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The Golden Nursery Progress

Isla’s room is making progress, but there is still a ton of work to be done! I feel like this is a never-ending project, but I only have 15 more weeks left. We’ve bought or ordered most of the furniture, but are still waiting on the glider and ottoman, curtains, two lamps (here and here), baby mobile, and a ton of prints/frames for our bare walls. I need to pick a wall color (or wall paper!), create a gallery wall, and fill these massive bookshelves with books and baby stuff. The baby registry is almost complete though, thanks to help from Annie Dean’s list and other new mom friends of mine. I have to remind myself not to keep buying things or there won’t be anything left for my upcoming showers!

I’m sharing a few pictures of the nursery (in progress!). The ENTIRE room was once covered with pictures of the items taped to the floors and walls – as more and more items come in, more and more paper comes down! I cannot wait until June 4.

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Two very bare bookshelves!

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The crib (before the mattress arrived)

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With the new mattress (poor lighting though!)

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I cannot wait until the curtains arrive! Pictures of the lamps, curtains and wall paper are taped everywhere.

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Where the gallery wall(s) and glider will be!

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Update: The Baby & Child Manor Court Chandelier Floor Lamp is here!

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Some of our items so far:

Target Threshold Bar Cart

IKEA Hemnes Book Shelves

IKEA Hemnes Dresser (with Anthropologie Mercury Glass Melon Knob)

Pottery Barn Henley Rug (Ivory)

Babyletto Mercer Crib

Land of Nod Simmon’s BeautySleep Mattress

Serena and Lily Mocha Trellis Crib Sheets, Bumper and Skirt

Anthropologie Constance Curtain Rod (not pictured)

Anthropologie Glass Melon Finials

Pottery Barn Cameron Tie Curtains (not pictured – arriving soon!)

BHLDN Key Hole Box

BHLDN Antique Gold Mirror

West Elm Gold Laquer Tray

West Elm Tree Jewelry Holder

Rifle Paper Co. Paris Print

Lulu and Georgia Audrey Lamp in White (not pictured – arriving soon!)

West Elm Graham Glider and Ottoman (not pictured – arriving in 8 weeks!)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sasha opened his little Valentine’s treats this morning, and we’re going out for dinner tonight – he won’t tell me where though! The suspense is killing me.

For some Valentine’s inspiration and to brighten your day, go to Style Me Pretty to see their gorgeous Love Notes shoot! None of the cards are quite as pretty as the beautiful one that my best friend, McKenzie, sent me!

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Sasha’s little surprise: Customized M&Ms (ASPB Team – our family nickname due to us having the same initials ASP and our nickname for the dog – PB, Volim Te Puno – I love you lots in Serbian, and two pictures of us and Belle), banana Crave cupcake, personalized collar stays, ‘You Make My Heart Skip a Beet’ card, two Chocolove bars (have you tried these? You must), and of course, a single rose (ha, I had to).

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Little Baby Isla

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We finally decided on both the first and middle name for our little baby girl! I was born in Scotland, and Sasha’s parents are both from Serbia, so we narrowed our searches down to baby names from both those cultures. We had about six names (three Scottish, three Serbian), then tested them out for awhile and decided upon ‘Isla’ – pronounced eye-la. It’s a Scottish name, so we chose Milijana (pronounced Milly-ana) for a middle name, which is Sasha’s only surviving grandma’s first name. Not an easy name – Isla Milijana Petrovic – but neither of our names were, and we liked it! I am a sucker for a good personalized print, so I ordered this one and this one from Minted (along with this sassy print). I could have ordered 1000 more prints. I love Minted so much.

Mirror from BHLDN and gold star from Anthropologie (no longer for sale!)

Valentine’s Crafting + Baking

Last weekend, I headed over to Christie of KiKiMac‘s gorgeous house with Danielle of Goat and Spoon, and we had a perfect “Galentine’s Crafternoon.” She had posted some Valentine’s craft ideas here and here. As you’ll see in Christie’s post, we ended up creating these pretty hearts. Please soak in all of her gorgeous touches – like the place settings, menus, and delicious vegan, gluten free food!

Of course, with this festive holiday approaching us quickly, there are lots of DIY and decor inspirations posted across the web. Oh So Beautiful Paper’s Valentine Crafting Party ideas include some of my favorite! I adore these printables from Oh So Pretty x Sugar & Cloth.

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If you’re looking to have or host a Valentine’s girl’s brunch, be inspired here. This Glitter Guide get-together is seriously perfect. I love the bubbly bar and the glitter LOVE letters.

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Another gorgeous Glitter Guide crafty party is featured here. Every single detail (and craft) is perfect. Every one.

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I also love this cupid’s arrow cake idea! Sasha and I would never finish that big of a cake, but I think a scaled down version would be perfect. I could even use our new favorite vegan chocolate beet muffin recipe for the cakes!

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Another fun vegan Valentine’s Day recipe are these chocolate cake balls. I love finding vegan and gluten free recipes – perfect for a dinner with me and my brother-in-law, Carl, who has Celiac disease.

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