Guess WHOOO's Expecting!!

BIG BELLY NEWS!
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE EXPECTING!!
We have been in China for two years and working hard to have the adoption laws changed in favor of expat Canadians. In March, we finally found out that we will be DOUBLY-blessed; the birth of our first child in November AND the adoption laws have finally been approved for Canadian expats! This year has been nothing but happy baby news for Adam and I!

OUR FAMILY NEST
All this time waiting for motherhood to arrive & over 15 years of experience with baby nurseries...I have had plenty of time to pick my brain for ideas; I am ecstatic to have the chance to design a nest for our own children. With all of the ideas I have floating around..we may need to expand our family quite generously!

COLOUR & INSPIRATION
Because we would like the baby's sex to be a surprise, a gender-neutral theme has started the brainstorming process. Since "Bun" will be a Fall baby, the colour scheme has created itself (brown, orange, green and some turquoise for colour punch. Adam does not understand how these colours will work together, so he is happy to be in charge of furniture assembly!). After scouring the internet for other craft-minded mommy businesses, I have been deeply inspired by their constant creativity to offer quality products to family's from their home office (spaces that make an artsy mom go ga-ga!)

'CREATING A NEST' TIPS
Currently, I am making a framed "Inspiration" board for collecting cloth material samples, coloured paint tabs, magazine cut-outs of furniture ideas & personal sketch snippets. Anything that works with the nursery theme & colours. Any items that catch my eye. Our goal is to create a cozy nursery nest with as many handmade/home-found features as possible, which means incorporating things that remind us of our family & Canada. And what says love more than something handmade? Our 'Woodlands' theme will give us plenty of options for creating a nostalgic environment.

CUSTOMER CREATIVITY
When my customers are wanting to part of the creative process, I encourage them to do the same; create an 'Inspiration' board.
1. Pick your palette (or several colour combo's to narrow down later)
2. Start collecting samples of things that catch your eye; greeting card illustrations, make-up palettes, cloth samples, toys, books...anything! Take your camera everywhere.
Soon enough you will see a pattern in your style and can start to focus in on your colour and theme choices. Once you have decided, keep the colour tabs in your pocket & start picking out supplies for baby bedding, curtains,
lamps, furniture...all the things that you want/require for the space. Try not to overdo the theme (for example; monkey's everywhere!) but you can never overdo the colour scheme. Start simple. Usually the main mural & possibly some images on throw pillows or stuffed toys make the theme stand out with style.
Definitely incorporate personal items from your family or childhood; pictures, furniture, trinkets or heirlooms. If someone in your family has a talent, ask for a special gift to make your nursery unique. Collect & create. Have pieces passed down & created pieces to pass along.
Baby is all about celebrating new life & past generations.

So stay tuned...Coco & Co. will continue to publish the process for our Bun's Owl Nursery.
Is there anything better than Baby Bliss?