I just had to share this:

Aren't these butterflies fabulous?! Jon's Mom made the curtains. Hand stitched, hand pieced -- amazingly detailed and intricate, complete with swirly butterfly paths. They're AWESOME!

We purchased the bedding from the Pottery Barn outlet before we moved out of Cincinnati. We intended to paint wide green stripes on the wall. Haven't gotten there yet. And we intend also to put paintings on the wall. Haven't done that yet either -- we've got them, just haven't hung them.

Anyway, I sent the pillow shams to Jon's Mom for the curtains. We had purchased the white curtains from JCP, but wanted to pretty them up, and Jon's Mom volunteered to applique matching butterflies onto them. Seriously -- they're amazing. The detail, the intricacy, they're just so perfect.

When they arrived in the mail, Amara was SO excited, hugged them, ran to her room, and immediately wanted to put them up. I wish Jon's Mom could have seen her excitement!


And yes, that's a Christmas stocking hanging on her lamp... no particular reason why.

And yes, that's a giant stuffed fish on the bed. :)