Showing posts with label Monograms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monograms. Show all posts

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Nursery Tour

Hey, so remember back when I was pregnant and I told y'all that I would take you on a virtual tour of Peyton's nursery? Ok well, she's almost 12 weeks old so let's go ahead and do that now, mmm-kay? Presenting, Peyton's beautiful (in my biased opinion) baby girl nursery...

Peyton's nursery is basically my pride and joy. My mom and I worked really hard for months to make this the perfect space for our little girl. I absolutely love how everything turned out and this is by far my favorite room in our home...as it should be since it's the most well decorated and has the nicest furniture. Mommy obviously has priorities.

My mom and I went to this amazing baby furniture store in Atlanta called Georgia Baby to order the majority of the furniture. This store is so much better than any other baby store or furniture store I went to because it is basically a giant warehouse full of baby furniture. Most baby stores and furniture stores only have a few models actually out on the floor and everything else you can only see in a catalog. Let me tell you, buying furniture without actually ever seeing it in person is way too difficult. I loved going to Georgia Baby because they had hundreds of cribs, changing tables, etc. all out on the showroom floor where I could see and touch them all. Mom and I spent 8 hours in there trying to make decisions, but by the time we left all of the nursery furniture was ordered and on it's way!

This convertible crib is from the Enchanted collection made by Baby's Dream Furniture. 

These ruffle blackout curtains are from Pottery Barn Kids. The crib skirt is also made of this same ruffle material from PB Kids too. The floor lamp is from Jubilee lighting, and we ordered it through Georgia Baby. The cross on the wall was made by me. I searched and searched for the perfect cross for the wall, but I couldn't find one that was exactly what I wanted so I decided to make one myself. I bought two unfinished wooden crosses from Hobby Lobby. I used the white trim paint from the room to paint the big cross and the pink wall paint to paint the smaller cross. Then I layered the two crosses and hot glued them together. Voila! A custom wall cross that matches the nursery perfectly.

My awesome mother-in-law also happens to be really talented at painting walls. Therefore, I enlisted her skills in painting Peyton's nursery. I must say, the paint job in this room is far better than the paint job in the rest of our house which was done by the professionals. Go figure. It took quite a few paint samples for us to find the perfect shade of pink, but I could not be happier with the color we chose. It is the perfect hint of pink. The color is Diminutive Pink by Sherwin-Williams.

Wooden shelves handmade by Jared's dad. I love the little carved out hearts on the brackets. 

Peyton is so fancy, she gets her own private gate. This is basically the most important piece of furniture in the nursery. It's my "Sadie-you-better-stay-the-eff-out-of-here-or-die" gate. Needless to say, Peyton's room is the cleanest and most dog-hair-free room in our entire house. Thank you baby gate. I highly recommend this gate. If it can keep Sadie out, trust me, it will keep the creatures in your house out too. 

The glider is made by Little Castle, and we ordered it through Georgia Baby. I love this glider because it has a much higher back than most of the gliders out there. That makes it super comfortable for tall people like Jared and I which is why I chose this model. The pink ruffle pillow sitting on the glider is from Pottery Barn Kids. I had it monogrammed myself by a local shop. The floor rug is from The Rug Company, which we also ordered through Georgia Baby.

The little wooden bench is from Lowe's and made by good ole' Martha Stewart. The pink canvas baskets inside are from the same collection as well and come in a bunch of colors. Thanks Martha.

Peyton's crib bedding set is from Pottery Barn Kids: {Maya Floral Nursery Bedding} However, it is no longer available so good thing we bought it when we did. 

This adorable ABC print came from the Etsy shop, LucyDarlingPrints. That girl also makes the super cute little monthly stickers that I put on Peyton for her monthly photos.

This personalized toy chest came from Pottery Barn Kids: {Sabrina Toy Chest}

I am obsessed with Peyton's wall monogram. I really am super jealous and seriously want to order one for my room too. The monogram and the quatrefoil shaped frame both came from this amazing little Etsy shop, SouthernNest.

The lamp on the changing table matches the floor lamp behind the glider and is from Jubilee lighting, which we ordered through Georgia Baby.

This custom canvas wall art was hand-painted to match Peyton's bedding. It came from this Etsy shop, addilyneli. This girl will custom paint canvas to match anything you want. Just send her a picture of a fabric or decorative piece that you want her to match it to and she can paint it! She did an amazing job and I absolutely love this piece of art for the nursery!

Peyton's changing table was hand-crafted in Romania. I know, this kid has nicer furniture than I do. Ridiculous. It came from the manufacturer Romina, which makes super high quality baby furniture all made from solid wood. I love this piece and for some reason it reminds me of the enchanted chest from Beauty and the Beast which makes me love it even more.

Basically my favorite little nook for snuggling with my baby girl :)

Hope you enjoyed our tour of little Miss P's nursery!

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Birth Announcement

Peyton's birth announcements finally made their way into the mail this past weekend. Child is now 2 months old. Oops, mommy fail. In my defense, I did have to wait 3 weeks to get my photos from my photographer and then find the time look through the hundreds of birth announcements available online and narrow it down to one. I'm super OCD about projects like this so it takes me forever to consider every possible option and make a final decision. Plus, finding the time to sit down and hand address 100 envelopes is not really so easy these days. Good news is that the announcements are finally out and I absolutely love them! I'm glad that all of my anxiety over making them just perfect actually paid off.

I used Shutterfly to design and order these cards. Good thing I received a bunch of coupons from them while I was pregnant, on top of a sale that was going on at the time of my order, because their cards are not cheap...especially when you need 100 of them. I better start thinking about my Christmas cards now because it will probably take me the next four months to pick one out :)
 

Birth Announcement by Shutterfly

Monday, April 7, 2014

Baby Shower #3

We had our third and final baby shower this weekend and it was a blast! I absolutely love how all three of our baby showers were so unique from one another and really fun in completely different ways. This final shower was a co-ed cocktail party for our college friends. When my sister-in-law, Erika, volunteered to be in charge of this endeavor, she asked me what I really wanted out of this shower. I told her that I wanted it to be #1 co-ed, #2 have plenty of alcohol (just because I can't drink doesn't mean that everyone else should have to suffer too), #3 no participation required (I didn't want people to feel obligated to participate in activities like playing games or watching me open presents) and #4 for everyone to have a good time. I know that some people aren't really a fan of going to showers (especially boys), which is why we opted for more of a cocktail party vibe than an actual baby shower. Jared and I did the same kind of thing for our wedding shower. We had a big 'ole cocktail party with a party bus, and it was probably definitely the most intoxicated bridal shower I've ever attended. So when our baby shower this weekend didn't end until 2am with cigars on the patio and girls dancing in my mom's kitchen, I wasn't remotely surprised. I think we successfully had the most intoxicated baby shower ever (I mean everyone in attendance graduated from FSU, what did you expect?) and I'm so glad that everyone had a good time. That's what I truly wanted :)

 Thank you so much to our fabulous hostesses for throwing such an awesome shower!

I loved the invitation! It was just so me with the quatrefoil, the colors, and the Vera Bradley pattern.

Jared and I are so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing friends and family during this very special time in our lives. Peyton is really lucky to have a ton of awesome "aunts and uncles".

Thank you to my wonderful mommy and Peyton's "DeeDee" for letting us invade her home for our party.

I did open presents at the request of the girls at the shower, while the boys hung out on the patio smoking cigars. 

Peyton and I received so many beautiful gifts which of course included some FSU goodies! I might have the best dressed child on gameday because basically half of her wardrobe is now garnet and gold, which is obviously a must in our household!

Jared's mom passed down her own mother's (Peyton's great-grandmother) pearls for Peyton to have. I absolutely love pearls and I was given my very first set of pearls from my mom when I was initiated into Phi Mu, so I am very excited for Peyton to have her own set. Plus, I just love family heirlooms. What a very special gift for Peyton from her Gramie. 

I was thrilled to have my Phi Mu family with me this weekend celebrating our little legacy!

I loved being reunited with my little, grandlittle and great-grandlittle!

 Peyton's Gramie and Auntie Erika!

The boys spent the majority of the shower on the back patio with their beer and cigars, and I don't blame them. I'm glad they got to hang out and have their man time together :) 

Celebrating our little PBR with some PBR tallboys!

A little thank you gift from me, Jared and Peyton for our shower hostesses! Monogrammed Lilly Pulitzer coolers! I might be going to buy one of these as a birthday present to myself here soon. 

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our shower and celebrated PBR with us! 

Monday, February 25, 2013

Life Planner

I finally broke down and bought an Erin Condren Life Planner. I have been admiring these beauties from a far for about two years now, but the $50 price tag has kept them just beyond my reach. Earlier this month, I stumbled upon a coupon code for $20 off any purchase from Erin Condren, so I jumped at the opportunity to fulfill my organization fantasy. Presenting my new planner...

There are a bunch of different covers to choose from. I chose this one because it has my name on it and I like having my name on things. Remember: you are dealing with a monogram addict here. 

It's safe to say that I'm pretty obsessed with my planner. I have always been very picky about my planners, but this one is perfect. It's cute, durable, has the perfect amount of writing space and stickers! 

And inspirational quotes throughout...for when you are feeling deep. 

The monthly calendar...

The weekly calendar...complete with a ruler/page-marker to keep your place.  

Did I mention there were stickers?!!! In fact, there are 4 pages worth of stickers. Please notice the purple stickers that say "Vegas" on them...does this mean I have to go to Vegas this year? I mean, if there is a sticker in the planner for it, then I guess I better do it. Darn. 

In the back, there are pockets and pouches for storage...perfect to hold these cute personalized labels!


Oh and guess what?! Because I love you guys so much, I am going to share the wealth (and by wealth, I mean discounts). Use the coupon code below to treat yourself to a little bit of the Erin Condren Life Planner awesomeness. Not mention, when you receive your first order in the mail from her, she throws in a $10 off coupon for your next purchase. Just to keep your addiction going. Sneaky. 


Now, go out and get yourself some Erin Condren goodies. Brace yourself, visiting her website will only end badly for your credit cards. You're welcome :)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Oh, How Pinteresting!

Wednesday, we meet again. That can only mean one thing...it's time for our weekly Oh, How Pinteresting! with Michelle at The Vintage Apple. This week is a special treat because I have decided to focus all my pins on monograms! Get excited. I absolutely love monogrammed things. In fact, if I could I would monogram everything I own. I think the last pin on this post pretty much sums it up :)


Oh, How Pinteresting! - Monograms Edition


                                                                                              Source: twofunnygirls.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                        Source: girlytwirly.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                                    Source: marleylilly.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                               Source: itsinthebagcolumbus.blogspot.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                        Source: thepinkmonogram.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                                                  Source: zoubaby.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                                        Source: etsy.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                           Source: thesassyhoe.tumblr.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                    Source: saltwaterwishes.tumblr.com via Jacki on Pinterest


                                                                                            Source: accidentallyoutoflove.tumblr.com via Courteney on Pinterest


                                                                                                      Source: houseofturquoise.com via Sylvia on Pinterest





                                                                                                Source: hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net via Jacki on Pinterest


Words to live by if I do say so myself. Thanks Reese :)