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Disclaimer upfront: I am not an ironing expert. I don’t even like ironing. But, consistent with my 2012 Home Goal to bring services like dry-cleaning home, we just bought a new iron and ironing board.
I am kind of crushing on my new iron. It is a Rowenta Professional. My [...]
The bold grellow stripes and bubbly pattern on these curtains add immediate personality to the nursery. As if the deep teal walls were not intriguing enough, I had to add a big pattern and pop of color. Both curtain panels were made from one fabric shower curtain and a couple yards of my own fabric [...]
Although I did a lot of work cleaning up the craft room, the most remarkable change was the box pleat skirt I made to conceal the under counter storage. I got the idea from my recent box pleat crib skirt project. Previously the open space under the counter [...]
I made this animal alphabet card art for my oldest son’s nursery and loved it so much that it is one of the few elements we have also used in my youngest son’s nursery. I thought today I would share the tutorial for how I made the art in the first place. Here it is [...]
This rocker has spent many hours cradling mama and baby. We purchased this Storytime Rocker in blue, because it was on sale and because it worked well with my first son’s nursery. The blue does not work so well in my youngest’s teal nursery. A slipcover became a necessity. It also proved highly [...]
My 20 month old is starting to recognize letters (pointing to them when named), so I thought it was high time I put his name up in his room. Choosing a child’s name is something most of us mull over for months. We want something original and meaningful. After all that pondering I think it [...]
It may be an overdone trend, but you simply can’t deny that sometimes you just have to put a bird on it. Well, a few years back I put a few birds on the lamp shades in our master bedroom and I still love them today. Just to be clear, they are our only bird [...]
Perhaps my biggest and best DIY project of 2011 was starting Teal & Lime in June, but what really made that possible was all the great home DIY projects I had to share. Here is a recap of the 10 most popular DIY projects I completed and shared here in 2011. I found it interesting [...]
A box pleat crib skirt is simple to make and gives a tailored look to the nursery. I especially like this style for boys, as opposed to a ruffled crib skirt. If you only need a crib skirt on one side, then you only need one yard of fabric. Otherwise, you can also make a [...]
I started a new tradition this year for the boys to exchange handmade gifts with each other. Yesterday I shared the lacing cards Jax made (with lots of my help) for his brother. Now it is his turn to make something for Jax. This is a great last minute gift idea [...]
This year I wanted to start a tradition of the boys exchanging handmade gifts. Of course I helped considerably with my youngest’s gift for his brother. My older son was able to offer a lot more help with his little brother’s gift. First up was lacing cards for Jax (<2 years old) to give Pepé [...]
Along with my brown paper curl ornaments, I thought some natural jute would look good on the tree. I already used jute to make hanging loops for the faux ceramic animal ornaments, but I wanted a few all jute ornaments too. Using the leftover jute I had [...]
There is something I just love about the classic, simple, functional look of brown kraft paper. I have even purchased those plain brown papier-mâché ornaments and hung them directly on the tree without any decorating. I think I just love the relief of the matte brown paper mixed in with the lights and the other [...]
I originally saw this idea from Old Brand New last year around the holidays. I procrastinated and before I new it the mini ornaments were off the shelves, so I filed the idea away. When I saw it pop up again on Ohdeedoh, I did not hesitate to immediately [...]
Punchdown to Christmas
I love interactive advent calendars. I wanted to make the ultimate interactive, fun advent calendar. So, I made it like a carnival game. I wanted something fun for the boys each day leading up to Christmas. What better than a punch game? Each day the boys get to punch out their prize. [...]
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