When I had my twins, I had their nursery partially done before I was put on bedrest while pregnant. Once they arrived, well, let's just say they were roughly 5 by the time I actually completed their bedroom.
So I'm feeling quite accomplished that in fact much of Sprout's room was done before she arrived. I had a handful of things left to put up on walls and well, at age 2...2 1/2, they finally all found their way to their intended place.
Want to peek? I'm super sentimental for sure when it comes to decorating. I like to mix old and new together. And I like to craft little special touches too.
Above, you can see, I made Sprouts crib sheets. Her Great Grandma made the quilt on her rocking chair (out of whatever she had on hand which was usually old clothes). And I made the little quilt on the floor.
When I was 16, I didn't ask for a car. I asked for an antique dresser. I grew up hanging with my parents every weekend in antique stores. And I loved these dressers with the marble tops. This, this was my 16th birthday present. Wait a minute! No, it's not actually. The dresser I picked out and was "given", my Mother loves. And I wasn't allowed to take it with me when I moved away from home. So, she bought me this one to replace it. I love it just as much Mom, thank you. And now, it's serves as a beautiful dresser for Sprout.
On top of her dresser sits my little night light from when I was a child (the girl sitting atop of the mushrooms), a photo of her sisters, the Two Peas, when they were babies, a lamb pin I made for my husbands Grandmother, a tin measuring cup I keep her hair clips in, and a tea pot that my great grandmother (Sprouts great-great grandmother) loved and had in her home.
My Grandmother, Beatrice, stitched this needlepoint picture. This was given to me long ago and I just had it stored away. Until Sprout, and then I knew of the perfect spot for it in her room. It reads, "To love and be loved is the greatest joy on earth". I adore this piece of work from my Grandma Bea.
The Irish Blessing, of course. My Irish heritage is something I treasure deeply. This blessing sat on a shelf in my sisters room for as long as can remember and long after she passed away at the age of 15. This hangs in Sprouts room and I often read it to her.
I'm really not very good at decorating so this attempt at hanging a shelf and adding the bird decal - totally winging it! A mix of old and new here, the letters of her name strung by a ribbon (hidden by the photo here - my hubs doesn't like me to share the kids names so I've "cleverly" hidden it, wink!). You can see, I have a few of her baby photos in my frame and still a few more left to add...
A simple handmade valance made by me from some Waverly fabrics. Want a tutorial? It's seriously - a no brainer! Really easy!
A salvaged piece of quilt my Mother framed for each of us kids. My great grandmother made this gorgeous blue and white quilt but it has since detoriated greatly. This was a great way to save a bit of it and preserve it.
And another spot of handmade by me. A Pocket Full of Posies Banner - Sprout loves this! You can find the pattern for it here.
So that's the tour. The nursery that has been 2 1/2 years in the making. Very simple. Lots of sentimental items. Old and new and handcrafted and BURSTING with love!
I'll leave ya with this bit of good cheer for a Monday - Gussy Sews has a big old fat giveaway day going on over on her blog. Loads of fabulous things and you could win a big old fat shop credit to the Two Peas store over there. Hop on over throughout the day as more get added all day long and have fun!
xoxo,
Trish