I admit, I wasn’t feeling the various nursery theme ideas presented at the very-much-over-the-top Babies ‘R’ Expensive. Never mind the fact I had opted to not repaint the converted office/studio to the nursery (it’s a lovely mocha cosy nest) to something light and bright and pretty. I guess the neutral walls are a good fit since Baby P’s sex is unknown, so a better reason not to repaint. Being said, I still wanted something special to introduce to the nursery to make it FEEL more like a child’s room — not like a former office that happens to contain a crib.
Two gifts I received at my baby shower helped to establish “that something special”.
Gift One: A handmade artisan diaper bag of brown denim fabric on the outside, and a wonderful sock monkey print on the inside.
Gift Two: A handmade artisan quilt that my best friend and her mother made for me featuring several comical panels of sock monkeys.
The perfect theme for a neutral nursery, as sock monkeys are for EVERYONE. Even Punk Sock Monkeys. Thank you K and MGBH, your combined gifts have inspired a very welcoming and fun nursery theme. I’ve since purchased one sock monkey kit to make myself, a 20 inch classic sock monkey and a 10 inch sock gorilla (couldn’t resist, he was so cute).
I wonder if an obsession with monkeys is hereditary?
Have you been to the Glass Thimbal? They have a collection of sock money fabric to die for! Seriously — It made me want to learn to sew.
Oh, I am so there. I have an idea to make little “stretched canvases” of the various sock monkey prints. That way, I can just reuse some old paintings I have laying around in a closet… and it will just cost me a few staples and a staple gun.
I am having a girl. I do not want a frilly nursery. Everyone I talk to says that the sock monkey them is too boyish for a girl. Any ideas to make it a little more feminine but not frilly? I absolutely love the idea!