Meet The Handy Mom(s)! Matriarch Sally Bird is the original Handy Mom. She is a skilled seamstress who made dresses for her daughters and since becoming a Handy Grandma, her talents have been reignited! Her Martha Stewart-like abilities include painting, hanging wallpaper, sewing clothes, pillows, curtains, yard work and more. She is available to assist in almost any domestic project!

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Daughter Stephanie Williams has a talent of her own. She creates sweet pillows with bold stripes, fun fabrics and cross stitch personalization! A great gift or addition to any room.

These handy ladies are giving away a custom handmade pillow in the color scheme of your choosing! Here’s how to enter:

And for added Friday inspiration, check out the Handy children’s room. We know this is a hot topic among Project Nursery readers (brothers and sisters sharing a room). While originally all pink and girly, baby number three came along. So when little Owen had to move in, Mom (with the design help from Handy sister Jen) added cool blue blocks to give him own his boy space within the same room!

CONTEST CLOSED - Congrats to Courtney of A Mom Speaks. Who says the first few comments never wins!

Tags: Handmade, Pillows, Services

I am new to the Etsy thing. I am new to the blogging thing but through some cool design blogs, ie. SF Girl by Bay, I noticed a banner on their sites that say “buy handmade”. So I stumbled upon some really special artists. One of them creates mobiles and oh how I wished I had found her sooner. Meet Heather Frazier and meet her lovely mobile designs at frazier&wing. With your choice of heavy white card stock or recycled magazines, each mobile is handmade and can take up to eight hours to construct.

I personally had a really hard time picking a mobile for above the crib. It’s trivial, I know. But for some reason, I didn’t want one too stuffed, too neon or too matchy, matchy. A lame worry in the grand scheme of things but it was something that ran across my brain. Here’s yet another fresh and contemporary handmade option by Oras.

These mobiles are suspended from an acrylic bar secured to the wall by brackets. Created out of high density foam, you’ll have your pick between a square or oval pattern and plenty of colors to choose from. Art both mommy and baby to appreciate.

Tags: DIY, Etsy, Handmade, Mobile