Wednesday, December 2, 2009

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas....

I never stay up until midnight.
But you know how sometimes you get ideas and you just can't rest until you see them carried out? That was me last night with this Christmas tree that I made for my daughter's room. She loves to "help" decorate our tree, but the control freak in me has to go and fix everything after she's touched it, and that gets old quickly :o)

So I made her this one!


It's double-sided with brown felt and pink polka-dotted cotton, and a layer of batting in between.




With felt and ribbon ornaments to decorate with!


She was absolutely squealing with delight when I gave it to her. I love that feeling when I know I've made something that she'll love!


We've also been busying ourselves making paper chains and pink snowflakes to cheer up her room! Whenever someone comes to our house, she takes them by the hand into her room and tells them "Look! it's pretty!"



All it needs now are some pink twinkle lights!

39 comments:

michelle@somedaycrafts said...

That is so cute! STOP making me look like a slacker!!! You get the award for mother of the year!!!

Valerie said...

So, so, cute!!! That is such a good idea to give little ones their own tree!! I am filing this idea away at the craftersfilebox.com.

Thanks so much for sharing!!

Larissa Wardrip said...

How big did you make it? Maybe I should make one for Jack's room. ORRRR a sailboat that he can "decorate". Ohhh...fun! =)

piglet said...

Oh my gosh this is so adorable! You daughter is so lucky to have such a creative mummy!

Jen said...

that is ADORABLE!! I just saw your comment over of Rachel R.'s blog and thought I should come check your daughter's pink Christmas room out and I'm so glad I did. WHAT A CUTE IDEA!

I don't have any kids but I would love to make this for my baby neice in a few years!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS-
Jen

christi said...

adorable! i hope to do this someday too!

Mango Mom said...

I just love this idea! I love that it doesn't take up any room too. Thanks so much for sharing.

mangomommycrafts.blogspot.com

mjb said...

This is just the cutest!

Angie Neil said...

I love it! How fun! Your little girl is adorable and I LOVE her pink rug!!

Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.com said...

So cute! I am jealous of how cute her room is... I really need to do some actual "for us" crafting... My sons would love a tree like that, too! (The ornaments would just get all over the house, though!)

Happy Together said...

That is so precious. What a great idea.

The Popes said...

Ok, that is too too cute!

Amie Kirk said...

Love it!! I gotta make one for my son... ASAP!!!

vanessa said...

This is amazingly cute. What a great gift idea!

Christina said...

So precious! And a great solution that makes your daughter feel special. :-)

Laci said...

This is so inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

Sachiko said...

Oh my gosh... this is beyond cute!
You seems to never run out of ideas. Ever since I had my little girl (after two boys), I started to play with pink more, but I feel like I could do more now.

Sarah said...

That is AMAZING! I keep seeing cute Christmas projects that are more scrapbooky and I just can't get into them. I WANT to make this for my daughter. I think she would love it. Hmm...what am I doing tomorrow? lol

Kim said...

What a clever mama you are! Well done.

Kelsee said...

I love the pink and chocolate chains!!! So cute!!! Your little girl is just the cutest thing ever! -Kelsee

Angie Neil said...

I love this! Thank you for sharing! I blogged about it here:
http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2009/12/ruffles-stuff.html

barbara said...

Disney, this is gorgeous!! What a fantastic idea :) Thanks so much for sharing it w/us

The Manlupig Mob said...

Soo cute! I'm so making this! My kids rearange my tree all day it drives me crazy. not to mention expensive with everything they break! this would totally help that without me having to yell at them and time out them! they are going to thank you too!! :) can't wait to make it! Ours will have to be gender neutral since our boy and girl share a room. but still! :) love the pink and brown!

Anonymous said...

Love love love this! You are such an inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing.

picknstitch said...

So cute! Don't you just love those moments of inspiration when you just can't stop till you've brought what is in your head to reality? Great job.

Rowanmayfairs said...

WOW..

I have no idea how to make a tree, but my 2yr old needs one so she will stop trying to redecorate ours.

Paige said...

I'm making one for my girls! What a terrific idea.

Disney, your rooms could all be in a magazine! I love your taste.

Laurie Anne said...

Yet another fabulous idea! When do you sleep? :)

Lynette said...

What a fabulous idea! And I love the colors! Who says they always have to be green? I think I'll make a purple one! :)

sweet limes said...

Darling, darling, darling! I just may have to make one of those for my own kids! Thanks for the idea.

SarasDesigns said...

My 4 year old was looking over my shoulder and her eyes lit up at the picture of your daughter's room. She now insists I make her a tree and pink snowflakes :o)

casserole said...

Absolutely fabulous!! I posted a link to your project on Craft Gossip Sewing:

http://sewing.craftgossip.com/lookie-what-she-made-fabric-christmas-tree-wall-hanging/2009/12/03/

--Anne

Jill said...

Just precious!!! What a sweet room! truly delightful!
Blessings!
Jill

Sarah said...

Wahoo! I did this yesterday, there are pics on my blog: http://sunshinemamasite.blogspot.com/2009/12/oh-christmas-tree.html

Thanks again!

Bobbi said...

What a wonderful idea! I miss the days when I could decorate my girls rooms how "I" want them.... aaaah teenagers! :)

vanessa said...

I couldn't stop thinking about this, so I stayed up till midnight the other night and made one for my daughter! I posted pics on my blog: http://www.sillyeaglebooks.com/2009/12/handmade-felt-christmas-tree-with.html
Thanks for the great ideas!!

Shannon said...

I am in love with that tree! My girls would be over the moon. Your princess' room is divine!!

Future Envy of the PTA said...

Thank you for the beautiful idea! Mine is definitely not as pretty as yours, but I'm giving it a go again! My niece loves it and I'm looking forward to making a more perfected one!

http://futureenvyofthepta.blogspot.com/2009/12/whip-it-up.html

Conceptmama said...

Hi Disney, just wanted to let you know that your post has inspired me to make my own New Year tree for my little boy.

If you'd like to have a look at it - here's the link http://www.conceptmama.com/2010/01/blog-post.html

(My blog is in Russian, I'm sorry you won't be able to read the text - unless you understand Russian. But there still are some photos to look at).

Anyway - thanks for your beautiful and creative ideas, wishing you a very Happy New Year.

Alla aka Conceptmama