Baby's Room is Ready!

At long last, the baby's room is finished! Its been quite a process and my husband has done a ton of stuff to the room including new door, new wall, new lights, new baseboards and a new closet organization system!  Pretty much he has the nicest room in the house at this point.  We're really happy with the way it turned out, just walking into it makes me feel cheerful and excited, I hope that it does that for baby pickle too.

On a different note, I've decided that this is going to be my last blog post.  It was kind of a long time coming, as you can see its already been 3 months since I last posted, but I was still sad to come to realize that I no longer felt compelled to post new things.  But to be honest, Pinterest has really filled my need for noting beautiful things, commenting on art, and bookmarking crafts and future ideas.  Follow me there, I'll keep posting my new design projects as well as anything I'm selling in my Etsy shop (when I re-open it eventually!).

Thanks for looking, enjoy the photos of pickle's nursery!

The fruit of the spirit artwork I designed, printed & mounted.  We wanted something meaningful on the walls that pickle can look at and learn while growing up.  It was so fun to design!  Got the bookshelf from Ikea, lamp from Home Goods, books & toys as amazing gifts from so many generous people. 

Close-up on the fruit of the spirit artwork.  If you'd be interested in buying a set of these, you can email me through Etsy and my shop. :) I'd be willing to make more if people want to buy them. 

I hung the ABC flashcards on the wall, the designs by Lorena Siminovitch are beautiful.  Got the crib sheet from Target, my mom sewed the crib skirt with fabric I found at Joann's and the quilt over the side of the crib is also something my mom made a long time and and really inspired the 'brightly colored' theme of the room. 

I love how she picked some unusual things to illustrate for certain words, makes it so fun and unpredictable! 

Close-up on the quilt, so bright and beautiful!

The mobile! Mom crocheted the ball and I hung them, I think it turned out beautifully. 

Curtains from Walmart, zig-zag rug from Urban Outfitters. 

Another mom creation, she created the blanket to match the mobile. 

Love this bulletin board, just covered it with paper from Linwood Ave and got the grow sign for Christmas.  Also Z (my niece) made pickle the cutest 'we can't wait to meet you pickle' sign we hung up for his arrival. 

Dresser/changing table, got such a good deal at the Land of Nod outlet.  Got the bird prints from Beethings.

And a picture of the closet because Josh worked so hard to make it functional and space effective! 

Baby on the Brain

Sorry for those of you who are not interested in baby things.  But here's more stuff I'm wanting to do, make, buy for the nursery! 

Josh loves bunnies, I love sweet simple photos, its a marriage made in heaven!  From The Animal Print Shop, great, simple photos of all kinds of animals.  

From HappyasLarry Designs, awesome rug!  If only it were a little cheaper or I could make something similar...mm

As a more practical and affordable option for the floor, I got this rug from Urban Outfitters for the room.  Just to add a little brightness to the boring carpet we've got in there. 

Since I love type, and lately chunky geometric slab serif fonts like this one, I couldn't pass this up.  And I got it for Christmas, so exciting!  From William Dohman on Etsy.  And they have so many other great phrases too, this just was my favorite 'baby' phrase. 

Since I'm going all out multi-colored everything for pickle, why not this too?  Either I'll create it myself and frame it, or I'll make something similar for the birth announcement with maybe just a photo on the back.  We shall see....but love this overlapping type in block formation! Thanks for the inspiration Apple Blossom Print.

Baby Pickle's Room

We're having a baby!  Which has turned my mind towards decorating a baby's room, of  course. There's so much out there, I've been overwhelmed in a good way.  Here's what I know:
1. I don't like most pastel colors, I'm more a bright colored type person.  (think color wheel, primary colors etc). 
2. Most baby room themes don't appeal to me personally, I'm more intrigued by color and various graphics as a theme. 
3. The room is painted grey so I knew I'd have to have some exciting things on the walls to make the room feel like a 'kids' room.
Before/during/after pictures of the nursery to come and more awesome things that we're making/buying for pickle!  Here are a few of the things I've thought of, seen, gotten, thought about getting, or are on my list! Enjoy!

No this is not our nursery. :)  Just a cool nursery photo I found on Pinterest.  Love the idea of hanging ABC flash cards.  I'm also a big fan of this IKEA shelf filled with bright colored toys, books, bright colored bins etc. 

For the flash cards, I stumbled across this amazing illustrator!  Lorena Siminovich, check her out, I love everything she does! 

Anniversary Invites

You saw the Save the Date cards, now here's the actual invitations!  Fun hawaiian/60s theme.  Should be a great party and I think the invites turned out really fun!  Enjoy.

Baby Shower Invitations

I recently did a design set for a baby shower.  I think they turned out so cute, its great when the person being honored has a specific design sensibility, I really enjoyed creating these, they're a style I wouldn't normally go for but in the end I loved how they turned out!  Thanks to Alisha, my new favorite client for the work! :)

Feeling Crafty

With knitting season coming to a close for me, I've been itching to do some crafty things with my hands when I would usually be knitting (since this cold weather won't seem to go away!).  So I've tried my hand at a few things recommended by friends or things I've been wanting to tackle.  Pictures below, enjoy!

Yarn wreathes, made for some great mother's day gifts! Thanks Lindsey for teaching me how to make them!

And one for me since I didn't want to be left out.

Tissue poms, made into a summery bouquet of flowers for the kitchen table.

Necklace made out of fabric, really fun to make! 

Logo Trends

I just read a great article on trends for logos in 2011 from LogoLounge.com!  I really think they're spot on, and I think they're accurate in predicting where logos will go as this year continues.  A preview of a of the featured logos below, but be sure and check out the whole article! 

Collection of Pitchers

I decided a few years ago that I would start collecting pitchers.  I'm not sure why but I've been on the look out ever since.  Here are a few that have caught my eye as I've been browsing lately.  Enjoy! 

Amazing! Found on The Future Perfect

Also a beauty.  Apartment 48

GORGEOUS!  Design by Russell Wright, on Bauer Pottery

Kitchen Backsplash [Part 2]

I often try and predict home decor trends but have had little success, mostly because my experience is really just limited to my own preference and what I see online and in stores.  That's why, I enjoy reading posts like this one from Colour me Happy!  Its fun to jump on the trend band wagon, but I'm sure there are some drawbacks as well (i.e. your house being extremely dated if you don't update it frequently?). 
Anyway, I did a post on kitchen back splashes last year and here we are again with new creative ideas emerging.  Here are some kitchen backsplashes I found related to the post, enjoy!

Photo found on White Haven Interiors via Laurel Street Blog

From Southern Accents

From Decor Pad

From Vintage Modern Homes

Color Wheels

Seems like lately I've been seeing the most unique color wheels!  Either on purpose or by accident, the color wheel seems to be emerging as a nice info-graphic.  I love the way these people have been using a normal graphic depiction with a small twist to share their point of view.  Check these out!

From Bonnie Krims Architectural Color Consulting Newsletter

1st Birthday Party [Part 2]

The beautiful results of the 1st Birthday Party designs from another post.  Loved especially the design of the cake that looked like the invite!  The invitation is for sale in my Etsy shop.  Enjoy.  :)

1st Birthday Party [Part 1]

A few months ago a friend and I started working on designs for her daughter's 1st birthday party [similar to the items I did for the last birthday party]!  The concept is the sweetest, little chicks!  She sent me a picture of her daughter's cutest little pajamas and from that I developed these 'rough' designs, just as a starting off point.  More to come later on what we decided on and the rest of the final items!