Cute closet dividers

When I was pregnant with my son, I searched for tutorials on making cute little closet dividers. We were "team green" however, so I waited until after he was born to complete this project. I LOVE his nursery, but figured there was enough green. :)

They are used to seperate the different sizes of clothes in his closet. Since my "little guy" was nearly 10 pounds at birth and I returned ALL of the newborn sized clothes I had purchased for him (thank goodness I only washed two pairs of jammies, everything else still had the tags!) I didn't make a NB divider!
I basically followed this tutorial.

I couldn't for the life of me find the right sized wooden O's at any of my local craft stores. I did however realize that Hobby Lobby sells them online! Major score!



I decided to go all "boy" and painted them blue.





I then traced the Os onto scrapbook paper and cut out. (I didn't do the best job of this.)

Using my cricut (which seems so "last year"... I'd love a silhouette, but can't justify it) I cut out the sizes for each O on blue vinyl.





To hang on your closet rod simply lift out the rod and slide the dividers on, then start organizing clothes!

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In the blink of an eye

Our little man turned TWO months old on the 7th!

Here are the pictures from his big day. I made him his two month bodysuit. (Again following the saddle cloth color scheme, for thoroughbred horse racing, mentioned in this post).




Here he is getting "over it". I just love this little pouty face... he is really such a sweet natured baby. I sometimes feel like a bad mom because I will laugh when I see his lower lip starting to push it's way out!



This pose is what my husband refers to as the "I can't take it anymore".



This picture seriously melts my heart. The way his hand is on the monkey's head... so precious! This little monkey blanket was a gift from good friends... my mom has already purchased a "backup" monkey blankie for him. I know at this point he can't really be attached to it, but I swear he sleeps so much better when it's in his lap. It's so soft and cuddly!



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ONE Month

We hit a big milestone in our house today... little man turned ONE month old! I seriously cannot believe how quickly this past month FLEW by!


I've always loved when people take pictures of their little ones with a stuffed animal each month of thier first year and watch how the child grows. I found this stuffed horse at a Home Goods back in May. I knew it would be the perfect photo prop for our little one.



My husband works in the horse racing industry, and I instantly knew what I'd do for each month... make our little one a bodysuit to coordinate with the colors of the saddle cloths in horse racing! For example... the "1" horse will always be red with a white "1".



Thus, the inspiration for the custom bodysuit.





This last picture was on his changing table... where we seem to get the most smiles out of him!



I am looking forward to creating new bodysuits with each passing month and watching our little man grow... I just hope the next month takes a little longer to pass!!!

Happy 4th of July

I was inspired to make a cute little 4th of July themed bodysuit for my little man.

We are lucky that he sleeps pretty well at night, so during his daytime naps I've been able to sew a little. I'm not expecting miracles, and know that there will be days that I feel like I'm doing nothing but feeding him. But I have been able to sew the past three days, and it feels great to be creative again!




You can expect to see these designs in my ETSY shop.

I'm so excited to have my own little model now! :)

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Oh Boy!

It's a BOY!



We welcomed a bouncing baby boy to the world at 3:04am on June 7th. Michael weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds 10 ounces and was 22 inches long! I guess the extra 6 days of "cooking" really beefed him up!



His birth was by far the most spiritual moment of my life. Around 2am, after about 20 minutes of pushing my epidural was turned off, and I was started on pitocin because my contractions had slowed down too much. An hour later the epidural had completely worn off by the time Michael made his debut! I honestly don't remember the pain, just the prayers and chat I was having with God asking for his strength and help in successfully delivering my child.



I love this picture of him! I think it looks like he's pondering something very important.



One week after his birth, I had newborn photos taken. I cannot say enough good things about Jessica of AJ Nick Photography. Anyone in the Long Island/NYC area should really consider booking a photo shoot with her. You can also find her on facebook.








This galvinized bucket was a special gift from my NY bridesmaids at my bridal shower in 2006. They filled it with bottles of wine with a note attached for us to celebrate monthly anniversaries following our wedding. To see our sweet baby boy nearly five years later sleeping soundly in the same bucket is just awesome!



We are all adjusting to life as a family of three. So far the little guy has a wonderful disposition and I'm already finding time during his naps to start sewing again. I should be re-opening my ETSY shop soon!

June 1st is finally here!

Well... today is our "offical" due date!

Each morning, the first thing my husband does is change the date on this little wooden calendar. A few years ago, I brought my husband with me on an Amsterdam layover over Valentine's Day weekend. The hotel we stayed at was in The Hauge and we took a train to Delft and this was the souvenir we brought home.


I thought I'd share some of the "completed" nursery pictures, too. All we need to add now is our little one!


This is the adorable fingerprint tree that my sister made for my shower in California. I had my NY friends and family add their fingerprints to it at my NY shower. I LOVE it!



This lavender sachet was a gift from my sister years ago, and it matches the baby's room so well!



I found this stuffed horse at HomeGoods. I plan to use it in the monthly pictures of the baby to see how quick the little one is growing. Since my husband works in the horse racing industry and all... I found it very fitting. Stay tuned for future posts... I just may have to make little outfits for each month, too!



Here's a good close up of the bumpers I made.


My mom knitted the baby a blanket, hat, and duckie... too cute, right??


I love all of the natural lighting this room gets. However, I did sew a heavy duty blackout curtain lining to the back of the Roman shade I made. We also have a pull down blackout roller shade behind it, too. The sun won't be what wakes up this little one, that's for sure!!



And... last but not least... this was taken this morning. Fourty weeks pregnant! Honestly, as sick as I was the first, hmmmm, five months of this pregnancy I feel pretty good!



Happy June! Looking forward to meeting our little JuneBug soon!
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