As my days of not working or having much to do besides baking and taking long walks have increased, my interest in finding cute, educational, meaningful things for my son, Noah, to have once he arrives has also increased. If I had lots of money, I would buy him a lot of things, but I don't have a ton to spend on things like this. I love getting ideas so I can create my own version of these things. Etsy has become one of my favorite sites for baby things.
I found these cute magnet letter monsters. {From
THIS shop.}
I just recently made similar letters for a wall decoration (wooden letters from
Hobby Lobby, mod-podge scrapbook paper to the fronts).
I figured the letter monsters are just painted and pretty easy to make, so I am making it my next craft project.
Another project I am going to start with my sister-in-law, Allison, is learning to crochet so we can both start making these adorable amigurumi: {Patterns from
THIS Etsy shop.}
Once we are done, I will be making a multilevel crib mobile similar to this one with a few of the main Star Wars characters that we crochet. {Example from
THIS shop.}
The next big thing that I am prepping for is to get the baby's room painted. My mom, the wonderful handy woman she is, will be helping me with all the painting supplies and techniques. She is so amazing at teaching herself to do home improvement things. It's ridiculous. So, here is a very unorganized look at the baby's room before paint. (By unorganized, I mean there are things everywhere, and nothing is in place at all.)
A fresh coat of paint will make this room seem so much cleaner!
Craig gets to organize this closet mostly because the contents of it currently are all his things.
The wood paneling is not as bad as this picture makes it look. Does it look 70s? Yes, a bit. Is it still workable? Yes, very much so. This is just a small, temporary apartment for the next couple of years, so our expectations aren't "Pottery Barn fancy" high. Let's just say it's a good thing we love "That 70s Show" so much.
We are going with this color (or one very close to it):
It's a very light blue. It matches all the Star Wars stuff we already have or are planning to get really well. I'm excited to see the progress of the room in the next few months! Hopefully everything will turn out alright and well before this little guy makes his arrival!