A couple of months ago I decided I needed to make Geddy some curtains for his bedroom. To help block the light we had put some blankets over the curtain rod. They did a great job of blocking the light and they matched his superhero room decor. But they weren't very attractive.
I let Geddy pick out the fabric. Then I became a slacker and stuffed the fabric in the cupboard and the curtains never got made. Every day I would go in his room and see the curtain rod getting more and more bent in the middle, but still never did anything about it. Finally today was it! I got thinking how much of a pain it would be if the whole thing fell while Geddy was sleeping and then to have to go buy a new curtain rod and how ridiculous it was that I hadn't gotten around to making something so simple as a pair of curtains.
So here they are! It took less than an hour and they look so much better than those blankets. True his walls are still nasty and desperately need repainted. His carpet is still a lovely pink color. But at least he has nice looking curtains. They don't block as much light as the blankets so hopefully it won't affect his sleeping. He was ecstatic when he saw them. He kept saying "Thank you Mama, thank you Mama".
There was enough fabric left over to make a pillow. Geddy helped me stuff it! (You knew I couldn't do a blog entry without a picture of Geddy)! He was so pleased with the pillow he had to use it for his nap. He fell asleep listing off, "basketball, football, baseball, soccer ball, other balls, basketball, football, etc . . ." Other balls is for tennis balls and golf balls. They are not quite so high on his list of favorite balls. It felt good to do something creative, even if it was an extremely simple and basic project. I haven't made any type of craft for several years (before Geddy). I have so much stuff in the basement I can use! Let's just hope this is the first of many craft projects to come! Maybe I should start on everyone's Christmas gifts now!
So here they are! It took less than an hour and they look so much better than those blankets. True his walls are still nasty and desperately need repainted. His carpet is still a lovely pink color. But at least he has nice looking curtains. They don't block as much light as the blankets so hopefully it won't affect his sleeping. He was ecstatic when he saw them. He kept saying "Thank you Mama, thank you Mama".
There was enough fabric left over to make a pillow. Geddy helped me stuff it! (You knew I couldn't do a blog entry without a picture of Geddy)! He was so pleased with the pillow he had to use it for his nap. He fell asleep listing off, "basketball, football, baseball, soccer ball, other balls, basketball, football, etc . . ." Other balls is for tennis balls and golf balls. They are not quite so high on his list of favorite balls. It felt good to do something creative, even if it was an extremely simple and basic project. I haven't made any type of craft for several years (before Geddy). I have so much stuff in the basement I can use! Let's just hope this is the first of many craft projects to come! Maybe I should start on everyone's Christmas gifts now!
2 comments:
Awesome! I must confess that I probably never would have been motivated to even pick out fabric...:)
So cute, carol! I think you did a great job, and it's adorable how much Geddy likes the curtains and pillow. My mom always made us curtains and pillowcases and we LOVED them!
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