Ho! Ho! Ho!

Javis Davis is having an incredible sale just in time for Christmas, AND this sale includes our popular custom doll beds!

Large Doll Bed (fits dolls up to 18" doll such as American Girl Doll®)
Regularly $125.00, on sale now $100.00
Small Doll Bed (fits dolls up to 13" such as Barbie®)
Regularly $75.00, on sale now $60.00

Don't forget...our doll beds can be made from any of our fabric collections. Want the ultimate gift? How about big girl bedding to match?

Contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to place an order.

Vintage Cowboy

Generally I think it is a good idea to avoid most "themes" when working on a nursery, but one exception to this thought, and maybe this is just a Texas thing, is a good western themed design.

I believe creating a good western theme nursery requires you to steer clear from all the cartoonish and kitschy western fabrics, but yet not be too sophisticated and masculine. Javis Davis has made it easy with their new selection of tasteful, rich fabrics in the Vintage Cowboy collection.

One big advantage of using a western theme in your baby's nursery is the ability for almost all of the accessories and wall art to grow with your child. I used a western theme in my son's nursery and now that he is almost five years old we haven't changed a thing in his room other than taking out the crib and moving in a full size bed.

I recently updated his bedding using fabrics from the Vintage Cowboy collection. The coverlet is Indigo Blue Chenille and the Euro Shams are Lodge Stripe with Indigo Blue Chenille welting.

I was able to incorporate these fabrics with our existing bedskirt. This bedskirt was originally the crib skirt my mom lovingly sewed for me back when I was expecting my baby boy, 5 years ago! (sob...I can't believe how fast five years have blown by)

When I moved my son to his big boy bed I just pieced together all four sides of the crib skirt into two larger sections to fit a full size bed. Since the bed is pushed up against the wall you do not see that the skirt is missing on the wall side and the headboard side. Re-use and recycle!

It was a busy weekend!

Thank you to all that came by to visit me this past weekend at Wolf Fest at EP Rayzor Elementary and at the Lantana Ladies League Vendor's Bazaar at the Golf Club in Lantana. It was so much fun meeting some new ladies in my community. I had a great time sitting next to Mary-Kay from Keeps Me in Stitches and Valerie from Not So Plain Jane at Wolf Fest.

My table at Wolf Fest at EP Rayzor Elementary

The Lantana Ladies League did a great job of organizing this years vendor's bazaar.

My Javis Davis table at the Lantana Ladies League Vendor's Bazaar

At the end of both events, I held a drawing for a Javis Davis tote in the winner's choice of fabrics. The winner was chosen in the most official and fair way I could possibly think of.

Please do not pay too close attention to my son's dirty fingernails.

Congratulations Tisha! I can't wait to hear what your favorite choice of fabrics are for your tote.

A Playroom Makeover, Part 1

It's been four years since we moved into our house and our neglected playroom needed a serious makeover. With shorter and cooler days approaching, I know that we will be spending more time in the playroom so I decided now is the time to get the ball rolling and get this room finished. Especially since we are now a two kid family which equals twice the junk... I mean toys!
My inspiration for the room came from this fabric (Apache Brick).
I was at Calico Corners one day shopping with a friend of mine and I was immediately drawn to the colors in this fabric. The colors are consistent with the rest of our house, and I thought it would look great in the playroom. I had my neighbor make a window cornice using this fabric, and I matched the wall color with the blue stripe. We used Benjamin Moore 2135-50, Soft Chinchilla.
As with most playrooms, we were in desperate need for additional storage so I was extremely happy to see this media center on sale at Pottery Barn Kids.It is normally $1,149.00, but is currently on sale for $689.99. What a deal! I've ordered it in Espresso to match the Espresso activity table that we already have. For additional toy storage, I have also purchased an inexpensive 5 ft long, two shelf bookcase from a local unfinished wood furniture store. I plan on painting the bookshelf a brick red color which I think will look great up against the blue walls.

To add a few finishing touches, I'm using floor pillows from Javis Davis in these fabrics.

Stay tuned for more details. Hopefully we'll get everything finished soon and I will post photos of the finished room.

No tricks...this is a real treat!

Place a order for crib bedding, big kid bedding, pillows and valances from now until the end of October and you will receive 15% off your entire purchase. Ready to spruce up your kid's room? Is it time to start decorating a nursery for your new little one? Now is the time to order! Contact me and I will be happy to help you out.

Lucinda

Oh Lucinda don't you cry for me. Wait a minute...I think that's Oh Susanna, but Lucinda sounds just as good.

Seriously, I love the Lucinda collection from Javis Davis. The soft pinks and cornflower blue is as sweet as can be.

Lucinda Crib Set as shown $360.00

Maybe because it reminds me so much of one of my favorite footy pajamas on my baby girl.
Oh my, how I love those the footy pajamas on a little baby in the wintertime!

Cool Mom Picks

Check out the awesome review of the Javis Davis custom doll beds on the way cool shopping review site, Cool Mom Picks.

You can also register to win a doll bed at Cool Mom Picks, but hurry... you only have until midnight tonight to enter.

And I thought my three story Barbie Dream House was the bomb...

Here's more adorable doll bedding from Javis Davis.
Choose your favorite Javis Davis fabric and we'll custom design a doll bed just for you!

Small beds ($75.00) fit dolls up to 13" such as Barbie®, Groovy Girls® and Madame Alexander®. Large beds ($125.00) fit dolls up to 18" such as American Girl® and My Generation®.

Contact me if you are interested in ordering a doll bed for you daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin or friend. I'm sure this will be a gift that she will never forget...kind of like my three story Barbie Dream House and Barbie's pink convertible corvette.

Javis Davis doll bedding is now available!

I can hear the squeals of delight from here. In the same unique way that Javis Davis has always offered custom baby and kid bedding, now they are offering the most adorable customizable doll bedding.
Your little girl will be able to personally select her very own fabrics when ordering her doll bed. The custom doll beds come in two sizes: Large ($125.00) fits dolls up to 18" such as American Girl® and My Generation®. Small ($75.00) fits dolls up to 13" such as Barbie®, Groovy Girls® and Madame Alexander®.

Santa will be happy to know that we are helping him out this year. We expect such a huge request for our doll beds that the elves have offered to come down to Fairhope and help wrap a few gifts for delivery at Christmas. (all doll beds come gift wrapped...any time of the year!)
Contact me if you would like to place an order or if you have any questions.

Sophisticated cute!

One of many fabrics debuting at Javis Davis is the new Java Pear collection. For the mom out there trying to steer clear of traditional pink and blue, but yet not go too modern, this is a great option. The little green elephant in this print is just adorable, and I think this would look great with a dark wood crib in either a baby boy or girl nursery. It's also an option if you want to keep the gender a surprise (not that I could ever do such a thing!).

Create your own inspiration board

Inspiration boards are a great tool to help you visualize and create the look you are going for in a room. If you haven't mastered a graphics program like Photoshop, I've found a much easier way of creating your own inspiration board on a website called Polyvore. Polyvore is a free web-based application that allows you to drag and drop items from your favorite websites to create virtual inspiration boards such as the Coral Vine board listed below.

Polyvore will save the board you create and it will also save useful information next to the board such as product description, source website and price.

Here's more information about how it works. The general layout reminds me a lot of Flickr. All in all I have found it very addictive, fairly easy to use and best of all...free!

New at Javis Davis

Javis Davis is in the process of introducing several new products, one of which is this adorable doll bed made to fit American Girl Dolls.
In true Javis Davis style each one will be fully customizable. Can you imagine how exciting this will be for the pre-tween set? Being able to select the fabrics and design your very own doll bed!

And, here is a great gift item that will be available soon - Custom Bib and Burp Pad Jars. Again...you get to choose the fabrics.
In addition to creating and producing these fabulous new products, the folks in Fairhope have been incredibly busy getting a new retail store up and running. If you are ever in the Alabama Gulf Coast area stop in for a visit.
Stay tuned...more details coming soon. Contact me if you have any questions in the meantime.

Rock-A-Bye Baby

When I'm asked for my opinion about must have baby items my number one answer is always - INVEST IN A GOOD ROCKER OR GLIDER.

Javis Davis Glider in Shalimar Lacquer

It is really incredible how much time you will be parked in that chair during your baby's first year of life. From my rough calculations I would say I spent approximately 720 hours in my rocker during the endless nursing sessions and sleepless nights of those first three months alone. And even after the first year you will spend plenty of nights curled up with your toddler reading Good Night Moon for the umpteenth time, or rocking your three year old for hours on end when they are not feeling well. A comfortable rocker is a must!

Javis Davis Glider in Splendor Turquoise

You might want to try to pick out a fabric that is neutral enough to use with a second baby or that will grow with your child into their big boy or big girl rooms.

Javis Davis Glider in Empire Stripe Candlelight

But even if the fabric you choose for baby #1 does not work for baby #2 you can always have it recovered. My rocker was initially a denim fabric for my son's nursery which was a western theme, then for $250.00 (plus fabric) I was able to have it recovered in a green chenille for my daughter's room.










A good glider or rocker is an investment, but in my opinion is well worth the money.