big girl room!

i can't believe it. my baby scarlett is in a big girl bed and loving it. she seems so big these days. a few things about her: 1. at least once a day she tells me her legs are broken so she can't walk. very good logic.

2. she hits howie over the head with whatever happens to be in her hand even if he just SAYS the wrong thing, let alone DO the wrong thing.

3. she talks really good. in full sentences. she reminds me all the time that she is "just a little girl".

4. she is obsessed with belle, cinderella, and tinkerbell. i didn't know little girls could be so girly so young. she also calls herself "princess caa-lett" (scarlett) quite often. she came up with that one on her own.

5. she has been in her bed now for 2 weeks and has not gotten out once at bedtime.

6. she gives the best hugs and kisses and can be the sweetest little thing ever when she wants to be. but only when she wants to be.

anyway, without further ado...her bedroom:

the pompoms. for a tutorial for them go here. martha will show you.

the art. i had 2 16 x 20 canvases sitting around that i picked up at a garage sale in the spring. (thanks christine!) i thought about what to do with them for months and i thought i had the perfect idea. find an old cute little girl book, rip out the pages, and modpodge them every which way over both canvases. do know how hard it is to find the exact book i had envisioned in my head? impossible. so... i started looking through my craft supplies for inspiration. then i saw them. doilies. i knew they would be perfect and could instantly see it.

all i did was set out the paint and told howie he could paint the canvases for me. he did a great job. then i modpodges the dollies on where i wanted them . then modpodged over top and they were done! i think they are perfect for her room. i'm glad my first idea didn't work out:)

her bed. i posted about her quilt a few weeks ago here. i found this bed on kijiji for $40. if you've ever looked for a used bed on kijiji you would know that that is a great price for a nice solid bed. the before pics of it are at the bottom of this post.

the dresser. can be found here when i posted it the first time.

the shelf on the wall is there from when i decorated her nursery before she was born. i kind of want to take it down and do something else there but we used every last bit of paint when we painted her room and i don't want to leave to big holes unpatched in the wall. sooo...i'm stuck with it there until me move or i paint (which isn't happening).

here are the before pics of the bed. i like it much better in white:)