First, I want to thank you all SO much! Your comments, support, love and prayers give us comfort and strength to get through this with Niski. We’ve chosen conservative treatment at this time with meds and 8 weeks of bed rest. I think we’ve established a routine. My mom also had a cart (for flea market shopping) which Niski fits into. She has enough room to lie down and be immobile (bed rest) but can be in the same room with us. Here she is hanging out with me in the living room today:
She isn’t in any pain and still has bladder control and wags her tail. She still has an appetite and has resigned to taking the meds without too much of a fight. So, please keep the prayers coming. It’s going to be a long summer without being able to chase birds and chipmunks but if she’s back to herself after that or even paralyzed but able to have a happy pain-free life, then it’s worth every minute.
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Now to the topic of DIY! Brooke from Sweet Mint Studios has the cutest DIY wall art project going for a nursery. She is also the sister of Britt, one of the most creative DIY’ers I know! Here is her post and precious wall art:
Decorating :: Easy Wall Art, Part I
My sister, Britt has been sharing a series titled “Easy Peasy Wall Art” on her blog A Penny Saved. She has some really creative ideas. Take a minute to hop on over there and check them out! This week, she has asked me to guest-blog for her, so I’m sharing some of my own DIY art, and of course I wanted to share it with my readers as well! So, here it is:
Let’s start in our girls’ room. When I was 8 months pregnant with Clara, our first child, I waddled into Hobby Lobby and stumbled on an incredible sale. They had marked tons of frames 90% off. If you’ve ever been in a situation like that, you KNOW that their buggies are way too small! I fit as many frames as I could in my buggy, and then I was faced with a dilemma. Should I walk away from the other frames that I wanted in order to grab another buggy and hope that they would still be there when I got back? No way! I grabbed all of the frames I wanted, and threw them over my shoulder… and then my other shoulder. Then I carefully, precariously made my way to the check-out counter. By the time I got all of my treasures home that day, I was pretty proud of my accomplishment. I showed my hubby all of my deals and he wanted to know what in the world I was going to do with so many frames??? So, I then had a mission to fill them. I’ve used several, but secretively, I have many, many more hiding under the guest bed! So, without further ado, here is our little girls’ room.
With so many frames to fill, my goal was to get creative because art, mats, and glass can add up quickly. Here’s how I created the wall art above:
1. I hung the frames and then using light pencil marks, traced the inside dimensions of the frames onto the wall. Then I took down the frames and got to work.
2. Painted the entire outline white. So there were four white rectangles on the wall.
3. I cut a scallop stencil out of a piece of cardboard and used it to trace the scallop outline on top of the white rectangles. Then I filled them with pink paint.
4. I brushed some light green details on the edge of the scallops.
5. My hubby hung the glass knobs for me.
6. We put the frames back up where we had initially hung them, but this time, there was art inside the frames.
There are so many different things you could hang from the glass knobs. In the pictures above, the baby dresses that are hanging are dresses I wore when I was a baby. It’s sweetly sentimental. Right now the girls are still little (they just turned two and one). As they get older, I’ll take down the baby dresses, and frame something else. It’ll be such a quick, easy change that will really allow the frames to grow with my girls!
Click HERE to see Part II of her DIY Wall Art series. Here is a sneak peek:
Thanks for sharing your creativity Brooke! Beautiful job! Sentimental, pretty and easy! LoVe!
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Ohh those are sooo pretty!! I have 2 Iraqi wedding dresses that hubby brought home from one of his tours that I've been wondering what to do with. This is a fabulous idea! I love it!
Shel – so glad that Niski is doing better. Hugs & prayers my friend.
So glad to hear about Niski! She looks comfy and cozy in the cart.
Thanks so much for keeping us updated!
I love this wall art that you shared too — I'm going to visit them right now. 🙂
That's good news, Rochelle!! I will keep your Niski in my prayers!!
xxoo
Hi Roeshell,
I've been behind on blogging. My goodness I just read about Niksi. Honey I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet baby. I know just how you feel. My grandmother had one many many years ago and that was her baby too. You both are in my thoughts and prayers.
Hugs,
Crystal
This project is too cute for words…I totally love it!
I am so glad to hear that Niski is doing well.
I'm so happy to hear Miss Niski is not in pain! More prayers for her continued healing.
Happy to hear Niski is doing better. More prayers for a full recovery.
I am glad the meds are working. I have a lot of experience with the same thing. My parents have an 8 year old Mini Dachshund. 5 years ago he started experiencing back pain. It was very frightening, as he used to sleep with me in bed and I woke up one morning and he was paralyzed. All he could do was use his front legs to drag the rest of him. We took him to the vet and said that it was a disc. They gave us some meds and said let him know if it didn't get better. Well luckily it did get better. We put him on a diet and tried to keep him from jumping on and off things. About a year later my mom happened to mention to her chiropractor about the issues we were having, and she suggested she bring him in for adjustments. OMG, you will not believe the difference it made. So for the last 4 years the dog has had monthly adjustments and no back problems. Well that was until last week. His back faired up again and there was nothing the chiropractor could do. So he is back on the anti-inflammatory meds. He can't get up and down stairs very well now, but everyday he is improving. So, I just wanted to let you know there are other options. See if you can find a animal chiropractor…might be worth a shot. Good luck!
Are cortisone shots an option? They helped my dachie.
Praying for your sweet dog. Those eyes are so precious!! Hope she gets along well with all the TLC she is getting. Love & blessings from NC!
Bed rest for an animal would be very difficult! Great idea to put her in the cart. She looks adorable in there. I hope she heals quickly!
Great art projects!
That is SOOOO cute. Fabulous job. I love the scallops and the knobs.
Cheri from Its So Very Cheri
I have been thinking about you and your precious pup. I am so glad that she is doing better.
I am soooo happy for you and your little pup…she looks good and I'm so relieved!
Brooke didn't tell me you were posting this! I absolutely love my nieces' room — it's even cuter in person 🙂 Thanks Roeshel!
I am new to your blog and noticed something about your dog Niski. I have a "weenie" dog that went down 8 years ago in the back with a disc problem. She could not use her entire left side at all, we vetted and did everything we were suppose to (crate rest & Predinsone). After 6 weeks she was not better so as a last resort we took her for accupuncture. We were very skeptical to say the least but 2 days after her 1st appt. she got up and walked, not well but she was walking. After a 2nd treatment she was up and going and that was 8 years ago and still going strong at 11 yrs. old. See is any of the vets in your area do accupunture, we are firm believers in it, seen it work right before our eyes. If you need any other information contact me…..
Go to http://www.dodgerlist.com for all types of info on disc disease mostly on dachies…..