Fabric Covered Diaper Boxes

Lately, Wynn has been the recipient of many bags of hand me down clothes. We are so lucky to have such thoughtful family and friends. However, I was beginning to run out of options of where to store all of these clothes. Her closet hangers were all filled up with her current size as was her dresser.

A few months back I had asked my friends to give me any of their empty diaper boxes they had leftover. They sat in my garage for several weeks before I did anything with them. Then I found a tutorial shared through our Baltimore Blogging Group by And Away We Go that featured a no sew version.  Check out her tutorial in the link above for how to make them.

I bought a pack of cardboard stars from Michaels for a $1 and covered them with leftover wrapping paper. I am in the midst of some serious cleaning/nesting right now, so I'm trying to use whatever I can get my hands on in my own house.  I cut out some vinyl numbers and letters to label the boxes with sizes.  I used Velcro to attach the star to the box.  That way I can update the sizes as needed as more hand me down clothes or consignment sale finds are accumulated.

I think I'll be able to make a lot more of these boxes in the future with twins on the way. I have a feeling I'll be overwhelmed with the number of diaper boxes very soon.  Thanks for stopping by!

Banner for the Nursery

I was searching for something to place above the ledges that Rob had built for the books in the nursery. My first thought was to purchase or make wooden letters or maybe a vinyl word. I remembered I had picked up some gray fabric a few months back at Jo-Ann's with no particular project in mind and I could make a banner.

I ironed out the fabric, and then cut it into four banner pieces. I also then cut out white vinyl adhesive letters on my cameo machine. I like that I was able to have this banner put together in only a few minutes. I attached the banner pieces to some pom pom ribbon I had from Christmas with a glue gun.  I used small wire brads and hammered the banner in place. The brads are hidden in the two poms at the end.

I really like how simple it looks with the shelves we have for all the board books we have accumulated with Wynn.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see a small project in the nursery. I have a few more ideas up my sleeve for the room, and then I think we will be finished with the room. Anyone want to come over to help assemble two cribs?  This project cost around $2 dollars for the fabric and the rest were materials I already had.

Nursery Progress & Book Ledges

The boys room has gotten some attention recently, which has been a lot of fun. I am happy that they ended up being the same gender. I was really nervous about planning a room around two genders for a little while there. 

I had seen a lot of inspiration on Pinterest for book ledges for the room. I decided this would be the best route to take in terms of cost and space. I did not want to have to find a bookcase that matched the style I would be looking for either.  I shared with Rob a project I saw on Ana White's Blog where readers share their projects. He simply used some leftover wood from our ongoing kitchen project to create these 36" long ledges. 

Wynn has already been "checking books out of the library" as she says, and I think they will work great with the rest of the space.

I purchased these adorable prints from Slightly Sprighty on Etsy and framed them in my Home Goods finds.

I also ordered this print from Dalloway Place on Etsy in a navy blue background, and I will group the three prints together on a wall sometime soon.

 

I picked up this cute basket from Home Goods for toys and extra books for only $15. I thought it would fit in with the color scheme pretty well.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a great one!