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When my daughter and son-in-law got the good news that they were to be first time parents, they requested a Harry Potter nursery. I was at a loss. How was I to make this look soft enough for a baby and yet maintain the requested theme? I like heirloom style and soft colors. Harry Potter is neither.
With all the visual fodder in the lengthy 7 book series, it was necessary to narrow the focus.
Keeping in mind that Rebecca specifically requested bright colors, I went to the drawing board. I like to start a nursery decoration plan with a quilt. That establishes the color scheme and allows many spin offs and opportunities for accessories.
After deciding on “fantastic creatures” I set to work, looking for designs that could be edited and customized to meet the description of critters from unicorns and fairies (the easy ones) to a thesteral, Pygmy Puff and snidget. Continue reading