My Current Fixation

Dwell Studio at Fawn & Forest.

1. I've been fixated on getting things ready for Ruby's arrival even more now that I'm into the third trimester and Nov. 4th finally seems FOR REAL! I've decided on a crib, crib bedding, and a general color scheme that work for a girl but that will also work well within the space she'll be sharing with Sebastian. However, I'm stuck at what to do for decor on the wall or above her crib in the form of a mobile. I love the way some have used bunting, decals, and handmade bird mobiles to keep things personal or modern but I'm itching for something a little less expected. Are there more important things in this world to dwell on? Not when the hormones won't let your attention be held by much else in the quiet moments between 3 and 4 a.m. when I seem to wake up most often!

We're headed in the direction of 'granny chic' lite with a sprinkling of modernity to keep things balanced. I love the idea shown above. Any suggestions promise to be thoroughly reviewed during my middle of the night brain storming sessions.

Fantastic color schemes on fantastic clutches from Nimli.

2. The colors shown above make me really happy. I love the bright pinks and oranges mixed with that peacock blue. This is sort of being worked into Ruby's decor as Sebastian's got a lot of blue and yellow already.

Embroidery patterns coming soon to RVA.

3. I'd love to have a small collection of artwork in her space but I feel like so many of my walls have small collections of artwork that I need something larger to balance things out. I've thought about purchasing a 3' x 3' canvas and going to town on it. I purchased this piece from Mary Kate McDevitt a few weeks ago intending for it to be the start of such a collection. Today I found myself using similar colors to complete a sample for my vintage chairs embroidery patterns that will soon be added to the RVA shop, and I wondered if I should do a gathering of work in this chair theme or yellow, cream and blue color scheme. Still, it feels like I've already done that.

I'm not trying to outdo any nursery decor out there on the world wide web. It's more like a personal challenge that must be accepted. I can't just throw a bunch of pink stuff together and be happy with it. The only problem is we've kind of got a deadline and time is ticking away, tick, tick, ticking away. (DC Talk anyone?) I'm writing all of this to share the state of my head these days and in hopes that your creativity might help me get one step closer to that idea that should be forming any day now. It's one of the elements of this journey that I'm allowing myself to indulge in creatively, understanding its place in the grand scheme of things, but also letting it be a source of hope and excitement when so many other parts of life can feel out of my control. Thanks for sharing it with me!

xoxo,
Rachel
P.S. August 31st is the best day of the month to have a birthday.