IDEAS, IDEAS, AND MORE IDEAS.......

So today I am super excited because I finally found some crib bedding that I actually like and that is not made in China. I too like my mother have jumped on the I hate all the cheap crap made in China bandwagon, thus have been searching high and low for bedding that was not made in China. Unfortunately for me if you want something that is quality there is a pretty price tag to go along with, I mean I found some really cute stuff but they are asking anywhere from $500-$1000. And that is just not money I have to spend, so I found some really cute stuff made in Portugal, and Italy....http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=FlaxStripeAnd600SateenGirlsAnd%252339%253BNurseryBedding&categoryId=rhbc_cat201197

http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=CherryBlossomAndContrastPipedGirlsAnd%252339%253BNurseryBedding&categoryId=rhbc_cat199039

http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=EuropeanFrenchStripeAndEuropeanVintageWashedPercaleGirlsAnd%252339%253BNurseryBeddingCollection&categoryId=rhbc_cat219049

Keep in mind we are going for simple so that is why I chose these, on top of the fact that they are not too expensive and especially because they are not made in China!! So now all I need to do is make a decision. Speaking of decisions I am thinking about doing an accent wall in the room and instead of doing wallpaper we found these great stencils that you can use to get the same effect. Question is do I want to go through all the work of stenciling the wall?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65814657/wallpaper-stencil-rabat-lg-scale

As for the mobile in the room, I had found this mobile made from wood that was swallows (http://www.thisnext.com/tag/swallow-mobile/) and I thought it would be really cool to paint them a lacquered white or bright pink or something along those lines however the mobile is no longer available so here is my next idea.....http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/before-after-ashleys-pallet-daybed.html  paper lantern mobile well sort of more like sculpture..... I think it could be really cute depending on colors etc....
Well that's it for now, so many ideas so little time.....off to decorate :)

6.5 months and counting

It has been so long since I posted and a lot has changed one of the major changes being I am pregnant with my second baby and its a GIRL! So I thought it would be fun to document the changing of the what is now guest room into a beautiful little girl's nursery. Having been through having a boy and realizing there is nothing out there for boys, its like 75% girls section and 25% boys I am super excited to be able to enjoy the fun that is dressing up a little girl, decorating the nursery and all other things girly. So beginning the hunt for nursery ideas was easy online searching of modern girl nursery's and there is a ton of ideas out there, however when you are looking at price tags not so easy when you are shopping on a poor man's budget. So I decided maybe doing a little antique shopping and crafty ideas would get me to the perfect nursery. So I am going to start by listing a couple of rooms I thought were super cute and then we will go from there......
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/nursery-tours/avas-bohemian-bedroom-kids-room-tour-147107
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/small-nursery-tip-hang-a-mirror-147197
this is all for now but I would like to just mention also that these ideas were found by my wonderful husband who has that keen eye for good design.

version numero dos

 

So this is my second version of the organic onesie collection. I really like the way this one came out as opposed to the owl. I think this is more of a refined look and I think that consumers would enjoy this more as well. Let me know what you think?

procrastinating about procrastinating

So the other day I went over to hang out with my friend / cousin Rebeca (aka Becky) of My camera gives me sanity and of course she brought up the fact about how my blog has been consistently about writing about my procrastination and how I'm going to get something going and have yet to do so. Then she took me to the local Boutique which is a place for fellow etsy doers to go and sell their handmade goods, some of which were very cute. This is exactly what I needed as far as encouragement goes because I decided I needed to finally do something, so I headed out to the fabric store bought some fabric and created my first product! Now it is the first one so pay no attention to the elementary sew job, but you will basically get the idea of what I am looking to do. Please let me know what you think so that I can adjust accordingly to create a good product that consumers would actually like to buy!!

getting it together....

Well the big day has almost arrived, the day in which I will become the owner of a beautiful Mercedes Benz. You like most are probably thinking wow how lucky and excited you must feel, and yet all I feel is this great anxiety and stress of being able to afford this car. Especially because this morning I open up MSN and what is one of the main articles " The most expensive vehicles to maintain" topping the list of course is the Mercedes Benz.  The only reason I am buying it is because I am getting a really good deal on it and to give me at least a little piece of mind the car is under warranty until March of next year. I figure I can enjoy it until then and if it seems like it is just too expensive I will sell it and hopefully make a profit since I am getting it well under what it is worth. Also I have decided that this car will be my motivation to get things going for myself and start doing something creative and hopefully make a little extra money in the process. I have started a search for reclaimed wood on which I plan to do some paintings and then sell on Etsy. I was planning on heading out and buying a YUDU which is a small screen printing machine to hopefully start screen printing like was the plan, unfortunately I looked up some reviews on it and much to my chagrin were all negative. So until I find a way to have a real screen printing set up which costs quite a bit of money and also requires space which is slightly limited here, I will try the paintings and see where that takes me.

feeling lost....

I can't seem to get this blog thing together, I guess I wonder what to write about, and now have realized that I started this blog to write about anything and everything. So today are some thoughts about how I have been feeling. Do you ever feel completely lost? I know there are some other moms out there who definitely get lost in being a mom and all else seems to disappear when you have kids. Where did my life go? Was this what I am meant to do with my life?  And I know there is more out there for me I just need to find the motivation to go for it and achieve it in order for me to be truly happy. I want to start this business and yet I talk myself out of it for one reason or another or I simply procrastinate the actual starting of it. I have tons of designs that I draw out and yet I can't seem to get anything going. Sometimes I wish I could just go back and do things all over,  my life would be completely different if I started out with a different outlook on life.

Settled in....

Finally I feel like we have settled into our new home. And realize why owning a home is not as glamorous as it may seem. Already one of our pool springs broke, had to replace a water heater, and on and on... the list never seems to end. Although it is nice to have your own home, the costs and amount of work that is needed to maintain the home have just added financial and physical stress.  I now realize why about 50% of marriages fail due to financial stress. This has to be the only reason Hans and I ever fight, it is difficult when I have decided to be a stay at home mom therefore relying on one income for the house. I am starting to wonder if we will be able to afford another child at the rate we are going. And as you all can see by now starting my business has proven to be a difficult task. I think that it is just that first beginning hump I can't seem to get over. So I am thinking about taking the easy way out and either buying myself a YUDU which is a small little screen printing machine sold at Michaels, which provides a simple and pretty inexpensive form of getting images on screens. Or I may have to search for a work at home job, but the only ones I have ever seen are medical transcribing and you have to go to school to learn how to do that. Any ideas? For some reason I always talk myself into believing it is just easier to work for someone else, and it probably is but I know that owning your own business has to be more rewarding, right?