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A Wild Lil Man’s Room Inspiration

1. Walls by Mur Decals 2. Leather Triangle Mobile 3. Magnet Hook Strip 4. On the Grid Nightstand 5. Bear Throw Pillow 6. Yellow Stripe Crib Sheet 7. Tree Trunk Seat 8. Canvas USA Map 9. Rifle Alphabet Poster 10. Felt Storage Bin 11. Swiss Cross Box (similar) 12. DIY Mounted Masks 13. Ikea Faux Fur Rug 14. Floor Lamp

So I’m just about ready to post some pictures of Rad’s nursery! But I thought before I did that, I’d share some of the inspiration behind it!

I don’t normally put quite so much thought or effort into my home decor, but as I’ve mentioned before I’m trying to keep a cleaner and more orderly home, and putting some thought in the design seems to help me do that!

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of the lovely ladies from The Land of Nod a couple of times now, and they were kind enough to offer to gift me some items for my lil man’s nursery! I had SO MUCH FUN scouring the site and looking at some odds and ends for the tiny boy’s room. The Land of Nod has been such a pleasure to work with and I can sincerely testify (as I’ve been using the items for a few months now in my home) that they have fantastic quality.

Plus they have a new feature where you can register for baby shower items! UGH! If they had had that when I was doing my registries for Gigi…oh man! But you youngin’s can still take advantage of it.

As you all may or may not know, I don’t make money on my blog, so once in a while I will agree to do a sponsored post about products or things I love. Being able to be gifted these fun items was truly a blessing and a huge perk for me (if you’ll remember my husband lost his job during my pregnancy). And I can’t wait to show you them in action in Rad’s rad room.

Rad’s room is the only room in the house that is “decorated” and we all love being in there. Ha, even Gigi gravitates towards his room. Having so many fun things in his room makes nursing at 3am a little more bearable, and having a place for everything really does help me to want to keep it clean. So now I shall move on to Gigi’s room, and then to the other rooms in the house. Wish me luck…and the lottery.

Alright! Have a happy week!

xo,
Alison

Tiny Harem Pants Sewing Pattern

Um, so yeah. This could possibly be the cutest thing that has ever happened on The Alison Show. Or on the planet. Ever. I can’t even handle it. Or this!

I decided Mr. Rad needed some tiny pants that ACTUALLY fit him. For some reason you can find newborn and 0-3 month onesies that fit a tiny man, but you cannot find pants that fit! Or at least I couldn’t. So I used some material I had on hand, drew myself a little pattern, and whipped these suckers up. They were so easy I thought I’d share the pattern with you!

The teal material is one I made a while ago. I printed that pattern on there using my Gocco screen printer. I had just a few scraps left, so this was a fun way to use it! The black onesie is one I dyed, I didn’t get the dye as even as I would have liked, but, meh, he still looks adorable in it!

Read on for the full tutorial!

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Buy & DIY: Planters

With a new baby I’m spending a lot more time inside. Gigi and I make it to the park and out for walks as much as possible, but as I’m still recovering a bit, I don’t get out as much as I’d like. Especially with how beautiful the weather has been! Maybe that’s why I’ve been really into the idea of plants inside my home. Well that and I’ve been seeing some AMAZING planters around. So here are three you can buy…or three you can DIY.

BUY & DIY clever, right?!

I love tooting my own horn. Though I’m sure I’m not the first one to think of it, but shhh don’t rain on my parade.

PLANTERS TO BUY

Alpaca Garden Pot from Anthropologie

Rope Hanging Planter from Indie and Arrow

Glass Wall Bubble Vase from Urban Outfitters

PLANTERS TO DIY

Hanging Planters made of Clay on Frankie Magazine

DIY Mini Copper Pots from Poppytalk

Coffee Can Planter from Smile and Wave, Rachel also has a lot of great links to other planter DIYs so be sure to check this whole post out.

I’ve been SUPER spoiled post-baby, and sweet Alyssa from Indie and Arrow sent me some hanging rope planters! So now I just need to go get some plants. Then I’ll show you how rad they are.

Any good ones I missed?

xo,
Alison

Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

I know, you’re all saying, “HOLY **** Mother’s Day is on Sunday!”

And to that I say, “You kiss your mother with that mouth?!”

KIDDING. No, I say, check out these semi-homemade gifts I’ve rounded up that will make you look like you’ve been planning for months!

LAST-MINUTE MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS HERE!

XO,

Alison

Obsessed: Holli Zollinger Fabric

All of Holli’s fabric can be purchased here on Spoonflower.

My dear friend Kimmy recently had a baby. I know, BABIES EVERYWHERE! A few weeks ago I accompanied my girl Heather to help style some pictures of Kimmy and little Penny in Penny’s amazing nursery. And when I say “style” mostly I mean I move things around and I say, “KIMMY YOU LOOK SO PRETTY, now fix your hair.” I just tell people if they’re making a weird face and that they look skinny–so Heather can focus on getting good pictures. Anyway, I fell madly in love with the fabric Kimmy had chosen to recover her rocker and make her drapes.

Turns out the designer of the fabric is the amazing Holli Zollinger. I had so much fun looking though all of her fabric on Spoonflower and I just know I’ll need some for a project soon!

Here are some pix of Kimmy’s nursery and the fabric in action!

And yes, THAT IS my Gigi mobile, looks super cute with those feminine colors, huh?!

Oh and that little Penny! So freaking cute.

And speaking of cute, I’ve just been enjoying my baby boy and gazing at him as much as I can. He is so freaking cute I die. I’ve also been cuddling and playing with Ginger every other second. I’m really into being a mom right now, and trying to make more time for people. So that means maybe a little less time for blogging/social media, but I still have a lot of content to share (recipes, nursery pictures, baby pictures!) so I’ll do what I can!

But I love you all and hope all is well! xox

Alison