Pineapple Poster Beds!

Picked up these two beauties via Craigslist today! I went to check on the ad for just one and discovered they had 2! We know we'll eventually have 2 kiddos in our second bedroom, and I've never been a fan of bunk beds, so to find a matching set was a pleasant surprise! I love the pineapple poster style of these guys, and they're a nice lower profile- perfect for a pesky little toddler I know!

They'll serve as Pippa's big girl bed (and #2's when the time comes), but they need some TLC first. Lots of nicks & scratches, and one has a broken foot board. Previous owners "James and John" were clever enough to also leave their mark- carving their names into the headboards (also... "Go Jets"). I was originally going to paint them fire engine red, but now that they're cleaned up.... they look a lot better than they did at first. So I'm going to throw on a couple more coats of polish & see how they're looking. I might just lightly refinish the main, flat headboard portions.

We don't plan to move Pippa into her new room until Christmas, but she could technically figure out how to escape her crib sooner than then. If that happens, well, she'll be moving a bit sooner...

Gonna be a big sister...

Sgt Pippa's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Still Alive!

No, I've not fallen ill or died. I'm still here. Things have just been hectic, and amid it all blogging has taken a backseat. It doesn't help that I started this blog with the intent of posting about decor, art, and home design projects. I don't blog to document Pippa's life or our day-to-day, but lately we just haven't done m/any things that I felt went with the purpose of the blog. I do have to say though, that now that Pippa's getting older, I've started to think about her 'big girl room,' so there'll be some blog-worthy stuff pretty soon. And we did some updates to our upstairs bath as well- nothing major, but enough to definitely warrant a post or two... I just have to touch up some paint first! ;)

Meanwhile, here's what the little Pipsqueak is looking like these days...

The Felt Christmas Tree

It's been all over the internet as an adorable, cheap, DIY activity for the little ones, so I figured I'd best use up the stack of felt scraps I have and make a tree for Pippa. I cheerfully walked to the local fabric store for the green tree felt. I came home and fed Pippa a lunch of peas, carrots, potatoes, and cheesy chicken while cutting out perky little ornaments. I burnt my fingers hot gluing the ornament decorations. I felt so productive... then came the big moment... I hung it on the wall... and I called her over- anxious to watch her play and squeal in delight. She wanted nothing to do with it. Nothing. She didn't even want to pull the ornaments off. Pippa: 1    Christmas: 0

I did manage to get her to go stand near it with some sneaky luring just long enough to get a photo... but she quickly ran away right after I snapped the shot.

Jump From Paper

Words cannot express how cool these bags are; they look so fun and frisky! It looks like they're all pretty slim- so you can't go dumping your whole life in them, but still... pretty neat. Definitely a great statement piece! If it wasn't for all that white (which I could never keep pristine), I might be tempted...

Tetris Stackable Desk Lamp

Pretty sure this is THE coolest lamp ever. Ever. Ever. If I didn't have Christmas gifts to buy... I'd have already bought this for myself.