4th, 2008
Inspired by your positive comments, I came home after work yesterday and my feet were already aching, but I wanted to get the leaves on the mural so that Jeff could paint the monkey and we could finish up tonight!Here’s the mural with the leaves on, only the monkey left to do now..
Funny how different […]
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June 3rd, 2008
When you obsess over the little things like whether or not there should be a monkey in your unborn child’s nursery, life has a way of shaking you up and making you see reality.
This is what happened Saturday morning when I woke up to some bleeding which spiraled into a whole preterm labor scare that […]
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May 15th, 2008
After yesterday’s incoherent blather I decided that rather than post the millions of combinations of bedside tables and curtains that I mocked up in photoshop I will post just the one I think I have decided on and all of it’s elements:
First, I believe that what I reacted to so strongly about the ikea Hemnes […]
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May 14th, 2008
I appologize for the project hopping, I realize that I have way too many projects going on at the moment for anyone (including me) to keep straight.
Don’t hate me because I ramble.. I think its “pregnancy brain” or that’s what I’m going to attribute it to anyway.
I’ll start with:
The Nursery and Ikea Woe #1
So after […]
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May 2nd, 2008
I usually post baby and nursery stuff over at becoming-mom, but you all are my go to peeps when it comes to design and decor decisions so indulge me for a sec..
We have decided on this mod looking crib and sheet set from Walmart of all places:
The room is really small, and we need to […]
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March 21st, 2008
Becoming Baby is a ….
Click here to find out!
Or, see if you can guess based on this photo and caption:
The Shortest Lived Paint Job in the House….
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December 4th, 2007
My husband isn’t known for his, -hmm.. how do I put this politely? - “restraint” when it comes to decorating.
Witness what happened to our faux fireplace mantel when I wasn’t supervising looking last night:
Help! Where is my mantel??
Yes, Rudolph and all his Misfit Toy Ornament friends have taken up residence on the fireplace. […]
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October 29th, 2007
This morning I get a phone call from Patricia of PVE Designs asking me if I had received her illustration. I hadn’t, but when i went to check my email, there was this lovely gift waiting for me:
Illustration by Patricia van Essche of PVE Design
Isn’t that the most charming illustration you’ve ever seen? […]
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