Project Nursery: Soleil and the Elis

I'm about to give birth but it's still taking me forever to complete this project. If i had my way, this would have been done weeks before but thanks to hubby's 'busy sched' (:D:D:D) we're still finishing up.

Ok, so im inlove with the yellow+gray combo, one other thing im so loving right now is the CHEVRON PRINT! It's just so adorable and can be used as background for anything. So i used it for Soleil's corner nursery and added some colors to make it more lively.

Materials:
1. Canvas prints. (But since canvas printing is way too expensive, i just printed mine on tarpaulin. Just use the 'wrong side' or the side which isn't glossy for a canvas-like finish)

2. Scrap wood/molding
3. Gun tacker
4. Paint/brush

Procedure:
1. Make frames from scrap wood or use thin moldings available at any hardware store.

2. For the 'soleil' art, paint frame with desired color. (i used white)

3. Let it dry.
4. Gun tack print around the frame.

5. Viola!

Project Nursery: Pompoms!

I saw this really cute DIY pompom with instructions on Pinterest, and thought it will be cute to add it to Soleil's 'nursery'.

Materials:
Crepe paper ( I used white and different shades of yellow)
Styro balls (Size depends on how big you like your pompoms to be)
Scissors
Glue
Ribbons and hooks

Procedure:
- Cut crepe paper circles, about 3 in. in diameter
- Fold circle into four pressing just the tip of the cone so it's still 'fluffy'
- Starting from the bottom, use glue to stick to styroball
- Stick cones around styoball until the other end BUT leave enough space for the hook and ribbon

For variety, i made a different one just by folding and rolling strips of crepe paper and sticking them to the styroball.

Project Nursery: Crib Beddings

Since it was really difficult to find the color palette I like for Soleil's beddings, i decided to just sew one for her. I learned how to sew way back when i was in high school but haven't done it for a long time so hubby (yep, he knows how to!) gave me a quick refresher. This was my first time to sew something like this but it wasn't that complicated.

Fitted Sheet
Comforter
Small Pillow Case
Bolster Case

Materials:
- Approximately 5 yards x 45 inches cotton cloth  (2 colors for accent)
      *Bought the cloth in Kamuning market for P60/yard
- Comforter fill
- Sewing machine
- Sewing supplies

Procedure:
1. Get the crib mattress dimensions. (Or just measure old crib beddings)
2. Cut cloth.
3. Sew away.
(helpful, huh? :D)

Finished product measurements:

Fitted sheet = 43 x 23 x 5 in
Comforter = 43 x 23 in. plus 1 in. piping
Bolster cases = 17 x 6 in. plus 2 in. end accents
Small pillow case = 12 x 8 in. plus 1 in. piping
    ** Just add 1-2 in. to these measurements as allowance before sewing.