Baby Room Ideas and Hand Made Decorations

My husband and I are expecting our first child soon so I thought I would share my baby room ideas and all the hand made decorations I've crafted. I made so many things my husband joked he though the baby's room was going to look like Applebees or some other restuarant where the walls are completely covered with memoriblia. Pictured below are all my hand made decrations for the baby room. If you're a new parent check out my husband's newborn checklist for new parents. Our nursery is a circus theme with a bit of Disney Pixar's Up thrown in.

 

 

 

 

 

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DIY baby onesie vest

I recently had oral surgery, so on my down time I've been practicing my sewing. My first project I did was a onesie vest and tie combo for a friends baby. As I've said before--I'm new to sewing so if I can do this, so can you! Although I will tell you, this was my most challenging project to date.
I found the tutorial from this website (Onsie vest tutorial.)

Mine is a little different, I wanted my vest to go all the way to the top of the onesie and I added a tie from ribbon.

I made the inside and outside of my vest from old men's shirts I found at a local Good Will (each $2.99)
The tie I folded into a point at the bottom and ran a stitch, and pinched at the top to create a ''tie" look. I then put a stitch in to hold the tie part and ran a stitch across the top.

As a beginner sewer, I will say that I had the hardest part with all the corners in the vest, if you are a regular sewer than this will be a breeze for you!

Happy sewing!