Projects in progress

My husband and I have been diligently working on Scarlett's nursery and we are getting much closer to finishing! The color we chose is a shade of red.... Any one who has ever painted a wall red knows what a pain it is! After the first 3 coats on the first wall I realized that our one gallon bucket wasn't going to go very far! Most of the walls have 5 if not more coats and took 3 gallons of paint!! But the end result is exactly what I have been picturing for months!!! And exactly the shade I have been after! Now that the walls are painted I am almost finished touching up all the white border (unfortunately it bled under the tape pretty bad!). The dresser is pretty much the last piece to complete the room and it's also halfway done. I also made two quilt blocks to use as wall art. And I have a few other details up my sleeve to show in the final reveal!

The alternative ruffle crib skirt tutorial

House in progress

Here are just a few pictures of our house projects we have been working on the last week nothing is complete yet but things are coming together!

We Have Arrived!!!

Well we have been in our new house a little over a week and it has been wonderful!!!! Thanks to my handy little husband we have gotten so much more accomplished than I thought possible! Especially considering I'm now 34 weeks pregnant! So far we have painted the Family Room, Formal Living and Dining Rooms, and the Master Bedroom. I am really pleased with how the paint colors have turned out and only had one little mishap with the family room being a little too "purple". Luckily Ace is literally across the street and I got to try out their new Kensington and Clark brand which I really liked! Because our home builder uses Frazee for all their homes we actually get a 20% discount their and saved a ton on all our paint (minus the family room). We have used flat paint in all our rooms so far and the coverage has been great! We are currently working on Scarlett's soon to be room and here is a little preview of whats going on. Thank you Pinterest for so many ideas! I can't wait to see how this technique turns out!

Latest crochet projects

This is another receiving blanket I made for Scarlett using the sideways scallop! It is a fun pattern and I am really pleased with how it turned out!

And these are two kingsize pillow cases I made for my mothers birthday! I used the lattice stitch and did two rows with alternating colors. I will definitely be making more like this.

We also will be moving in to our first home next weekend!!! We bought it as a spec home several months ago while it was still in the framing stage. We have already had so much fun picking out fixtures, Cabinets, etc. I will begin posting more interior design and home DIY posts as we settle into our new place!

Nesting

Here are some things I have been working on for the new arrival of our baby girl Scarlett.

The bird blanket I just sewed two pieces of fabric together added a blanket stitch and now I am working on crocheting the edges with a side scallop.

I also bought a pack of four receiving blankets from target and crochet four different stitches one on each.

Halloween Subway ART

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