Kara's Room - Almost Done!

So, I know Kara is over three months old now and by most peoples' standards, her room should have been done ages ago.  However, my thoughts are: 1) she came 2 1/2 weeks early, 2) she isn't staying in the room, 3) she won't remember this early :).  She has been sleeping in the bassinet in her room since she was born and I imagine she will be in there for a little while longer.  But not much.  She is showing signs of wanting to roll over and she is getting fairly long for the bassinet so even though she can't make it through the night without waking yet (and I have a feeling that will still be a while), she will probably soon make it into her own room :)  So, I've been working on the room and am getting close to getting done - although there are still a couple of things left to do.

Here are some pictures to show off the room as it is now.

The cluster of paintings is a detailed collage being painted by my friend Marianna.  I do love the detail of all that is going on in there!

 Mark made the shelf above the changing table.  I still want to put some hooks on the underside as changing time distracters.

Kara does love the butterflies and dragonfly flying above her crib :)

I put a mirror on the wall opposite the crib so that when she gets to when she stands up she can see herself.

Here's the closet.  We were lucky enough to be given enough clothes to keep her through most of her first year of life.  That is what is in the bins on the shelf on top of the closet have in them.  We are so blessed to have the friends and family that we do!

Here is a blanket that my Mom (this is Angela) made for Kara.  It is just adorable and I know Kara will love it!

 On the bottom corner she stiched in Kara's name

 And on the other side, she signed it :)  How sweet!!



Here is an up close of the bedding.  Lana, my Mother-In-Law, made the crib bedding.  It turned out so cute!  I had asked her to make the bumper and the skirt, but then she surprised me with a beautiful rag quilt that she made with some of the leftover material.

 An up-close of the quilt.....

Then with some of the last of the scraps, Lana got creative yet once again and made a covered box. I was wanting a container to keep diapers out readily available on the changing table so when I saw this I immediately hoped they would fit.  I was excited to find out that it is perfect size to fit 12 of my diapers :)  I think it's so cool that the diapers match the material too.  So colorful!

 Here is a project I made.  My sister Alicia gave me the idea but I did the legwork of making it!  It is a picture frame with some matching material that I will be hanging on the wall.  I will be attaching a whiteboard marker to it and I'd like to paint the wood white to match the furniture in the room....turns out the whiteboard markers come right off the glass!  So I will have a matching "whiteboard" for notes or whatnot....

 Well that is pretty much it for now.  The room is just about complete.  About the only thing left that I can think of is curtains.  I have an idea, I just have to go do it.