here it is folks… the crib

My husband has finished the crib, and Sierra-Ruth has slept in her bed two nights in a row now. Walter crafted the crib out of leopard wood (aka lace wood) and the piano hinges are made of solid brass with the closure being cast iron. We are still waiting for a few more pieces of hardware for the doors, but they are on back order until May. Walter and our good friend Rob moved the beautiful bed into her room Saturday. Please take a look and feel free to ask any questions/leave comments! We love the feedback!

the theme is “birds”

I needed to introduce baby girl (in the prior post), because she is definitely the source of our inspiration for the projects that I will be writing about for a while.

Walter and I decided that we should make a phenomenal nursery for our little one. All of our ideas and creations are revolving around birds. The crib will soon be up on the blog, but for now, these are the wall decorations I have made. They are non-functional quilts in the shape of birds – blue jay, female cardinal, and the great kiskadee. Once the nursery is completely put together, you will see them on the walls.

Sierra-Ruth Harper

On February 21, 2011, 12:38 pm, this beautiful little piece of heaven was sent to us. She was born at 7 lbs 1.5 oz and 21 inches long with blond hair and deep blue eyes. We can’t be more proud to call her our own.

We love you, Sierra-Ruth.

my husband smokes a pipe… and makes them.

My husband, Walter, is an incredible maker of all things. Some of those things are pipes. He has now made one for each of his brothers (as wedding gifts) and two for himself. The buffalo pipe inlaid with the buffalo nickels is his and the locomotive was given to his brother, Martin. The numbers engraved “12211″ is the date Martin married his Elizabeth. On the bottom is a little note to Martin as a new husband. Enjoy!