Sunday Nursery Inspiration: Mariah Carey's Twins Nursery

Mariah Carey's Nursery welcomed her twins Moroccan and Monroe to this luxurious baby nursery.  Celebrities spare no cost to designing a perfect nursery from silk curtains, expensive cribs and furniture, and spectacular lighting.  I love how she has two different cribs but with the same style, one for her little boy and one more girly crib for her little girl.  She used neutrals around the room, and then behind the beds used green curtains and a few matching accents around the nursery.

Found at: http://www.babble.com/celebrity/celebrity-mom/celebrity-nurseries-designer-nursery-decor-baby/

Precious Newborn Ruffled Leggings

If you are expecting or have a newborn baby girl, you know that there are so many cute outfits and accessories that accentuate your little one's cute features. So I found these newborn ruffled leggings at Little Cherry Blossoms and they are adorable!!!! I love how there is so much detail as you can see from the bunching and flaring out towards the ends. These would be darling for baby pictures like the ones you see below.

These hot pink ruffled leggings are definitely a hit and are perfect to make these little legs even cuter!!

Too precious, look how adorable this is especially for these baby pictures. I love how you can put this little top with the ruffled leggings, a dress, or a cute baby tanktop would be super cute as well. You can find these in white, light pink, and bright pink up to size 6 months. They are also so soft so your baby will feel warm and comfortable.

In Little Cherry Blossoms you can find cute accessories to put with these leggings and many more cute outfits. From cute headbands, necklaces, crib shoes and sockies, and even tutus and tops that would be perfect with these newborn leggings.

Come check out their Facebook and website!

Knot Apron Outfits

Who said aprons are only supposed to be worn in the kitchen? Knot Aprons are an adorable creation from Silly Stinker Accessories that uses the design of the apron for cute girl outfits. You can wear a Knot Apron as a dress or a top, and wear them with pants, tights, or darling leggings. These Knot Aprons are just so cute and can be wore to dress up or dress down for whatever occasion.

Look how cute the Knot Apron looks from the front. The two straps come to the front and connect in a knot in the sash part of the outfit. Each of these darling pieces are handmade and the fabrics are chosen together to create it's own unique look.

This is the look from the back of the Knot Apron. I love the sash that ties in the back and is not in the way of her activities.

Here is this adorable outfit once again from the front. You can find a variety of colors and many accessories you can mix and match with this cute girlie clothing.

Here is a close up of the apron. Look how cute the structure and the detailing are. You can tell popular patterns are being used and the colors of the aprons and the straps look great together. As you can see there are many more colors you can choose from.

You can also find Silly Stinker Accessories on Facebook and on their blog.

A La Carte = Tutu Cute!

If you are trying to find affordable and unique fashion, A La Carte Boutique is the perfect place to find outfits for holidays and special occasions, home decor, and products for women and children. They have so many cute products and they are great gift ideas that you know they will love.

One of my favorite products are their tutus, they have so many styles and colors for your little girl. Every girl needs at least one tutu and right now A La Carte Boutique is even offering free shipping on their products.

Tutus are perfect for pictures, holidays and events, dress up, or just everyday cuteness. With layers and layers of fabric, this skirt is way comfortable, soft, and way girlie for your little one to play around in. Adding fun accessories such as a cute headband, a beaded necklace, or maybe some flowers is a great way to highlight this outfit. You can find their tutus with petaled bottoms, attached tops, or full pettiskirts with chiffon ruffles.

You can also find matching girl and doll sets which are perfect for gifts. The set comes with matching tutus, wings, and other accessories depending on the color. Could you image her playing dress up with her doll and putting on matching on their matching outfits for make believe?

You can find these tutus and so many more accessories on their website. What's great is right now you can be a part of their 1000 Fan Giveaway or Mother's Day Contest and win gift cards to this amazing store! Better check it out soon, they will be adding new products over the next few weeks so come back regularly.

Young American Crib Choices

Choosing the perfect crib can be a long process, especially when you don't know what is out there or where to begin. It's definitely something you need to research, because face it, whether you have one child or twelve, your little one will spend a lot of time in their crib and you want to make it the best as possible without spending way too much money.

I've broken down the process into three categories for you to find your perfect crib:

style, color, and features.
Style: What kind of style are you looking for in a baby crib? What kind of style would you like in the baby room? If you want to go for a more modern style maybe you want to consider clean, minimal lines. For me, I am more traditional so I love the cribs above and below which fit my style so well. These two cribs are pretty similar, do you like the full wooden back or do you like the slats all around the crib?

Here is a similar crib as well with a higher arched back with wood across the entire back. Do you see the detail in the back? Do you like something more decorative or do you want something more conservative. As you can see in this beautiful Young American crib, there are many more curved lines throughout this design.

Here is something more streamlined that you may prefer. This crib has straighter lines, as you can see, on the back and on the ledges.

Color: Keep looking at the following styles and see what aspects you NEED to have or would LIKE to have. Crib color can change the entire feel of the room. Do you like the basic crib colors (white, browns, black) or would you rather have a colored crib that is blue, green, red, purple, or pink. The options are endless, it's just up to you and how you want to style your cute baby nursery.

Wow, look at this bold-colored crib. The emphasis is on the ends of the bed, instead of the back, because of the higher side panels. You need to think about what kind of bedding you will put with the colored crib and if it will match.

Features: The last thing you need to remember when choosing a perfect crib is its features. Some things to keep in mind are should you have wheels on the crib or is the crib going to be stationary? Lastly, do you want the option to convert the crib into a toddler bed? (Most of these cribs have that option when you purchase a Stationary Toddler kit). These are some good things to decided on so you can make a wise purchase.

Good luck! Make sure to figure out what you like and would think is best for your little one. First, find out what styles you like, then choose a color, and then decide what features are essential to have with this crib you will use for years and years.

75% off Satin Rompers

Pick Your Plum has the cutest Satin Rompers for 75% off. You can find black zebra, red mini dots, and bubble gum zebra prints.

Such cute patterns and now with the warmer weather you can dress your little one for pictures and events. http://www.pickyourplum.com/

How to Paint Ikea Ung Drill Frame

I wrote an article the other week about where you can use the Ikea Ung Drill Frames. I decided to go and buy one of this adorable frames from Ikea and paint it to use it for a Easter display. I chose a beige color which turned out so good! Here are the steps I took to paint it.

First, here is the frame at Ikea. It is in the framing section and was $29.99, came only in black, and was 23 ¼ " x 33 ½ ".

I bought spray paint from Hobby Lobby to paint the frame and I didn't need a brush or anything else. It was easy to pop out the glass and backing and I laid the frame on top of newspaper.

When I started spray painting. I would go over a section and it was really neat because the black would show through in the cracks. You can do that but I decided to go over the frame three times and in all of the cracks to make it one color.

So here is what the Ung Drill frame looked like with one layer of spray paint. There was a cool vintage feel but since the colors were really contrasting I kept putting on more coats of spray paint.

Here is what it looked like up close after one coat.

After three coats I was happy how it looked even though there were still slightly darker areas (compared to the beige) if you look close.

After three coats I let it dry really well because there are many small pockets where the paint took longer to dry.

I took this picture with my phone but here is is placed over our console table for Easter. We have two pictures of the Savior and a picture of our family. In the frame (which doesn't have the glass or backing in this picture) I was going to have "He Is Risen" in the center. Definitely will do that for next year.

And here is the newly painted frame up close with cute Luc and Bryn. It turned out so cute, definitely excited for family pictures, parties, and to frame some of our favorite pictures!