I love Sesame Street, so the SS crib set my step-mother bought me when I was pregnant with #1 was used for all three kids. And it's apparently not very popular now (nor has it been for a while), so I'm having problems finding stuff to maybe "update" the look.
But! I had kind of forgotten--until I was cleaning out the girls' closet the other day--that I had received another absolutely gorgeous quilt when I was pregnant with #3. My boss bought herself one, and I loved it so much, she gave me my own for my baby shower. It's a lovely Raggedy Ann and Andy quilt.
LOOK at it! Isn't it beautiful?
OK. I have NEVER used this quilt. It was so pretty, I didn't want baby #3 to ruin it. (I was also nervous to use it in a nursery since the hair is REAL yarn, and there are other "3-D" bits and bobbles on the hats, and I was afraid of the baby picking those off and then choking on them????) I think I thought about maybe buying a quilt rack to display it some day--or hanging it on the girls' bedroom wall. (And I even had a spare thought of selling it online a few years ago, but I just couldn't part with it.) Whatever, it's been in it's packaging since the day I brought it home from my shower. So...why NOT?
The colors are the primary red, yellow, and blue, which I LOVE. I actually do have two sets of Ann and Andy dolls I could use to decorate the bedroom. There ARE wall decals online (although the style is a bit different). (AND here.) I would just need a crib sheet to match really.
And therein lies the problem. I have been looking for primary color sheets for a while (to use as a second set when the SS ones are in the wash) with no luck. My best bet seemed to be to get a baby blue and just deal with it. But I found a site online that pointed me out to some gingham sheets to go with the RA theme. AHHHHH!!! REAL red and REAL (ish) blue! And even crib ruffles!
I could keep the room a pale yellow color. If I buy red or blue sheets, it should match with BOTH the SS and RA themes, and I could interchange. And I'd actually be using this absolutely adorable quilt instead of letting it collect dust and obscurity in my daughters' closet!
Oh, and...I had Raggedy Ann and Andy decorations in MY room as a kid....
Here is the SS blanket for comparison.
I have the matching sheet, mobile, lamp, and I have LOTS of SS plush characters (although those are more for the baby to PLAY with, not to get all dusty in her nursery!) But...it smells kind of musty from being in the basement. I hope I can get that smell out.
I love the red sheets/ruffle, but I think I may have to go with the blue to keep it toned down a bit.... I dunno. Thoughts?
1 comment:
I vote for the Raggedy Ann/Andy quilt, but hung on the wall. I think the "new" rule about SIDS is no bumpers (except the breathable mesh ones) or quilts in the crib anyways, or so I was told, so I've always just hung the quilt on the wall and used swaddling blankets/sheets in coordinating colors. Easy decor, right!
I really like retro stuff in kids' rooms, like the vintage-y look, so I think the dolls from your childhood would be really sweet on a shelf or in a little rocking chair or something!
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