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I am way happy to present to you this week's sponsor! I have a special place in my heart for stationary, cards, invites, and such, so I have had a really hard time deciding which of this awesome shop's listings to show you. I'd like for you to feast your eyes on Paper Fox Designs.
This is a one woman show run by Andrea and she has a huge passion for graphic design and making sure her clients get exactly what they're searching for. Take a look at some of what she has to offer at her shop:
These are customizable Valentine's for your child to hand out to all their friends and they're so unique and fun! How could you pass these up! These are so much better than any store bought box of Valentine's out there!
Simply awesome! Right?!?! Okay, how about something to frame and put in a nursery? Take a look:
Paper Fox Designs is giving one lucky BU&M reader a $25 Credit to use toward anything in the shop!!
Now, I know that most of us can only dream of giving our child a room like this, but these kinds of rooms can definitely inspire us to do something out of our comfort zone. I hope you enjoy and are inspired!
E went from a crib this year to her "big girl" bed and the Mr. and I have this notion that our children will move out with the furniture we bought them as a child, so we spring for the best quality you can find and where else to get the best quality, but Pottery Barn? So, we spent a pretty penny on her furniture, but I could NOT be any happier with it! I, seriously, love her room. It's on the main floor, so sometimes I go sit in there and "chill" sometimes and I'm still able to hear the kids playing in the living room. I wanted to give you a little tour of what we have so far,...
Here is the view of her room right when you walk in. (I'm standing in the doorway.)
And when my mom saw it in the store, she decided she could make it instead. She cut out (with her Cricut) a gazillion butterflies and we ended up with the butterfly chandelier you see above for a fraction of the cost. She also cut out butterfly wall decals using the same butterfly image and contact paper for us and I applied them on the wall like a swarm of butterflies flying around E's room. I'm really happy with the way it all turned out.
Here's another shot of her pretty bed and her butterfly chandelier. I decided to go with cafe style shutters in her room and roman shades for the top half of the windows. our neighbors are very close on all sides and I thought this would give her privacy while still being able to let in a lot of light. Or, she could shut both the shutters and the roman shades and it gets very dark in her room for nap time. When I'm convinced E won't electrocute herself on the lamp she has on her dresser, I'll put that on her nightstand along with some other girly knick knacks.
Hi there! I am Chas from A Woman’s Haven. I am so excited to be here today introducing myself.
I started A Woman’s Haven two years ago to give me a place to showcase my love for my family, home, crafting & photography. I also love having a place to share the things that inspire me.
We are currently expecting a new addition to our family. Lately most of my inspiration has been all things baby. Nursery and baby projects are taking up most of my time right now.
Here are a few of those projects and a nursery sneak peek.
What an awesome day we are having here in Orange County, CA! The air is crisp, there is a cool breeze, and the sun is out to play! I love it! We have had some rainy days lately, and I love those too, don't get me wrong, but I love those days when you can totally tell that it's AUTUMN outside! Well, as much as you can here in So Cal. It's not like we really have too much of a season change in any direction.
We have been so busy in general the past couple weeks, but we were especially busy last weekend with birthday parties! I love em', because we get candy, cake, BBQ's, and lots of good friends to share it with. For one of my dear friends, I made a ribbon mobile for her daughter's birthday gift. A couple months ago, I was inspired by this mobile from Pottery Barn Teen:
It is so stinkin' cute (as are most things out of that darn catalog), but for $70 I told myself, I can totally do that! Also, it only came in the purplish color you see above. My friends play room is a mixture of pink, green, and white and she sort of has a polka dot theme going on, so I decided to go for it.
After a couple weeks and many trips back to the craft store for more ribbon, I finally finished and this is what I ended up with:
I just bought two metal rings from Joann's and spray painted them white. Then I cut all my ribbon to 27 inches. I measured my rings around so I knew how much room I had to work with the ribbon placement. Then, I laid out my tape measure and placed all my ribbon along the tape measure and moved different pieces around to I had the look I wanted. After that, I took my hot glue gun and put a tiny dab of glue on the end of each ribbon and wrapped it around and glued it to itself. After a couple hours,... Viola!
Then, I took the clear line that you use for jewelry making and tied 4 strands onto each metal ring and then gathered it at the top and tied a knot. To hang it from the ceiling, you just have to buy one of those small hooks that has a screw on the end and twist that little guy up in to your ceiling and there you have it.
My friend absolutely loves it and I loved making for her!
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