For the last three months, Matt & I have been making our own decor for the nursery...as well as some custom screen-printed onesies of our own design. It's been really fun.
Our first project was to make three canvas wall hangings to put above the crib. We chose to do a jungle/safari theme for two reasons....1. We wanted a theme that would work for a boy or a girl so that we could use it for all of our babies if we want...and 2. One of the very first outfits we bought for the baby was a Carter's hoodie, onesie & pants set with a really cute monkey on it. We loved it so much that we decided to use it in the decor.
Our first project was to make three canvas wall hangings to put above the crib. We chose to do a jungle/safari theme for two reasons....1. We wanted a theme that would work for a boy or a girl so that we could use it for all of our babies if we want...and 2. One of the very first outfits we bought for the baby was a Carter's hoodie, onesie & pants set with a really cute monkey on it. We loved it so much that we decided to use it in the decor.
For the wall hangings, I sketched the animal heads onto 10"x 10" canvas, then painted them and added ribbon to the top to hang them on the wall. They were fun to make. (I actually switched the ribbon to thinner pieces that tie on the top...as you can see in the bottom picture. It looked much better this way.)
We still need a few more things (like mattress, bedding, etc.), but the nursery is starting to come together.
