The Stripes Dream Lives On…

The Mr. and I got a much-needed break from all things nursery this past weekend.  We were in Denver and Colorado Springs for a little baby-moon escape and thoroughly enjoyed the time together!  (Mr. Dreamer is quite hunky, in case you haven’t noticed. MmHmm.)  Anywho, while browsing through some fun home decor shops… we stumbled upon quite the find!

If you’ve been reading the blog lately, you know I am stripe-obsessed.  As I’ve already explained, my perfect nursery had light gray and white striped curtains – but I could not find them anywhere, so I compromised with plain old silver curtains.  Imagine my extreme joy when we spotted that gorgeous chair.  (Especially because we don’t have a nursery chair yet!)  If, for just one moment, you can understand how I felt, you’ll understand this next picture even more…

Yeah, so I’m basically cursed when it comes to gray/white stripes.  However, I will not be deterred!  Have I mentioned yet that I’m an only child?  What I want, I will find a way to get.  Take, for instance, the little craft project taking up quite a bit of space on my sewing room floor at the moment…

Oh yes, those are STRIPES.  Hand-painted. DIY. FREAKING stripes.  That, my friends, is the nursery valance – the missing piece before the room makes a debut this coming weekend for baby shower guests.  If you were lucky enough to get an invite, you’ll get to see them first-hand first.  Otherwise, I’ll be posting after their fantastic debut.  Until then, I’m going to have to go and follow my own tutorial and try to remember how to finish this darn thing…

About Michelle Fortin

Michelle Fortin is a follower of Jesus, a wife and a mom. She's also an award winning broadcast journalist and public relations professional. Michelle spent nearly a decade working in television newsrooms across the country, both behind and in front of the camera. Training future broadcast journalists in her faculty associate roles at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and at Arizona Christian University was a cherished focus of her post-TV career. Today, she maintains a roster of public relations clients focused on empowering fellow “momprenuers.” She also serves as a speaker for various women's and mom's events. Michelle received her bachelor’s degree from Biola University and Master of Mass Communication (MMC) from Arizona State University. She and her husband, two young kids and English bulldog call Scottsdale, Arizona, home.

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