the first of many skirts

so i am loving baby girl's nursery.
everything i have had up in my head is starting to come together. 
i love to just go in there and look around. :)

so far, i've shown you her dresser, her sassy chandelier, her wardrobe, her chair & some accents.

now i want to show you what's going on in the crib department. 


my friend's sweet mom who made the changing pad cover also made her this luxurious crib sheet from the same bubble-gum colored minky.

yum.

i knew i wanted a ruffled crib skirt.
i decided to find some ruffled fabric rather than sewing all the ruffles by hand.
hobby lobby was out but i was able to score a couple of yards off ebay for a decent price.

you wanna guess how i attached the crib skirt?

 yep, that's right.
with my b.f.f., the glue gun.
i swear, i will hot glue anything.
i was going to attach it to the metal frame with velcro like sherry did.
but then i thought, who am i kidding?
i'm not going to take the skirt off and wash it.
do you know that i even "hemmed" the boys' curtains with hot glue?
yep, i have no shame.
and i'm a rule breaker.

okay so, i measured the distance from the top of the crib frame to the floor plus the width of 3 sides of the crib so i would know what size rectangles to cut out my fabric.
i added 3 inches all around.
i cut out two equal size rectangles for the sides and one long one for the front.
i sewed the 3 sides together...did not hem the bottom.
the fabric is jersey knit so it didn't need hemming....double bonus.
then i {very awkwardly} leaned my big pregnant belly over the sides and hot glued that bad boy in place.

i love the sweet, girly ruffles.

expecting a little girl is bringing out a whole new side of me.
i've never been a girly, girl.
i don't really wear pink or own anything pink.
i do like jewelry & dressing up & painted nails.
but this is a whole new level.
and it's already so. fun.
and she's not even here yet.
15 days and COUNTING!!!!!!


okay back to the crib....

so excited to see her sweet little self in there. :)

okay, off to work on some more girly projects...... it's almost done.
can't wait to show you the finished space!
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