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Painting the Nursery

Nicki — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:06 +0000

We painted the baby’s room over the weekend. When picking out paint, I usually get so impatient and just want to pick a color, get the paint and get started, but I can’t stress enough the importance of getting a few samples to put up on the wall. You never know exactly how they are going to look, how the light in the room is going to affect the color, etc. So I made myself pick a few samples and chose my favorite (on the left) — Sherwin Williams Faint Coral (SW6329).

The ridiculous gas mask my husband made me wear because I won’t let him do the cutting in part of the painting, he’s way too sloppy.

Big sis Amelia insisted on helping, which was cute, but also slightly challenging since there was never enough paint on her brush. I’m just excited that she’s excited about having another little girl around!

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Sunday Inspiration

Nicki — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:49:22 +0000

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Mother’s Day 2013

Nicki — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:42:56 +0000

Here are a few pics we snapped on Mother’s Day at my parents’ house. This little stinker is learning how to ham it up for the camera, and I love it!

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Black + White + Peachy Pink Beach Nursery Ideas

Nicki — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:49 +0000

Well… I think I decided on a theme for the baby’s room! I knew I wanted to use black & white, and I thought about mint… but then I had the overwhelming desire to make the room a little girly. So I chose a peachy pink color for the walls (just finished painting it yesterday I’ll share pics soon).

I’ll be re-using the Jenny Lind crib from Amelia’s nursery, however I took the matching changing table to the studio so I decided to improvise and I’m going to try to use a console table. Then I can reuse it somewhere else in the house afterward! I found the vintage dresser at a local consignment shop and love it, despite the drawers being a little hard to use.

So we will see how it all comes together! : )

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What to Wear Wednesday

Nicki — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:42 +0000

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Pinned!

Nicki — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:59:08 +0000

Cute & Co. was pinned by Ballard Designs, my favorite catalog… pretty cool!

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What to Wear Wednesday – Cute Maternity Style

Nicki — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:51:08 +0000

The bump has officially popped at 22 weeks. I’ve been having fun scoring some cute maternity items at H&M, Old Navy, Gap, etc., and have also been having fun making some of my non-maternity clothes work into outfits too. Love this navy dress and cute accessories!

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Crib Bedding — If Money Were No Object

Nicki — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:37:59 +0000

So crib bedding… what’s the deal? How can a set including a bumper, fitted sheet, crib skirt and blanket cost $600?! I’ve come across a few companies that have 100% adorbs baby bedding, but I would feel 100% guilty spending that much money on bedding that will be used for a matter of months and that is going to be soiled repeatedly. Shoot I don’t even want to spend $150 on a new King size duvet cover that I know will last for years! There are less expensive options out there, but they just don’t seem to be as cute. So for today we’ll just dream a little… if money were no object…

Pebble Moon Baby Bedding – New Arrivals, Inc.

Maya Floral Nursery Bedding - Pottery Barn Kids

Washed Organic Nursery Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Frayed Voile & Dotted Percale Nursery Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Marine Queen Crib Bedding - Land of Nod

Boucle Cloud Nursery Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Safari in Grey Baby Bedding – New Arrivals, Inc.

Urban Ikat in Gray Baby Bedding – New Arrivals, Inc.

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Sunday Inspiration

Nicki — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:19:48 +0000

Here’s a little Sunday inspiration. : ) Feeling thankful today!

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Kelly’s Pastel Baby Shower

Nicki — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:16:33 +0000

I had the honor of hosting one of my best friend’s baby showers over the weekend! She’s having a baby girl in about 6 weeks and her name is going to be Abby. : ) I obviously love planning little get togethers and when it’s to celebrate something as wonderful as a new baby, it makes it evens sweeter.

I found the invitation design on Etsy and was able to use the graphics to make some coordinating pieces including a bookplate that was included with each invitation. Everyone brought a children’s book (Kelly loves to read) to start Abby’s book collection.

The tassels are tissue paper poms (down below) are from Etsy as well. The cookies and cake pops were made by my talented friend Maria of mariaVcreative. The adorable cake was made by my favorite local bakery, Frosting in Vero Beach.

Since I had a few book inspired ideas for the shower, I decided to do a little craft project for the favors. I purchased the felt flowers and leaves on Etsy and glued them to large paper clips to be used as bookmarks. I also designed some sticky note pads (ordered from Vista Print) to include with the little flower bookmarks.

The menu included quiche – broccoli & bacon, ham & cheese, and Greek; cucumbers with herbed cream cheese, mini muffins, fruit skewers and fruit & yogurt parfaits with granola. I always get nervous about serving food, will there be enough? Will everyone like what’s being served? The answer to both of these questions was YES, with plenty left over as well!

Kelly received tons of useful and thoughtful gifts for her little girl. I’m so happy I had the honor of hosting a baby shower for her, especially since she threw one for me when I was pregnant with my daughter almost four years ago!

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