Emorie: A special photo shoot

This week, I shared some very blessed news we received recently. I did it in a very neat way, or at least I thought so.

Photography: Emorie's Easter pictures

I have a very sweet, beautiful little child who will be turning four this summer. She's very photogenic, and we have professional pictures done of her about twice a year (not counting her nursery school pictures). Aside from her Christmas pictures, I usually take pictures of her for other holidays, such as Easter. This year, the day that I shot her Easter pictures, it was terribly windy, but I still managed to get some good shots. I have been wanting to share them, but just haven't had the time to finish editing them. I finally got them done!

A quick and easy DIY: dresser tray

I am a bit obsessed with trays. I have a silver serving tray in our bathroom to corral our glass canisters. I also have a wooden tray in our kitchen with a grain sack print, an apothecary jar and some spring decor. 

Emorie's big girl room: DIY art work

You may have seen my last post, in which I stenciled the back of my kiddo's bookshelf in her big girl room.

As I said before, I tried to first stencil on poster board that I cut to fit the backs of her shelf. Whenever I finished, the result was way too pink. 

I couldn't let all that time and effort go to waste. We had a big, blank wall in her room, beside where I put the book shelf. I trimmed down the painted poster board and popped it in some frames with mats. I also printed off some clipart from the computer to go with it. I really like the results, don't you? 

A closet and a dresser fit for a little girl

My daughter is getting bigger, and so are her clothes.
                       
We are in the process of transitioning her to a "big girl room," but for now, she is still in the "nursery," but uses her convertible crib as a toddler bed.  Currently, her room  has a lingerie chest and a low three-drawer dresser that once served as her changing table. The lingerie chest used to hold two items side by side, and it still will...if you stuff it in there.

Now, I am not a fan of cramming clothes into drawers because a, the clothes always come out looking as though they've been slept in, and b, you can't find what you want! The solution was to re-organize both her closet and her dressers to make them best fit her needs.

As for the "three-drawer dresser:"

She no longer wears diapers or Pull-ups, except at night time. Her top drawer, which used to be the "diaper drawer," now contains tiny undies, tank tops and socks. Remember my post about repurposing diaper boxes and wipes containers?

Took a little time off, but now I'm back!

Due to a personal family hardship, I chose to take some time off blogging. I am back, though, and ready to dive back in.

DIY: A knock-off Pottery Barn kids vanity stool

My daughter is outgrowing her nursery, so we are working to prepare a big girl room for her. We have painted it and are almost finished, except for buying a dresser and getting some artwork for her walls.

I had a sweet little white vanity sitting around from when I was growing up. I gave it a fresh coat of paint recently and a new drawer pull, but decided it needed a little something else.

DIY recycled flower-wreath

Some of you may remember the pink hydrangea flowers we used at Emorie's first birthday party two years ago (yes, my baby is turning three). I bought them from Hobby Lobby and they were a very nice addition to her party.