amanda lauber-strupp

We’ve pretty much got her room all ready for her to get here.  There are still some things that need to be done, like put in baseboards and hang some pictures, but it’s done enough that we can post pictures!

I like to think of myself as a pretty crafty person… I don’t usually have time for all the projects that I want to do (or all the projects that I start), but I have excellent intentions

Here is my next project:

Mine will be a little bit different though - instead of using 12 little picture frames (which are practically impossible to find at a decent price) I’m going to just use 12 blocks of wood, so my pictures will end up being a little bigger (I think these are 4×4, mine will be 4.5 x 4.5).  I am also going to use a dark frame, I’m hoping to find something to match the crib.

I also hope to make something like this for her room, after she is born:

A lot of people have been asking us what the nursery will look like, since we pretty much bought everything ourselves and didn’t register for anything.  Here are some pictures of the stuff that we have so far.

This is the crib that we have ordered.  It won’t be light wood like this - it will actually be a pretty dark walnut-ish wood.  It is a convertible crib, so it is something that she will use for as long as she lives here, and longer, if she wants.

N said “NO PINK”, so this is the bedding that we chose.  I love the little birdies on it, and even though it’s mainly blue and green, I think that it’s still plenty girly.  I found some green curtains at Wal-Mart that are going to go with it perfect.  There is a lot of talk about whether or not you should use the bumper in the crib or not - I found online that someone used the crib bumper as a valance, so we’re going to do that… I hope that it works out!