When Sweetie Pie came to Woodgrove - A Stuck on You Product Review and Giveaway

Once upon a time a baby was born and because the gender was to be a secret the nursery was decorated in neutral colours - red, black and white.  Then the baby was born and it was a girl! Then as time went by, pink (a lot of pink) was introduced into their lives however the Nursery stayed the same.  The room became a bit overrun with toys, books, more toys, more books and general baby stuff.   Then one day Sweetie Pie came along, a wall art sticker from Stuck on You.  Sweetie Pie decided her and Lily would like it better in a little girls room so it was decided a little girls room they would have.

Here is an overview of the room before we started....

THE BABY NURSERY

DAY ONE....Changing the Wall Decal - Meet Sweetie Pie

Here is the wall art application - the process was super easy!  

It took me about 20 mins to apply the whole scene and what was great about the process was, that if you didn't quite like the position you could just peel it off and start again!

One little Sweetie Pie came along....

(Check out my levelling line! It's very hi tech I tell you!)

Then some other little Sweetie Pie's came along

Then it was a party!

 I really wanted to keep the original tree as its quite special, in that it was one of the things I remember from the time of decorating our little nursery and  I felt really sad thinking about taking it down ..so I tied in the two decals together....

Lily also has a thing about bees - it all stems from the Bee Movie which she LOVES, really really LOVES.  So I added some bees to hang out with the butterflies.

So here was the BEFORE....

And here is the AFTER.......

It is a super easy process to order, you get to choose and preview your design before ordering.  There are lots of designs to choose from!

DAY TWO...Sweetie Pie said how about a book nook?

BEFORE.....

AFTER......

I added a blow up chair, cute cushions, some spice racks to hold books and a message to 'read'.

DAY THREE...Sweetie Pie said how about  updating those other walls?

BEFORE.... 

AFTER......

So I changed her fabric photo board,  put up a dressing gown rack, put a height chart on the side of her bookshelf and popped up some bunting!

DAY FOUR....Sweetie Pie said how about tidying up some of those toys?

BEFORE.........

AFTER.........

Tidying toys - this is where it got serious!  I grabbed some storage bins from the warehouse and popped her toys in those under her bed (which she found quick smart).

DAY FIVE....Sweetie Pie said how about updating the bookshelves?

BEFORE..........

AFTER..........

Updated the bookshelves with some coloured hangers, fabric storage box changes and some of Lily's favourite things.

DAY SIX...Sweetie Pie said how about some lighting changes?

The lightshade cover is actually a tutu skirt from one of the dollar stores - it has an elastic band which fitted right over the lightshade - super cute!

And this cute little flower lamp will provide some light when reading to Lily at night before bed.

THE RESULT....

So what did Lily think about Sweetie Pie and her room makeover?

She loves her new 'stickies' and quite often I hear her talking to them when she is supposed to be asleep. The whole room is so much lighter and seems so much bigger with the light colours.  Lily also spends more time in there which didn't really happen before so that's been a win!

Lily with her 'stickies'

and some of her other faves, the lanterns and the book nook. 

A big THANKYOU to STUCK ON YOU for the inspiration behind this makeover!

For those if you who love to know where it all came from, here is the Room Breakdown -  I was also on a bit of a budget so tried to buy items that were a realistic price so if you feel inspired then you can buy them too.  If its not listed I already had it (but feel free to ask and I can try and remember where it came from!)

Sweetie Pie Wall Art - $49.95 (Stuck on You)

Check out Stuck on You

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/stuckonyouofficial

Twitter – www.twitter.com/stuckonyoutweet

Google+ - Okey. gplus.to/StuckonYou

Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/StuckonYouAust/

Instagram – instagram.com/stuckonyouofficial

From The Warehouse -

Beanless Inflatable Chair - $9.95

Pink Storage Cubes - $4.99 ea

Plastic storage bins under bed - $10 ea

Flower light - $13.99

'read' letters - $17.95 (Typo)

Book Racks - $5.99 ea  (Storage Box)

Fabric to recover photo board - $9.95 (Fabric Vision)

Heart Cushion - $7 (K Mart)

Height Chart - $15 (Spotlight)

AND here is how YOU can go into the draw to win your very own Wall Art from Stuck on You -

Visit the Stuck on You Website and comment below which design you would choose for your very own room makeover or update.

Get yourself another chance by visiting the Stuck on You Facebook page and justalittlebitcute Facebook page and let me know that you have by leaving a comment here.

Lily will randomly choose someone out of a hat on Wednesday 17th April x

Too cute Terrariums

As  I look around the house I realise there are no house plants (after the subsequent earthquakes it seemed pointless to keep picking them up off the floor and replacing them yet again) but I have decided it would be nice to have some greenery around the house once again.  I have seen a few terrariums pop up here and there and thought it would be a cute way of having something green inside, I will just have to make sure I use a plastic container instead of glass in case of any future wobbles that might occur.  Here are some cute ones I found in my travels and the instructions from either mygreenaustralia or National Geographic (love the gnome he's just a little bit too cute for words!)

http://www.mygreenaustralia.com/2009/11/how-to-make-your-very-own-terrarium/

Happy planting!

I heart wall hearts x

I have seen a few of these wall hearts around and about and in my recent copy of OHbaby! magazine I found the instructions to make one, one of my crafty projects next on the list (that seems to get longer and longer!) Its always nice to display your photos instead of them sitting on the hard drive waiting to be loved.
OHbaby! is like Kidspot and has a wealth of information about all things baby, check them out:
http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/

Wall heart

Create a mile of smiles on your wall with all your best snaps in one place - no photo frames required.

We all "heart" our families but despite the best of intentions, photos inevitably end up on the hard drive, unprinted and out of sight, or in a box collecting dust before they end up in an album.
     Here's a neat idea to get those photos out on show where they deserve to be. It's stylish, easy and, best of all, lets the family share memories of special times together. As an added bonus it's easy to update the images as your kids get older.
     The hardest thing is picking the first 57 photos to use because your kids are just so darn cute!


You will need:

• 57 15 x 10cm horizontal snaps of your family
• blue tack or double-sided tape
• a ruler or tape measure
• a pencil

How to make:
To start you need to mark where you want the middle of your heart to be, and mark where you want the top of the heart to be, using your ruler and pencil. The widest row is row three, with two rows sitting above it, so work out your central point, put a photo there, and work outwards - four photos on either side. There are 11 rows of photos in your wall heart. Using 15 x 10cm prints our heart was 115cm high, and 138cm wide at its widest point (allowing a 3mm gap between each).


Tips for your wall heart

• Transition from darker to lighter prints across the heart.
• Vary the images so you use some close-ups and some wide shots.
• Consider the colour of the wall when selecting your images.

Free Valentine printables bought to you by Kidspot

I am a huge fan of Kidspot (http://www.kidspot.co.nz/) I am always on there whether it be to get info from the Baby Guide on anything I need help with for Lily, new recipes to try out, enter a competition or two or trial a new product on Kidspot Social, its basically my one resource to do with all things baby, I dont go anywhere else as the answer I need is usually here!
I get a daily update and today they have found the cutest free Valentine printables from around the web, my favourite is the 'I like you a lot' poster from SaltvsPaper - check out their website over at http://www.saltandpaper.com/  its just a little bit cute!
There are 9 free printables from around the web which lead you to some pretty cute websites (most links are in my Blog/Online store list to make it easier or head over to Kidspot)  that have either free printables or some for sale, either way they are all a little bit cute - Enjoy!