Nursery Prep Update

Last Sunday, Tracie came by to help me try and make some progress on the nursery.  We began with some project supplies at Michaels and attempted to find a few other things like curtains without much luck.  

 We did find these cool globes at Michaels for just $3 each and made our own mobile with a sewing hoop and some twine.  Four of the five globes are different and so neat!.

Next, with some help from our trusty assistant Brent, we hung up this cool pennant and raindrop mobiles that Chrissie had made for us for the nursery party.  (The inspiration piece from my pinterest board is here).

One helpful toddler - in front of the crib complete with new chocolate velour bedskirt.

This later project should have been very speedy, but one helpful toddler got the raindrop stands very, VERY tangled and all three grown-ups had to spend quite a bit of time working that out.

Brent also hung this shelf for my inspiration clock and some other items we're filling in for the baby.  This was one of those projects where we spent $140 on new drill batteries to hang a $20 shelf.... I am assured the batteries will be assets for years to come, but still....

I also bought a new hamper for the little guy, a changing pad cover, and a pillow form to put in the "Discover" pillow case.  What remains:  curtains - I think we've decided on chocolate brown panels.  We are going to see if Chrissie can make us a valance out of some of the left over fabric from the pennants to tie the fabrics in various parts of the room together.  Also, I randomly ordered this really big canvas world map that we'll likely add either above the closet or above that clock.  Tracie has another craft project in mind as well involving a custom hot air balloon to hang. 

On a more practical note, we did take a family outing to Target and threw ourselves a minishower of sorts.  We now have formula, pacifiers, diapers, diaper cream, a bathtub sling, etc... so all the basics seem to be covered.

 Overall, the nursery is certainly liveable, lovely and complete as is, but we do have a few more of these finishing touch things to wrap up.

Ps - A few people have asked about a registry and while we have pretty much all the things we need we made one with a few "want" type random things found here.