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Latest Nursery DIYs

When the husband is away, the wife will play!  Yes I found some diy projects to play with while Matthew has been away this past week.  I wanted to share those with you all so you can see what I have been up to.  All I have to say is Matthew better get home soon or else I am going to have all of our little girl's nursery walls covered with some project of mine! :)

The thrift store here on base has been a God send for me this week because I have found a lot of the materials that I used for my projects there for super cheap!  Our little girl is going to have a decked out nursery all for a really low budget!  So with out further ado, here are the two projects that I have been working on this week along with one that I had done previously.


So when we bought our crib a few weeks ago the woman that sold it to us also included a mobile that she had used for the crib.  I took it because hey, who doesn't want a free add on right!?  But, I really wanted to make my little girl her own unique mobile (plus I wanted to try making one myself).  It was actually pretty easy and a lot of fun, and took a lot of time (which is a plus when all you have is time because your husband is away).  


I had also started to accumulate a load of hair clips and headbands so of course I needed something to keep them organized.  I made this whole thing for less than $3!  I am super proud of it and can't wait to get some more clips to fill her up!


This is the the view of baby girl's mobile looking up. 


And previously I had made labels and organizers for baby girl's dresser.


Lastly, I know lots of people are wondering how I am shaping out with the baby bump.  I am still small, but I believe that I have finally passed the chubby phase.  The chubby phase that I mean is where people are afraid to ask whether you are pregnant because there may be a possibility that you are actually just a little chubby in the tummy.  I have started to do the telltale rounding out of the stomach that pretty much lets everyone know that I am indeed pregnant.  I actually had some of the high school students that I substitute teach ask me if I was pregnant.  That was a first just because they are actually asking me and not just asking their friends, shows that they are pretty confident that they are right and not too embarrassed to ask. So here are a couple pictures for you guys.  Please ignore the grungy sweat pants look, like I said my husband is away!  (My excuse!)




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