Crib's new life

The cover is basically a long rectangle
quilt with ribbons attached into
the seams

There are teeth marks
all over the front rail
of the crib

Adding the strip of fabric was as
easy as it looks, and I think adds the
personalized flare of the rest of the room

Maybe it was only my son, but Calan basically killed his crib over the two years that he slept in it. I swear he was part beaver when he was teething. However, I was not about to buy a third crib for our little one. As Tim Gunn would say, I needed to make it work.

The second I saw a crib railing tutorial on Pinterest (see Pin link below), I knew that was the solution. The tutorial was pretty easy to follow. I did insert some batting in between the top layer and back layer of the cover.

For the crib sheet, I did just plan to buy 2 solid purple sheets from the store, but after seeing how easy some tutorials were online I figured why not. The truth is I accidentally bought too little fabric, so to make 2 crib sheets, I just added a strip down the center of each sheet. I love when mistakes workout better than the original.

Not really sure why, but the second I say the "Let her sleep" sign, I wanted it in her room. It just seemed to so sweet to me. I just wasn't sure how exactly I was going to use it.

This was a simple project, but probably my most expensive single project. I spent $30 to have custom vinyl cut. If you have access to the right tools, this craft would actually be very cheap.

Here's my very simple tutorial for my nursery canvas sign:

Supplies

• Vinyl cut quote (I designed my sign in Photoshop using Manquis typeface and sent it to Luxe Loft Etsy shop and she created a custom cut for me.)
• 16 X 20 Canvas
• Mod Podge or some type of sealer
• ribbon
• button
• fabric scraps
• needle and thread
• hot glue and gun

Directions

To me this project is pretty straight forward once you have all the supplies. Carefully attach your vinyl cut out to the canvas. (This was the hardest part. It did not want to stick, so it was a very slow process that was basically letter by letter carefully setting to the canvas.) Because it was not sticking well, once I had the quote in place, I sealed it with Mod Podge so that it would not come off. Then I took the ribbon and hot glued the ribbon in place on the back of the canvas. I made the simple five-point flower following Marie Madeline Studios Festive Posies tutorial. I hot glued the flower and button into place. And ta-da, done.