emilia's vanity chair.

My daughter wanted a dressing table like mom.  I was lucky enough to find this pictured one for very cheap at a yard sale.  I was then on the hunt for a vanity seat and found this dusty, unloved beauty at a summer estate sale.  I had fabric left over from making over the vanity stool in my dressing room.  My daughter picked out this sweet lavender shade of paint and we made her a coordinating dressing area in her room.  She is getting lots of use out of her new space "like mommy's."

girl's room furniture makeover.

Before: 

Emilia and Daddy starting this redo project on Vivianne's dresser

 After: 

the girl's night stand looks so much sweeter in mint and the original hardware worked with the new color

After: Emilia Jane's Dresser 

After: Vivianne's dresser/changing table and new homemade mobile

The girl's room is transforming into a nice space for two sweethearts and the furniture makeover was a vital part of this transformation.  I am happy with the result of the mint furniture.  Now the fun part of organizing all of their clothes and closet can begin.  An added perk to the whole project is the leftover mint paint will cover up the paneling in mommy's dressing room!                                         

a smokin' deal on quilting wheels leads to a day of crafting.

 I scored this basket full of quilting wheels at an antique store for $2.50-the remaining supplies needed to make the projects below were found in my home. 

 I made this mobile, for our daughter Vivianne, from an embroidery hoop, leftover sheer fabric from our wedding and many many quilting wheels.  I think it will make our newest addition smile and coo.

 I recently found this child's apron at an estate sale for $2 and was able to personalize it for my girls by adding a few quilting wheels. 

 All of these plain headbands were leftover from my daughter, Emilia's "baby" headband collection and I was able to make them sweeter for both her and her baby sister by adding a few quilting wheels for personality.

She was more than happy to model for mom.

vivianne is sharing a room with her sister.

I am currently 6 months pregnant with my 3rd child, a baby girl who we will name Vivianne Lou.  She will be sharing a room with her sister and we are beginning to make additions and changes to the room to accommodate two beautiful girls.  A great friend of mine, Sarah, made "Emilia" in  the same type of letters as shown above and of course Vivianne needed a set to match.  I would like to share the pictures of how "Vivianne" turned out and of course I will post pictures of their room and the furniture makeovers that are currently taking place later.

kid's country fashions.

It has been awhile since I did a kid's fashion post and this past weekend's wedding pictures of my two children and niece left me inspired to update that.  Our families attended a country themed wedding for a family ceremony and the result were some adorable photo opportunities.  My son wore a handsome cowboy button down, fitted jeans and great cowboy boots.  He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, wagon wheels and country music.  My daughter wore a cotton printed dress, hand-me down cowgirl boots from a family friend and a huge head of curly hair.  She especially enjoyed running outside, posing for the camera and playing with her brother and cousin.  My niece wore a sweet, cotton gauze cream colored dress, brown boots (later white sandals) and a 5 toothed smile.  She enjoyed the pink balloons, food and dance floor. 

our baby girl is 2.

Emilia Jane turned 2 this past week and we had a sweet party to celebrate. I love having her birthday so close to Valentine's Day because love is in the air and pink is in the stores! She wore a beautiful outfit that fits her fun loving personality and we decorated the house in her baby Anthropologie, pink style! She had a great day! She wants to thank all her family and friends for so many great gifts and her mom and dad want to give all their thanks to God for this sweet angel baby!

emilia's ponies.

My baby girl can finally make a ponytail out of her hair! This weekend she was able to sport a "sprout out the top of her head" style pony and tonight we made low pigtails. Her daddy has absolutely melted into putty. Her curly blonde locks were already tugging on on our heartstrings, but this humid weather partnered with new style possibilities take it to a whole new level and suit her personality very well. This is going to be so much fun:)

emilia's homemade quilt.

Emilia had to have a quilt like her brother's (see previous blog entry). I love this quilt pattern I have from a children's craft/sewing book. The round tree fabric that I used on Emilia's quilt was especially sweet and I love seeing my little girl snuggled in a quilt mom made and embroidered her name on. Dream on sweet baby...love, mom<3

Emilia's Cruise fashions

Bright colors and a little sass made most of my daughter's cruise outfits a success...she has such a presence for a little bitty thing:)

Emilia's first birthday

Emilia's fashion

Dressing my daughter is often times the highlight of my day. I so look forward to getting her all dolled up and she enjoys it too. Her favorite accessories are jewelry and shoes. She is still hesitant to keep on hats and hairbows. But she does really love a good scarf. She is in love with make-up brushes and playing in my make-up box. It is so funny to me that my one year old has accessory preferences, but also very apparent! This outfit was for a cool spring day last week...I love to mix and match pieces to be sure that no other little girl in the world has chosen that same outfit for the day. I do like "sets" sold for kids, but rarely keep them together-I don't want my kids to look "cookie cutter" and feel like this instills creativity and courage to be different early on:)