In the kids room

5 gorgeous dolls houses for your kids

Bec — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:03:57 +0000

The Janod Maison dolls house from That’s my toy.
The Eco House by Voila is available from Wooden Dolls House It has solar panels and everything!
My First Dolls House is a pretty basic dolls house and is available from Purple Turtle Toys.
Georgies Castle is a wooden play castle complete with draw bridge, available from Youngsters Toys for Learning.
This one’s my favourite out of all of them, it’s EverEarth Mini Fairy Tale Dolls House. It’s only little, but it’s so cute! Available from The Peanut Gallery<.

How to display your kids artwork

Bec — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:28:46 +0000

There are so many great ways to display kids are work that are a bit more imaginative than just sticking them on the fridge (not that I’d do anything like that ahem), here are just a few.

Blissfully Domestic shows us how to frame kids art.
Jen from a Thousand Words turned her boys artwork into a grid within one frame
Heidi from Budget Wise Home turned metal baking trays into magnet boards for her kids art.
Knock off Decor made a cable display.
Schtuff turned a curtain rod into an art display.
Slightly Cosmopolitan used chicken wire as a display!

Menagerie bookends

Bec — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:33:34 +0000

These are fantastic!

Weighted and made of faux leather these book ends come as a dinosaur, giraffe, lion or a hippo.

Buy here

Fun kids beds round up

Bec — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:36:28 +0000

As a kid I always wanted a pretty bed. Somewhere special that I could call my own. Beds are great, they’re not only a place to sleep, build a little fort, read, hide and use your imagination. Of course these beds could give your kids imagination a helping hand.

Found via Brandnew Marketing

Bed from Pottery Barn Kids

Found via Weekday Carnival

Bed from Pottery Barn Kids

Found via Digs digs

Bed from Zanui

Bed from Kids Bedland

This week we’re joining up with Piquing my Pinterest

DIY Changing pad cover tutorial

Bec — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:06:36 +0000

If you’re looking for something unique to change your baby on? Or maybe you want something that co-ordinates with your nursery theme.

Excerpt
So changing pad covers get filthy, that doesn’t mean they can’t be cute. Just put the adorable fabric up where the baby’s head goes.

The great thing about this changing pad cover how-to is there is no top stitching, so if you aren’t great at sewing, no one will see your crooked stitches. It’s simple, I promise. Get the full tutorial after the jump.
And thanks for the post OhDeeDoh!

Vintage Measuring growth measuring tape

Bec — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:41:19 +0000

Excerpt
By now you can probably tell I’ll collect just about anything. At some point I began collecting measuring tapes, and then little marmalade jars, and together they make such a sweet display.

I decided that it was time to put one of my vintage measuring tapes to unique use. I scanned one of the tapes, modified and touched up the image a bit and designed a free digital download for you to make a fun and unusual growth chart for your children or to give as a gift.

Build a wooden hamper

Bec — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:00:00 +0000

So I’m thinking, wouldn’t this make a great toy chest??

How to build a wood hamper

Excerpt:
Let’s face it: A clothes hamper is not the sexiest piece of furniture you’ll ever own. But that’s no excuse for using a tired old canvas bag or an open-top basket to stash your dirty duds. We were pleased to find lots of hampers with furniture-like details on the market—so much so that it inspired us to make a hamper similar to the one shown here. The top and sides are simply stock beadboard plywood framed with 1x material. For the hamper’s floor, we scrounged up a scrap piece of regular plywood; if you don’t have one, just use beadboard instead.

How to make a duvet for a toddler bed

Bec — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:00:00 +0000

How to make a toddler size duvet

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I have never enjoyed sleeping with sheets and blankets, I’m a doona/duvet girl all the way. So now that Emma has graduated to a toddler bed I thought it was time she had a duvet of her own. I have quite bad dust mite allergies which improved once I started using a wool filled duvet, but I really struggled finding a toddler duvet for Emma that wasn’t feather or cheap polyfill. What to do?

Then I had a brain wave…make my own.

Wrapped coat hanger

Bec — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Jazz up your child’s wardrobe with these cute wrapped coat hangers.

DIY wrapped hanger

Excerpt:
My abuelita Mery created the world’s best yarn knitted hangers. How could she not, she made em’ day + night for the entire family. I swear she could hold a Guinness record for speed + amount made in a lifetime. She was fierce.

Mine were pink, to match my ballerina room of course. I loved them then. I love them even more now.

Oh yeah, I still got my bubblegum pink hangers, here, featuring my favorite pieces, cuz they make my clothes look pretty, but even better that that, my spaghetti straps never fall + my sleeved dresses never widen. It’s a granny’s wardrobe secret that I’m spilling today. That’s what happens when you’re a good apprentice (wink).

Cheaters Quilt

Bec — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:00:00 +0000

A handmade quilt is something that’s been on my “to make” list for an awfully long time. Unfortunately due to my inability to focus on a project that big it’s never become a reality. I’m not sure a cheaters quilt is for me though, but it might be for you.

Introduction to cheaters quilts

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Cheater is such an ugly word for such a beautiful thing. Cheater quilts are a perfect project for new sewists or folks with little time for craftiness. Featuring fabric designed and printed to look like patchwork or applique, a cheater quilt allows you to skip the huge task of doing piecework on a quilt. All you have to do is quilt and bind. I quilted this lovely baby quilt in about 30 minutes. All that’s left to do is bind it, which can be done quickly on the machine or heirloom quality by hand. Stay tuned for upcoming posts on the different ways to bind a quilt.