Looking for yellow...

The awesome and bloggy famous Dana from Made had the spontaneous urge of celebrating the color yellow.

Well, why not?

So I created a flickr account (yes, didn't have that already.... say I live under a rock, I don't mind! )
And added Mariann's yellow room.

..but this is the best I can so far...

I found two yellow tops (that doesn't fit the post-pegnancy belly) that I can edit and turn into a cute dress for lady Mariann and a nice top for mommy (let's hope).
But no fabric to actually enhance the tops...

So I went to one of my favorite place, the thirft store! yay!



There's one just around the corner that hold a space for sewers and knitters.
Looked for yellow fabric... no chance.
But I got those cute little vintage flowers, that stretchy yellow, some red gingham (couldn't pass the classics) and a rather big swatch of red cotton knit.

I didn't crab all the bias and twirl tape there was. It might have made me look obsessed... but I can make several trips....mine, all mine!

And we actually found something yellow!
Mariann loves her new nekasss (and she stopped playing with mines, for now)

So, let's hope I can actually sew something this week!

The Yellow Room's rugs

When I made my post about The Yellow Room, I realized I neglected the rugs in my pictures... But They are really funny and playful, so I'm taking a break from my felt and I'm showing them to you!

The Fluffy one (7$)

The Flower one (15$) courtesy of my mom...

And my personal Favorite(15$) courtesy of my mom...

When I made my post about The Yellow Room, I realized I neglected the rugs in my pictures... But They are really funny and playful, so I'm taking a break from my felt and I'm showing them to you!

The Yellow Room as been featured in that lovely blog, Little Miss Heirloom!
Make sure to stop by and look at all the featured nurseries.
Thanks Priscilla!

Mariann's room reveal!!!

Prepare yourself for lots of sunny pictures!!
There it is, my little girl room, the only room actually décored in our apart....
There's still bits not finished (the chandelier is still not installed, and I have yet to find the perfect width handle for the changing dresser) Have I mention the ceilling is at 9"?... with my 4"10, had some problem installing curtains whitout a ladder.... How about a chandelier?

A good view when you enter the room.
It's the only sunny room of the whole apartment,
but it's sunny ALL the time.....

Most accessories were taken at the dollar store...
Like the lanterns, mirror, boxes, even the wooden letter.


But some are more special- Donald came right from Disney land, thanks auntie :)
And porcelain figures from my grand-ma... The books are a mix of new and mine or Papa Tattoo's old one.
The ceramic teady tirelire was handpainted by me- It was neutral gender at first...
But I couldn't resist adding the pink!

I painted most of the furniture yellow (oh, spray paint!!) Like the bookshelf - I tryed finding it used, but finally had to buy it, in it's contre-plaqué wood state :(-, the bench and the rocking chair.

painted the little crib too...


And that mirror, with those plant box...


And the art gallery frames where painted, too....

I've added a label with her name, the date, the surface and the medium for each master piece ^^

Her très minimal bedding- She doesn't even use it anyway...

The crib (which I HATE) was a gift from my mom's friend -It is used. I can't wait to upgrate to her captain bed (white), and throw in the propper bedding (scroll down). What you see inside the grib is the pillow case only, which is big enough for now...

Her full name sits above the closet....

...Which hides the dresser , freshen up with new hardware.

The yellow plate was painted by my mom, who waited 4 months before finally knowing what name to write on it! You can aslo have a sneak peak at the chandelier (and its shades) That are yet to be installed.... and no, we does not use washables diapers anymore. Papa Tattoo wasn't helping enough... :( I'll try harder for the next one!

The changing table/dresser.

Can you beleive there's actually empty drawers in this room? I've change the knobs for the to first drawers matching with the dresser in the closet.... But the yellow handles are too wide, and I need to find new ones...
Also, I hung my fav newborn cloths of her, put a new shade on an old lamp, a wooden L and another painting of her own :)

The wall sidding the closet, when you enter the room.
I repainted the butterfly so it fits.
The doll backpack is a thrifty find.

I made all the cushion myself, with a little help from my mom
I found the bench half-off. It had the perfect top, but the rest was white.... Spray paint again!
My daughter loves it! I guess it makes her feel so grown up!
The curtains, I found them it that shape. I added little butterflies. There's butterflies here and there -a rug, photo holders, hangers, her quilt, in the plant box...- As for the fabric for all those cushions, which were found at the same time as the curtain, I paid 5$ for a bag load of fabric in a thrift store; pink tartan, purple polkat dots, purples, plushie yellow...
I purchased the 2 set of 3 baskets (makes 6 of them right?) for the other place, where it was holding Bébé Tattoo's newborn cloths in a closet... Now they can be at view! (and hold tons of plush and toys...)

...perfect place to read...

...or to snack!



She's now able to get on her chair by her own mean!

It was my first décor project and I'm really glad how it turned out. My daugther loves it so much! (which was what mattered first, right?) Everything was planned for another room, way bigger, with more windows but less closets... I had to rethink everything...Even had to incorporate a changing area ( the bathroom counter was wide enough at the other place...)

Now, how did it cost?

I'm actually asking myself, probably more then I thought I would...
so, let's start (notice that price is in Canadian dollars) :
Crib; Free.
Dresser; Papa Tattoo's old dresser, so free.
Frames; most of them free, bought 2 for 5$.
Bench; 20$ (½ off)
Baskets; 30$ for 6.
Plastic baskets and other dollar store accessories (which includes flowers, butterfly net and hanger); around 25$
Fabric; 5$
Chandelier; free (was in my mom's garage)
Shades; 31$ for 5. (from eBay)
Changing table crystal Lamp: free (was in my mom's garage too)
Shade; 10$
Planter box; free (again, the mom's garage)
Kid size crib and rocking chair; free
Flower hooks; 2X4$
Mirror; Free (it was abandoned t at the other place)
Bedding; gift from my mom.
Butterfly and Flower rug (that you can't see in the pics I've taken...); gift from mom.
The shagy purple rug; 7$ (½ off)
Yellow spray paint; 6x 7,99$
Flower knobs; 6x4$
Simple handles; 9x1,50$

...Which makes a total of.... 226,50$!
Yay! only 26$ over budget! Thanks for the helping mom!

Hope you enjoyed!!
I'd like to link my post to those, this week...


Oh, and the lovely lady (sorry, couldn't find a name anywhere) from Spearmint Baby.com featured it! It's here! Thanks! ^_^

And the lovely Reoshel did it too, check out The DIY Show off, it's featured in her Feminine Features - Surprise Party :)

The Full Name Is...

I found something to put above her closet.

Acrylic on wood. Her first name.
We automatically agreed on the name. No discussion... And I don't even remember who proposed it first...

Acrylic on canvas and Framed scrapbook page. Middle names.
It's her godfather's name. It's mostly used as a boy name here but it's more common in France for a girl... It's what I proposed first, but Papa Tattoo found it too tough to wear as a girl.
Larouche is my family name. And wanted to put it in her name, yet she wouldn't have to wear it daily.

Framed embroidery. Her last name.
It's my first time doing that! It was a tad frustrating yet fun. I really like the name. It sound like mine ^_^. I'll tell you something cute; me and Papa Tattoo knows each other since kindergarten. We've always been matched together in row, or in teams, because of the alphabetical order. Were side by side on both Primary school and Secondary school's albums. Yet I've always been the smallest, and him, the tallest!
Papa Tattoo comes from a true hardworking family, with great values. I'm proud my baby wears their name.

Now everything is made from stuff I already had, except the scrapbook stuff and the wood plate (3$ in total).
Can't wait to install the yellow chandelier and show off all the room!

très girly cushions

My mom gave me a sewing machine -and even shown me how it works!- It was belonging to her mom. It's a really gorgeous looking portalbe Singer (n.b.: portalbe does not mean weighless!)

So, I made some cushions for my daughter's room. All by myself! *giggles*
It's the very first time I tried my hand at sewing with a machine. And I'm hooked!

Look at the lovely results:

I got all this fabrics (and TONS more) for 5$ in a thrift store. The purple polka dots and the pink plaid were totally what I was looking for!

Action shot; I also did that "quilt" ahah! Nice enough for the babies :)

They are pretty much everywhere at the end of the day. Bébé loves to toss them around, sit on them, make a pile, undo the pile, pile them in her baby crib, etc....

To-Do list.

Creativity is usefull in every domain of your life.
Moms know what I'm talking about.

Our big girl decided yesterday that the high chair was not for her anymore.
Eating fruit with her hands is still okay, cause the grown ups do too.
But she know refuse to be feed with a spoon or a fork. She can do it!
(almost) She's actually really good.

At what age do they usualy start feeding themselves with forks?

My ladie is only 14months old.... She's growing so fast!

Now, on to the list:

1- Shall I repost it, My Island!

2- I bet this one will make an amazing before/after: Dinning Table:

not pictured: 3 other chairs and a ralonge.

Really used set my in-law gave us.

I'm not 100% sure what we are doing with the fabric (stripes? floral? plain?) but it will be classic. We want to stain it darker. (don't even talk about painting wood to Papa Tattoo!)

3-Bébé Tattoo's changing table/dresser:

This was Papa Tattoo's dresser as a child. It dates from the 40's and we can clearly see the previous coat of red.
I'm keeping it white but I'll distress it even more. 4 flower knobs (matching with this dresser) are already added. Unfortunatly, the matching yellow handle Ì have are too wide, so I need to look for some.

4- We need to instal that chandelier in Bébé Tattoo's room.



5- And hang that mirror:



6- I want to find a way to incorporate my daughter's name above her double door closet. I can't paint it and I don't want vinyl. I might do a plaque or frame for each name (4) in different size and colors...

7-This one her is actually done! I sprayed it white, again, and it looks better.
I did not took a pic of it before covering it with plants...


..but you can imagine it stainless =)

8- When I get the time and money(!), I'd like to paint the few kitchen counter space I have, that is now white with LOTS of stains !

9- Now I'm skipping all those steps and I'm gonna listen to an episode of Design Star I've just loaded (I don't have the hgtv usa.... And I don't want to wait!)

Hope this entertained you a little, while you where doing anything else other then what's on YOUR to-do list!

must add a number 10: Make something to enter this:


Go check it out!

Have a nice week!

Oh, My! We're [almost] finished!

There're those 3 bacs that needs to be unpacked and the tv/furniture that needs to be placed. Else we are finished!! yay!
oh, I forgot aaaaaaaaaalllllllllll the curtains to be hanged but, this can wait a bit.

And, I got the net back! So many interesting stuff to read while I was away!

Now I must tell you:
My daughter's room is 90% finished! I feel so relieved. We need to instal the chandelier, and 2 or 3 details and I'm done.

Here's a sneak peek:

She loved it!

I'm so glad I did not do all this for nothing! haha
Now she sits there and reads when she feels like to. She loves to read....
This piece was an assembly-required white thing I paid 20$. The sitting was already purple (yay!) and it was 50% off.
She beggins to understand that it's her own place (which she didn't have before) and she loves to sneak in her baskets full of toys and books. I did the other pillows myself (with my mom, that thought me how to as I never did that!) But I did a quilt pillows. It would deserves a special spot in the reveal! lol.

New hardware for a freebee

It's actually a whole set; The dresser, the nightstand and the bed with drawers underneath it. (there was a headboard too, but it was SO ugly! Nothing to do with it....)
And all that for free! Yay!

But. There was stickers everywhere.

Now, excuse the silhouette. There's really little light coming in my basement.

You girls are used to those kind of thing, and you already know the solution; New hardware! (And rip those stickers!)

White fits the color sheme for my daughter's room, so I was okay not painting it. Plus there is no scratch watsoever. (on a furniture a girl owned for 18 years?)
Anyway, after some help from Hertel Multi-Surface and 3 different kind of screwdrivers, it gave this:

I'm not fond on the yellow ones, but it will do till I find something better. I love the flowers!
You can't tell much but there's 2 purple ones and 2 pink ones :)

Cost:
3 simple handles about 4$
4 flowers knob about 10$

Oh, this could enter my under 15$ project linky I'll set this wenesday...


I'm enterring this in all those, too:







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And then, still in my basement, after a cousin of my boyfriend got back the stuff she put in while she was searching for a new rental - And there was LOTS of stuff!- My boyfriend found this:



And thought it could interrest me.

He knows me!
The second I saw it I wanted it to be our new island for our new kitchen.
And look what I found inside!


There is 6 of them.
Plus 2 of another kind that I don't like much...

So now I'm asking myself if I keep it that color and distress it even more...
Of if I paint it white or ... I don't know.
I will find some wheels for it, and butcher blocks.
Oh, It will be pretty!

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And there is my daughter playing momy in her freshly done rocker


And I did this for her yesterday:


the before and after is in my previous post, Some new *old* shoes

thanks for stopping by today!