Showing posts with label big girl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label big girl. Show all posts

Monday, 27 August 2012

Big Girl Room Part 2

I thought I should write a post about a few of Abby's bedroom amenities, enjoy! 
 
My personal favourite is the headband holder, for which my inspiration was drawn from Jessica at Sunny Tuesday.

 
I love how easy it was for me to make! In hindsight, I should have measured the area between the buttons because I made a few spaces too tight for some of Abby's headbands. However, I was able to put some hair clips in those spaces.
 
 
My next coolest project I stole from Laura at Come Together Kids.
 
Instead of using a beanbag chair cover, to make a seat out of stuffed animals, I used a Princess sheet that wasn't being loved. I folded the sheet into 3 and measured the length to make it even.
 
How could I actually think I can do work without the help of the dog?
 
This is what the seat looks like once it is sewn. Since I realised it was waaay too big, I cut a section off after it was sewn to make a pillow, where all the doll blankets are kept (when I have a more time, I will sew the opening shut a little more).  
 
 
I think she likes it! Success!  
 
Another neat thing Abby and I made together is her jewelry organiser. I have seen some that are much fancier, but I wanted to make her something personalised, simple, and of course, awesome.
I glued one of Abby's pictures, as well as a few bows I cut out of a colouring book, and some stickers. I used my favourite craft supply - Mod Podge
 
To finish it off, I screwed in some picture hooks and attached a ribbon to it.
 
 
And, every room needs some art. This was another collaborative project that my sister and I made.
We took some of Abby's artwork and cut it to fit the 5x7 frames. Then, I laid out the puzzle pieces to get an idea of how I wanted them. I used double sided foam tape to affix the pieces to the glass. You can't really see it in this picture, but the puzzle pieces stick out a little, which I like.
 
All in all, I had a lot of fun putting this room together for Abby, and she is actually trying to keep it clean! Go team!
 
 
{Daily Odd Compliment: I can't live without you. I said to my computer. But I'd say the same thing to you}
 


Sunday, 26 August 2012

Big Girl Room

I finally did it! I cleaned and cleared out Abby's room!

I have spent 4 years trying to figure out how to best keep things under control and I think I am getting closer. Here's a rundown of what I did...

First, I purged!

Then, I moved her furniture around, and cleaned the floors and baseboards.

 
 
Her room isn't very big, so lastly, I tried to hang as much as possible. I made a few crafts to incorporate her useful items and have them at her reach.
 
I put her clothes in bins, with labels...
 
      
I separated her most played with items - dolls and their accessories into one drawer, and all her barbie stuff in the other drawer...
 
I made her a shelf, using an old cabinet door, and I glued a Princess gift bag to the top of it. I also made her a jewelry hanger, using the other cabinet door and a couple drawer pulls (I left the original door pull on there since it's useful)...
 
 
 
 
 At the entrance of her room (top) I hung a shelf that my mom painted with Winnie the Pooh to hold her valuables that I don't want her playing with. I also made her a headband holder (middle) for which I drew inspiration from here. Then I used a picture hanger to hang an old closet organiser that was just sitting in my closet, for her belts (bottom).
 
Overall, I am pretty proud of my accomplishments.
 
Next up, The Professor's room! Do you have a room that you are neglecting out of frustration?   

 
{Daily Odd Compliment: You're the prettiest thing I've seen today. And I was looking at, like, a bunch of sunset pictures this morning, so...)