When we were looking for a place to live, I was already 3 1/2 months pregnant...so a sufficient nursery space was at the top of our list!
Well, those who know me, know that I am a pretty meticulous person, when it comes to what I want. The MAJOR problem there, is that I seldom posses the talent or skills with which to carry out these visions. That's where my talented friends and family come into the picture!
I never earned decent grades in Art class...it was not my forte :)
I could see my vision for the nursery in my mind, and could barely translate it into stick figure form. Luckily my mother, father, and husband were SOMEHOW able to bring my vision to life!
Jon and I agreed to do the elephant theme. We saw a cute elephant blanket, and fell in love...we ran with it!
So... here it is! There are just a couple of things left to do. We have to hang a curtain, and the belly cast you see on the dresser, will be hung on the wall to the right of the "Maverick" wooden letters...just as soon as I write Jeremiah 1:5 on the belly :)
The quote above the crib, in case your vision is as terrible as mine, is from Dumbo and the one of the most moving songs/lullabyes ever written, "Baby Mine,"
"Rest your head, close to my heart, never to part, baby of mine..." Just typing it makes me teary!
So, I MUST give credit where credit is due! A virtual round of applause for the following people;
The amazing monogramed goodies are thanks to the lovely and talented ladies Amy Terechenok, and Deborah Defoor.
The stripes are courtesy of my father! He measured, drew, and labeled every stripe!! Thanks daddy!
The stripes were painstakingly painted and touched up by Melanie Stringer and Andrea Stack, the two bestest friends a gal could have!
That RIDICULOUSLY sickening cute elephant was hand-painted by my VERY talented mother!!
And the dandelion and chair rail? Ladies and Gentlemen...I give you Jon Sanchez! Who knew? We can add carpenter AND artist extraordinaire to his long list of incredible attributes! Yet ANOTHER reason to keep him around, I think ;)
The beautiful furniture was graciously given to us by Jon's amazing parents and sister! It's so beautiful!
What do you think??
Well...I do have ONE last picture of the nursery to add...but I do it reluctantly...and not just because you can see the plastic hanger strip dangling out of my sleeve...but because I feel HUGE! And just in case you want to say "no way Ash!" I am also adding the first picture I took when I found out I was preggers! (I was 8 weeks at the time.)
Soon folks! VERY soon I will one day look just as good in a nudeitard (for those who don't know, this is what we wear under our Nemo costumes!)
Ah, to see my feet again....
But for now, I'll kick those feet up with a bowl of bon bons in my brand new, PERFECT nursery and wait for our little miracle to arrive!
You little miss were a SKINNY MINNIE! And will be in no time, especially if you have a possible 6. something and growing little man cooking in there! :) His room is precious and makes me cry thinking of Dumbo! I am SO excited for you guys!
ReplyDeleteKristen Haynes