nursery: step one

finding a nursery mobile is hard work. well, it’s hard work if you want one that isn’t covered in a scrunchie with hanging disney characters. don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of adorable mobiles out there from modern wood to handmade birds. alas those price tags are a tad high for me so I hopped on etsy, scoped around for something that was more up my alley and came across this cute shop. I was very close to buying this adorable pinwheel mobile when I thought, “heck, I can do this and save $50 for something else I can’t make!” (and I wanted to use my own paper.)

turns out I can make it . . . but it also turns out that I would kill myself for two weeks trying to get mine to look as perfect, symmetrical and pretty as hers. I didn’t entirely succeed as far as symmetry goes but david and I both agree that the off-balance-ness is kind of cool. plus, I love how the pinwheels spin in the wind that blows through the nursery window. this is one small step in the direction of our nursery. so far we’re almost done. I just need a crib mattress, some wall shelves, frames and a few other knick knacks. in fact, now I’m on the hunt for the perfect baby book. any ideas where I can get something as cool as the binth one (boo to $110)?

p.s. if you’re decorating your nursery, check out these websites for inspiration:

project nursery

oh dee doh

and I like to peruse serena & lily (sigh) every now and again just to drool. though e-bay has been particularly good to me lately . . .