In my last post, I shared the tutorial for how to make blackout curtains. As promised, this post will show how they turned out. So, are you ready to see some before and after progress photos of Kate's bedroom? Her nursery is no where near finished (I really hope she still NEEDS a nursery by the time I get it finished!), but it is definitely making some progress! Let's walk through a little bit of her bedroom's history. Want a little blast from the past? Here is her bedroom after we moved into … [Read more...]
How to make blackout curtains tutorial
I have to admit, I have been really intimidated to make my own curtains. Remember when I bought the fabric for Kate's curtains and I posted my review for Fabric.com? That was two months ago already! But better late than never, I suppose! Finally, here is my tutorial for how to make blackout curtains. I'm not going to tell you I did it myself, because I really felt like I needed help with this project. And when I go to make the curtains for Leah's room, I will definitely need help again. … [Read more...]
Tissue paper pom poms for a nursery?
Last weekend I had to take down Kate's mobile and I felt a little guilty when she was looking up at the bare ceiling and there was nothing there for her! Then I remembered, back when I was looking at gray nursery ideas there was a nursery with tissue paper pom poms and I couldn't decide if I liked them or not. I'm terrible at visualizing these kinds of things, so I did a crafty little experiment. You can get tissue paper at the dollar store, so I decided to actually try out these guys … [Read more...]
Fabric.com review for Canada
UPS dropped off my fabric from Fabric.com this afternoon! Have you ever bought fabric online before? I was really nervous about it! But at the same time, I was also super excited to have all of the fabric options that are available online, and I couldn't wait to receive my order from Fabric.com! For anyone considering ordering fabric online, or questioning how it works for shipping outside of the states, this Fabric.com review for Canada describes my experience. Fabric.com review for … [Read more...]
Curtains: Premier Prints Amsterdam Corn Yellow
Is it just me or are there too many fabric choices out there? There are thousands of options that online fabric shopping has brought about and I have found it unbelievably difficult to choose one! But I finally took the plunge today and ordered fabric online for curtains! When you order fabric online you are really going in blind, (unless you have the patience to wait for them to ship you a $2 sample). You can't feel the quality or the weight, and you can't see the colour. I would love to … [Read more...]