rather than nesting, something most women go through when they are nearing the end of their pregnancy (i'm 35.5 weeks now, isn't that exciting?), i've started really getting inspired to do crafting. to my delight two of elliott's favourite tv shows to watch lately have been "art attack" and "mr.maker" which both feature kid-friendly craft ideas, inspiring elliott and i both to do many small projects together.
here he is learning how a glue stick can stick construction paper together. i'm thankful for glue sticks, i can't imagine letting a toddler use white glue, i'm sure it would get everywhere!
here is one of his mr.maker inspired projects that i am the most proud of, the boat in a bottle (and he's not much of a crafting prodigy yet, he had a lot of help!)
colin has also been inspired to do some crafts with elliott as well, or maybe more like crafts on elliott...
on my honeymoon i managed to twist colin's arm to buying me a cute little (and way overpriced) "boat in a bottle" kit on the ferry, and 3 1/2 years later i finally got around to doing it. isn't it cute? and don't ask me how i did it, i'll never tell!
i also finally finished a purse i started making over a year ago. i wanted to see if i could make my own purse without a pattern, and though the strap isn't made of the material i wanted it to be made of (it's a little too colourful for me), i think it turned out pretty well! anybody want it?
with teresa's husband nich's help (thanks nich!), my husband has built a new wall dividing our large long living room into a small dark living room and a new nursery for our upcoming family addition. it still needs sanding, priming and painting (i can't wait for it to be done!) and then i can get busy setting up the new bedroom for baby.
teresa posted her ideas for her girls' room redecorations, so i've decided to make a mock-up of my own as well. my ideas change constantly, but most of these things are what we have collected so far. i'm not so sure about the bedding anymore but it was $20 for a 4 piece set from ikea. i love ikea; so cheap, so fun. i still need more wall art, haven't gotten quite that far yet...
i've also been on my computer a lot (like a lot, it's awful!) and stumbled across these two very fun and entertaining blogs by crafty, good sense of humour women with many kids. i'm warning you, only check them out if you have some time on your hands because they are both photographers with really cute kids and witty things to say about parenting and crafting:
and through those blogs i've come across some other fun craft pages, for those who are interested in such things:
and somewhere in the midst of all these blogs i found a couple of d.i.y. tutorials to make the following projects for the baby's room. the first (the paper lantern ornaments - ridiculously easy to make) will probably end up being strung up together somehow to hang somewhere, maybe in front of the window, i'm not sure yet.
this second project was quick to make but tricky to put together, i'm still working out some kinks, but it will be hung probably above the baby's crib as a mobile. this kid better like birds. this kid also better be a girl or i'm going to have to make many changes to these room decorating plans once it's born, haha.
stay tuned for many many more crafts to come, i have a whole list and internet tags for all the things i'd like to make in the next week or so (including wood burning, oooh, ahhh). i'm excited!!!
