Black Apple Dolls

I first became familiar with Black Apple Dolls almost 5 years ago when my sister in law made some for her daughter, Lola. Then I started noticing them all over around that time but forgot about them a little later. It wasn't til I found out I was pregnant with twin girls that I remembered them. I am putting a little shelf in the twins room and I wanted some kind of doll or stuffed animal to put on it. I remembered the Black Apple Dolls and decided to make a couple.

I think they first appeared on Martha Stewart, here the link for the pattern and instructions. Here is the website of the girl who created the doll. I had seen some really cute ones on Pinterest and knew I wanted to add a little extra detail to these.


Since they are twins, the only thing I changed was the direction of the hair. I was going to do opposite clothes but I ended up loving the floral for the top and the polka dots on the legs so much that I kept them both the same. I added a little lace to the front with some cute little heart buttons.

Since I have brown hair and my husband has blonde hair I went for a color of felt that was kinda in between. It's a pretty goldish color and I love it.

I decided to stitch their eyes in the "closed" position. I thought it would be less creepy than having a doll up on a shelf staring at you!

I saw some dolls on Pinterest that had little Mary Janes on, I kinda winged it but I think they turned out pretty cute! Who doesn't love red shoes?!

I've also been obsessed with felt bows the last little while so I made a couple for the dolls.

One more item checked off the list for the twins room...still a long way to go!

baby burp cloths

I saw these on Pinterest the other day and instantly thought that I had to make some. I got the fabric and went to work. I made 4 of them in about an hour. Be sure to wash your fabric before hand since these will be washed several times once they are actually used.

There's a great tutorial and free pattern found here. 

twin girl nursery

My husband and I are expecting twins! What?! Yep, it's true. Read more about it here.

After I found out I was having twins my doctor moved my due date up by 3-4 weeks so I kinda freaked out knowing I hadn't started anything. I was determined to decide on a color scheme. After much searching I finally came up with something I love. I am loving the classy feel of navy blue right now and the fresh approach on the classic baby pink as coral.

I had a lot more plans when I knew I was having a baby, but when I found out it was twins I decided to scale back my ideas.

I have always loved the Jenny Lind spindle cribs so I knew those were a must. My mom makes quilts for all the grandbabies and I am so excited to have 2 handmade quilts from her! The walls will be board & batten painted white with grey walls above it all the way around the room. The rest of the sources can be found below for everything shown in the picture.

Cribs: Jenny Lind white spindle cribs

Quilt fabrics: Garden in Navy by Bonnie & Camille, grey charm pack, lace bias tape trim

Cotton gauze crib skirt: buy here, or make using cotton gauze in coral (this is kinda hard to find, just do a google search and see who has it in stock at the moment)

Curtains: Premier Prints dandelion fabric

Accent pillows & changing pad cover: Riley Blake small dots in navy

Dresser: Ikea Hemnes