Safari Room Decor

Friday, March 30, 2007

One of the most popular bedding themes for 2006 and 2007, safari and jungle animals are a perfect choice for room decor that is gender nuetral and so very cute for a nursery. Our safari themed accessories are a beautiful accent to a little one's domain. Each of our products are available in 9 different designs that coordinate extremely well with the popular bedding sets available at major stores.

Accessorize the nursery with our adorable wall plaques, available in sets of 3 or 5 plaques. Each plaque is hung by a grosgrain ribbon striped with tones of greens and browns. The plaques are also available with sawtooth hangers in lieu of the ribbons.

Chart your little one's growth with our simple and functional keepsake growth chart. Each chart is made with durable vinyl measuring tape that is framed by either a coordinating color of grosgrain ribbon or a standard yellow grosgrain ribbon. At the top of each chart is your choice of a wooden animal design, and at the bottom, is a coordinating oval with the baby's information.

Easy to use, the growth chart is hung by a sawtooth hanger. Simply mark the date directly on the chart at the heigth of your child. When your child is grown, the chart easily rolls up and can be sotred away with all of the other precious childhood memories.



Beautiful, unique, and functional, our safari quilt clips transform the adorable baby comforter that you can't put in the bed into a hanging piece of artwork. Babies love to look around, and seeing the comforter hanging on the wall entertain and stimulate at the same time.

Sturdy and cute, our matching curtain holdbacks will frame your child's window to the world. Easy to assemble, with all hardware included, each holdback only protrudes approximately 2 inches from the wall. The average depth for most other holdbacks is 4 to 5 inches! No metal hardware is seen - only the cute wooden design.


Would you rather have a custom handpainted item? Just contact me to create a specific handpainted accent for your child's room.

And lastly, for your baby's snuggle and play time, our handmade Tag Blankies are an excellent sensory stimulant with bright colors, different textures, and a pediatrician approved extra large button for teething. There are 3 different safari prints - 2 in 100% cotton prints, and 1 in 100% cotton snuggle flannel. The reverse side is a coordinating solid color of your choice.

Customized Quilt Clips for Pottery Barn Kids

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Pottery Barn Kids is a unique line of quality children's items that are beautiful and fun. Their popular bedding is art-worthy and make a wonderful wall hanging for a child's bedroom. lately, I've created several different sets of quilt clips to specifically coordinate with PBK's bedding. These designs have included a retro police car, a blue baron airplane, and many, many different daisies.


This blue baron airplane is at home "flying" on the wall in Florida,
accenting PBK's Blue Baron quilt. The little boy can stare at the airplanes in his room and dream of soaring through the sky at any time on a blue baron airplane.

To create this set, his mother and I first discussed coordinating color options for the airplanes. Then, I sent her a rough preview of what the airplane would look like. Finally, using pale yellow, dark red, denim blue, and navy, I handpainted the airplanes. This set took approximately 2 weeks to perfect.

Do you have a special quilt you would like to display? Browse throught the Little Elephant Company for over 40 different designs or contact me to create a unique set to beautifully coordinate with and show off your treasure.