If you have time to blog, I hate you....

Well... not really... but it does seem that everyone is having fun but me. Or that's what I'm perceiving from the people around me true or not.

I know everyone is busy with something so I will not complain about being busy. I'm having to put all of my happy creative thoughts in list form and save them for a rainy day though and that's kinda of sad for me.

I have until the end of March until my portfolio is due and then MAYBE I can begin to put my thinking into some doing.

In case you're interested I have Valentine's from years past in my Etsy shop!

Introducing... Lucy Scot

Hi I'm Lucy Scot Carr I was born June 27, 2011 at 4:31 in the afternoon.

I weighed 5lb. 11oz. and was 19.25 inches long.

My favorite things to do are sleep, of course, look out the window, meeting new people, hanging out in the moby wrap (thanks Ali) and taking bathes.

I don't like crying, being woken up by loud noises, getting dressed, or getting shots.

I'm not sure what to think about Sulu the beagle, getting my diaper changed, daddy's beard, or the hiccups.

Props the the photographer Micah Dorsey for capturing amazing moments in time of sweet Lucy.

mint&honey summer projects

I fit in a couple of more mint&honey orders before Lucy was born. Now I'm taking a short break to get adjusted to having her in my life. Things have definitely slowed now that she is sleeping much longer through the night and having her here is not as daunting as it was at the beginning. At first, I thought I would never get anything accomplished with all the bottles I had to wash, diapers I had to change and the feedings that seemed like they were starting just as we had finished the last one. Now at seven weeks old, I feel like I know exactly what to expect each day with her and having her here finally is the greatest!

Bathroom Makeover: Before & After

Our last big undertaking in our house was the main bathroom. We knew there was going to be a lot involved in updating and transforming it, so we put it off to the end. Kelly again is such a trooper taking this on. He completely stripped down the room by removing drywall, ripping up the tile to the sub floor, and removing the handicap shower stall. And then, we knew there was no turning back. After many hours spent watching youtube videos about how to do this and that and talking with the people at Home Depot and Lowe's who probably knew Kelly by name at the end of all this, he finally finished. It took from January to May but WE'RE FINISHED! So, to put this room back together again; Kelly installed a bathtub (because he loves his baths), tiled the walls around the tub, tiled the floor, tiled the countertops, installed new drywall on the walls and the ceiling, painted, put up new trim and installed all the hardware and I'm sure I'm leaving some things out. Again, I'm so proud and thankful he's such a hard worker and see's projects to their very end. Doing this ourselves saved us so much money.

Tile: Lowe's

Sink & Faucet: Lowe's

Mirror: Target

Light Fixture: Pendant - Amazon; Shade - Ikea

Bathroom rug: West Elm

Shower curtain: West Elm

Knobs: Anthropologie

Art: groundwork

Frames: Ikea

Lucy's Nursery: Before & After

Lucy's nursery is complete except for some very minor details, so I'm going to show off the cutest parts. Before there were even these wood floors, there was some very old knotted carpet that Kelly had to rip up. He sanded the wood floors and and added a light coat of varnish. He painted a fresh coat of paint and completely changed the shelving in the closet. I am so thankful for him, he worked so hard on getting everything ready for me to decorate. I love how everything turned out. The nursery feels calming, there's lots of natural light and we feel it really reflects our style on a budget.

Paint: Turtledove by Behr & Moonlight White by Benjamin Moore

Crib: Hand me down

Bedding: Duvet from Urban Outfitters, transformed into bedding by GreenNeedle

Dresser: Hand me down

Knobs: Anthropologie

Rocking Chair: Ikea

Quilt: Pennington's Quilts

Art: Matte Stephens, Rifle Paper Co. and Becca Stadtlander

Frames: Ikea

Curtains: Urban Outfitters

And my sister just bought this vintage embroidered piece to hang in the nursery, it's sooo cute!

Lucy's Shower!

I've had an amazing three showers for Lucy and cannot believe the generosity of family, friends and friends of family I barely know. I feel the closest to being ready for Lucy's arrival than I've ever felt. I'm still incredibly anxious about the exact day this will all happen but that's a given I think.

Below is an invitation I designed for one of my showers. I literally couldn't help myself from doing it, I know it's suppose to be someone else's job but I wanted to do something to contribute to the showers.

One of the most memorable gifts of the shower is this incredible quilt from Brooke. She only started quilting recently and her quilts appear as though she's been doing this forever. The shot below is from her blog but is pretty much exactly what Lucy's quilt looks like. It will be something we will care for and treasure always! There's no tellings the countless hours Brooke put into making this and Kelly and I are just amazed by her talent and gesture! You should definitely bookmark her Etsy shop Pennington's Quilts, she is always working on something new for her shop!

Coming soon are pictures of our bathroom makeover, and Lucy's nursery (which is so close to being finished!)

mint&honey event postcards

I have slowed down working with mint&honey since entering my third trimester. School has required a bit more of my time and since I've decided to pursue a national board certification next year. I really want to focus on preparing for that before this school year ends.

This spring I have worked on these pretty postcards, I keep incorporating more watercolor into mint&honey and I'm really loving the look. I have a couple of more paper goods to get to before Miss Lucy gets here so I'll be spending the rest of my May working on those.

I hope in the next couple of weeks to get some photos of the nursery and our finished bathroom! Sooo happy we can turn our back on that project and begin enjoying our home that is free of tools lying around and the layer of dust that was constantly there.