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no, I am not giving anything away-but a sweet friend is...

check out emma-crazycooks.blogspot.com

She is a baker and stay at home mom extraordinaire!

So-so at sewing

I love to tackle a good project but I am just so-so at sewing.  Truth be told, I have not really sewed anything since I was a little girl.  My grandmother was very talented and taught me a few things-but I just didn't keep it up.

 

With our first little one on the way, there are SOOo many cute kiddo clothes out there and I really want to get back into it!

There are the basic john johns and little dresses.  But I would eventually love to be able to monogram, applique, and more .

A sweet friend of mine has a blog if you are interested in a few tutorials or even making purchases from her! 

http://morethanclothing.blogspot.com/

Do any of you have a sewing machine that just rocks?!?

I have no idea what is out there and what I would need.  Suggestions please!  How did you get started on your sewing adventures?

Remember me...

Well, I know it has been a while since I have posted...but that does not mean the Kelton's Cozy Cottage has not been busy at work!

Rember the free old dresser I was turning into a changing table?

Well it has been completed for over a month now-I have just been slacking on posting!

I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I used left over white trim paint and a darker color for the knobs.  With the exception on the drawer liners, this project was FREE!

I picked up a mirror at a thrift store and simply spray painted it.  I had some left over fabric and wanted to do a little art project for the baby room.

I simply purchased 4 wooden sewing hoops from hobby lobby for less than $4.  I pulled the fabric tightly and super-glued the ends to the back to keep them secure.

I love the little pop of color it brings to the changing area.

Countdown to Baby

In a fixer upper, there is ALWAYS something that needs to be done!  The hubs may not know it yet, but he is booked every weekend until his classes start back!  I feel this sense of urgency to finish all of our unfinished projects before he work and school picks back up, for fear that they will NEVER get done-especially after baby Kelton comes!

So for now, I have decided to cross a few things off my list!  Like baby bedding-do I really think I have the time to make my baby bedding?  Lord, I can't even find the time to go to the fabric store!  I think I liked the idea of knowing that I made the bedding that my little one in sleeping in-but I have decided to leave that up to someone else.

I do have a few small projects I am working on while hubby is patching walls and painting baby Kelton's room.

I found this great old chandelier that I need to rewire and find a few shades for.

It reminds me so much of this little cutie from pottery barn.

I am also turning trash into treasure with this small dresser.  It will get a coat of white paint and will soon turn into a changing table!

 

So with everything on my to do list, I am thinking the bedding will have to be left up to the professionsals!

baby bedding

I have been looking around at baby bedding to get ideas

 

I love linen in particular.

Isn't it so simple and relaxing?

I LOVE the flax pillow!!  It is just so sweet.

I have thought about touches of yellow of green in the room.

I also like the simplicity of the pique pottery barn bedding. Here it is shown in white and green, but I also like the brown and white combo.

I have an idea of what I am looking for so now it is on to fabric shopping....

Our Front Entry Revamp

I hope you all had a happy Fourth! 

My goal was to have the door scraped, sanded, painted and flag hung before the fourth.

We made it!

The front of the house has come a long way since we purchased it, and I am sure our neighbors are thankful.

This is a reminder of the before shot...

I really wanted to add a littlle color, so I made a simple wreath and I think it is just what the the door needed for summer.

For now I am driving by the house really slowly as I come and go...

to take in all of the homes changes!

Laundry room update

Although our laundry room will not be  fully finished until after the 4th of July, it is coming along.

I find doing laundry so much more enjoyable than when the washer was in the kitchen and the dryer was in the laundry room. 

A few of my favorite touches are the the Tom's peanuts canister for detergent.  I am still on the look out for a cute scoop for this-the plastic laundry scoop just doesn't do it for me.

The brown cart was actually from the 1950's and was a utility cart that housed a plug for other appliances. 

It was  just $4 at a local flea market and when my husband saw it, he thought I had lost my mind.

It was a little rusty and had very boldy colored flowers all over it, but nothing a little paint couldn't take care of.

What is left for the laundry room:

1) We have 3/4 inch plywood we will be cutting, painting and polyurethaning for a countertop...much like this

http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/11/spin-city/

2) Then I will be making a little skirt to hide the washer and dryer.