DIY costume Ideas for pregnant mamas!

Here are a few DIY maternity Halloween shirts I could make:

SKULL CUTOUT TEE

 FREEZER PAPER STENCIL SHIRT

CUTE PUMPKIN TEE

This one was more of what I had in mind! So cute!

We will have to see what I come up with!

Ashley

Halloween Costume Ideas....for one big pregnant mama!!

I was thinking I would just make a Jack-o-lantern tee and wear it on Halloween to work...but some people actually paint their bellies....is that weird?! Anyway, here is some of the stuff I found when looking up my costume idea: ( all of these are pre-made!)

 ETSY

ETSY

 ETSY

ETSY

 

CAFE PRESS

The last one is more of what I was thinking. I think I could re-create that, couldn't I?! The other shirts are super cute, but you are only going to wear them once so why spend $30+ to get one shipped to you?! That is just  me though...I am THRIFTY after all! :) I will continue hunting for a good DIY project....we'll see if I can find one! If not, I might have to create my own!!!!

Ashley

Our Halloween Decor

I was a little sad to take down our "fall" mantel but after I decorated for Halloween it was ok! I searched the blog and realized I have never posted about a Halloween mantel. I don't think I have ever done one. Last year I had some sticks in jars and put some crows on them...but I think that is it! I found this picture from my cellphone:

 I do see cheesecloth there...so maybe I did something but I have no idea!

All the supplies I used for this year's mantel are ALL from the dollar store!!

Here it is:

I bought 3 boas from the dollar store and made a feather wreath just like my sister in law. Her blog post on the wreath is HERE

The crows are from the dollar store too! My dad bought me the two little crows on the sticks last year at Michaels for so much money...these were only 1 and 2 dollars! Do you like the black cheese cloth!? I had white up there before but you could hardly see it!

For the banner I made...I found the tutorial HERE. It is super cute, and super easy too!

 

The skull under the cloche is from the dollar store as well.

 Here are some branches with crows on them too...I think I should have spray painted them again though, you can hardly see them!

So there is is! Halloween mantel 2012!!

Ashley

OUR NURSERY REVEAL! (lots of pics!)

This nursery transformation has been so much fun. I was lucky enough to have the summer off so I could work on it a lot and have it ready for when the baby is finally here! I started pinning ideas a while before on Pinterest. Soon my folder was full and I had TOO MANY ideas! As soon as I decided on a colour scheme (AQUA, YELLOW, GREEN) and on a theme (OWLS) it all seemed to fall into place!

I thought it would be fun to show the journey of the room! So here is the room when we moved in:

and here was the room after we made it an office:

(There is our old cat, Hazel)

We cleared all the office stuff out and moved it down to my craft room. (Which is working out just fine!)

Here was the room after we wallpapered and painted, as well as painted the floor!

 Anyway, here is the room today through the beautiful screen door Mike made:

And here is the nursery:

What do you think?! There are so many little DIY projects in this room, it makes it feel even more special!
In the corner is the little reading area. I think it is my favourite spot in the whole room!

The rocker, shelves and light are all from Ikea! And the fabric pennant is a DIY project!

That is the pillow Jaclyn made, and my first teddy!

There are some cute owls sitting on the window sill...The one with red I got as a gift, and the turquoise one is another DIY project! (felt handmade owl)
Beside the chair is the little toy box  I made filled with lots of cute toys and Mike's first bear! I also added fabric to the curtains to make them a little longer!





 In the corner to the left is the change table, the art Jaclyn painted and some DIY tissue pom poms

Isn't the owl beautiful!?

I also wanted to show you the little knobs I got at IKEA. I think it just adds another punch of colour to the dresser!

On the right hand wall is the crib!

We found the cutest owl bedding at Babies R US.
The hoops above the bed is another DIY project!

 Here is Shan's beautiful handmade blanket!
 I added a shelf to the little wall by the door but I am still tweaking it! It doesn't look perfect yet! My friend Amanda made the art.

And my friend Brenda bought the baby the cutest owls!

Behind the door I bought three more picture shelves from Ikea. I printed out some free printables and got some that weren't. I added an ultrasound picture, the card Jaclyn painted and some other little toys and blocks. Soon I think I will switch some of the printables out for some baby pictures!


beside that is the cube I got at Zellers.

The pennant is a DIY project, as well as the cute DIY owl art.
 I also updated the  fabric drawers by adding some fabric numbers to them.
 
The white bear at the top is another one of Mike's bears! The potato head at the bottom was mine!

So that is the tour! What do you think? It is my most favourite room in the house and I can't wait to spend a lot of time in there with our sweet baby! Now we just have to wait! It won't be much longer now!

Ashley

P.S- There are a few people Mike and I wanted to thank for helping to make this nursery happen! First off I would like to thank my parents for all the hard work they put into the room! (They wallpapered and painted and helped hang anything I needed help with! I couldn't have done it without you! Thank you for buying the wallpaper too) I would also like to thank both of our parents for all the furniture! Mike's family for the crib and dresser, and mine for the rocker! (that includes Kayla too!) Thank you to my friend Sharon for all the lovely books and toys (and lots of other baby essentials as well)! It made the room feel more like a real nursery as soon as I put all of that in there, so thank you! Thank you to Jaclyn for the painting and pillow and Shannon for the beautiful blankets. The baby will love them! And thank you to everyone who got this little babe gifts! I am sure you can see a lot of the them in the room. The ones you can't see are in the dresser and cube! This baby is so spoiled with love already it is crazy! I hope I didn't forget anyone! If I did, you can blame it on the pregnancy brain! I really do appreciate everything though!!