Who needs custom??

Okay, for those who don't know us, Wade and I are pretty darn picky about our style. This is evidenced by very few pictures up in our house the simple reason being we can't find anything we really like. If I don't LOVE it, I'm not putting it up. Well, then along comes Baby. I want the child's nursery to be decorated and, I'm sorry, but 9 months is not enough time to find exactly what I want. Anyway, we have shopped in baby boutiques, tried online, etc. I just couldn't find the right thing. So we decide we'll just get some bed linens made. Now, mind you, my Mom has already made the main blanket for the crib from materials/pattern that I picked out. I was stuck trying to find the crib skirt and bumper pad. Wade and I found ourselves at a baby boutique looking at custom crib skirts. Basically, it's just a fancy way to say you pick it out the material, we make it standard crib size. No big deal, right? Y'all, when that girl pulled out the price list, I thought we were going to fall out of our chairs. Wade zoned out IMMEDIATELY (which he really never does). A crib skirt, bumper pad, and sheet (3-piece) set was anywhere from $600-800. Who keeps these people in business? We thanked the girl and ran out of that store so fast.

I called my Mom and we decided, "How hard can a crib skirt really be?" After this weekend, I say, "Who needs custom?" This took us one full day and $60. It had the works too. I'm talking homemade piping, People! Wade and I are pretty sure we could set up a sweat shop and really make some good side money doing this! Now, mind you, this was with alot of direction from our "Master", Mom, who sat on the couch and directed until the very end. I was too nervous to sew the last pieces together.

Here are two of my fave people sewing away...


Hey, Wade, less talk-ey, more sew-ey. Yeah, thanks.

Martha Stewart, table for three.

This is a close-up but I don't know why it's turned sideways.

Know what else I love about this little weekend project? That my husband actually helped...and when I say help, I mean he was elbow deep with me. Funny what they'll do when expensive things are threatened upon them!

Also, here's the 23 week bump. Up next week...the age of viability--24 weeks!