Monday, November 10, 2014

Out with the old...

Spent this weekend switching around dressers and moving around furniture in my youngest daughter's room. I suppose it was pretty good timing that she was sick all over her crib Friday night since it meant I washed all the linens twice and decided to change where her crib is in her room. Her old dresser was just too small. If I could do it again, I would have bought the larger one to start. As a new mom, however, I was convinced I needed the guard rail for the changing pad. I learned later on that the guard rail wasn't really necessary.

Here's the old dresser when we first moved it into her nursery, minus decorations and plus my oldest checking out her old crib:




We eventually moved it farther down the wall. It only has 3 drawers on one side and a chest opening on the right side which just became a mess of blankets and towels.


Here's the new bedroom set-up. Please ignore the ugly blanket covering her window. We put it up to make the room darker and I'm now realizing it's time to find curtains.









The original dresser is made by Pali, the same as our crib, and the new dresser by Munire. It's a much better size and fits her stuff so much better. The color is a tiny bit off, but overall a pretty good match.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

The Wrapping Mommy

Today is a beautiful fall day and we are off to our 3rd Frozen themed birthday party of the year. I decided to use some princess themed stamps from Melissa and Doug to dress up some plain brown wrapping paper. Unfortunately, the purple and pink stamps didn't show up too well. My oldest daughter suggested putting on the foam stickers we used before on the present they helped decorate for their Father's Day present. What the heck? Sure, why not? Here's the finished product:


Here's a close up of the almost invisible stamps:


The stamp is a glass slipper. I've decided stamps in general show up better on plain white paper. I love using tulle for bows. I think it gives gifts such a pretty touch.

After I was done and getting ready to jump in the shower, I hear my oldest call me the "wrapping mommy." I'll take it๐Ÿ˜€.