Liv's Room

I decided to get busy on the nursery!  Folks...we are 23 weeks along!  :)

Not only am I decorating two rooms (the nursery for Miss Liv and Charlie's "big girl" room), but I am also working on Christmas gifts.  I figured having a child mid-November will prevent me from hitting the malls for all the great deals, so I've been a busy mommy lately.  Besides, I love giving handmade gifts! 

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With all that said, here's Liv's first nursery decoration!  It's 3 1/2 feet long and will go over her 4 foot long crib. I didn't take pictures along the way because I hadn't planned on sharing, but I'm going to go back and try to do a step-by-step tutorial.  If you have any questions, feel free to message me!

I started out with a cabinet door.  This one was a mismatched door from my dad's cabinet shop, but you can use any old door.  I painted it ivory.

Next, I took 2 bags of 200 coffee filters and dyed them pale pink.  

I did this by filling a bowl with 4 cups of water and adding 5 drops of red food coloring.  

*Note:  The filters dry a different color, so do a few and dry with a hairdryer to make sure you are getting the color you want!

I dyed a cluster at a time.

Next I laid them out to dry.  This took forever...so this is a good stopping point!  

The next day I hot glued each filter to the door.  I did this simply by pinching the middle to make a cluster shape.  This part does not have to be perfect!  Just scrunch and glue!

 Then, I added my letters I painted a darker pink and a few roses I got on sale at Hobby Lobby!

There you have it!

I'm going to make a smaller version for Charlie's room.  Maybe just a "C."  

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I'm thinking about opening an etsy shop.  Let me know, is this something you would like to see?