Nursery help/suggestions - hot air balloons

Re: Nursery help/suggestions - hot air balloons

• SingleMom31 member

  May 2014

  Planes or clouds or maps make sense to me... I'm not sure that I see elephants.
  
  I checked out Pinterest and love this: https://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3a/cd/91/3acd91f5aa9ba8fc7068141ae9614aac.jpg

  

   

  

  

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• LittleFish1 member

  May 2014

  the link just kept loading & loading &... am thinking a natural brown color on wicker baskets that are used in the changing table/dresser as drawers. Could see a carpet that either has roads or an ariel map view of sorts.
  
  Tree tops with those vinyl stick on wall decor things, and or small animals that you'd see from above.
  
  Moible of hot air balloons or clouds. Could have animals hanging out in the baskets of other hot air balloons (vinyl sticker style). Toy box a big wicker basket (not sure about safety there).

  

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• JessAnnJ member

  May 2014

  Thanks guys. If anyone else has problems with the link. Here is a picture of the hot air balloons.
  

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• Beth.1212 member

  May 2014

  Anything aeronautical. (Well, at least daytime stuff. No bats or owls, obviously!) Planes, clouds, sun, birds, etc. I'd say a rainbow, but I don't think balloons can go up in the rain. 

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• myskyegirl member

  May 2014

  I think the elephants were probably a safari theme @singlemom31 .  I've heard of hot air balloon rides over an African safari, but that's just my humble opinion.

  
  

  I'm sorry I forgot if you had a girl or a boy, but how about an Oz theme.  The Wizard landed and flew off on a hot air balloon.  
  

  
  

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• JessAnnJ member

  May 2014

  We are team green so we are going gender neutral. There are lots of things with hot air balloons tied to elephants on etsy and Pinterest. Tying a hot air balloon to an elephant seems kind of mean to me.
  
  I kept wondering why a hot air balloon reminded me of the circus and I think it's the Oz movie.
  
  I ordered three hot air balloons yesterday. I got red, yellow, and green. I think they should be the same size as the ones in the picture. A large one and two smaller ones. I will hang them the same way with the smaller ones in the back to make it seem like they are smaller because they are far away.

  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• minervacullen member

  May 2014

  I always picture antique/turn of the century decor with hot air balloons.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• JessAnnJ member

  May 2014

  Looks like I will be incorporating this into the room because my MIL is cross stitching a picture for the room. Not exactly the same style that I was going for, but I'm sure LO will appreciate it as a keepsake when she is older.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001H3AQLM/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1399923594&sr=1-4&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• ExcitedAunt2b member

  May 2014

  Ok, if I have another baby I am totally stealing your hot air balloon theme! 

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• LittleFish1 member

  May 2014

  the cross stich is beautiful! If on the smaller side, could see it being a door decoration for entering the room

  

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• JessAnnJ member

  May 2014 edited May 2014

  @LittleFish1‌ it's actually pretty large. 16x12 and they will get it matted and framed. The only issue is she actually already made this one and offered to give it to us, but I like the idea of telling LO grandma made this specifically for him/her vs gave it to her if that makes sense.
  
  She asked us if we had any other ideas and I was thinking this map might be cool https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00114PTX2?qid=1399941462&sr=8-1&vs=1
  
  We are trying to come up with a design that LO, either a boy or girl, will appreciate as he or she gets older. She spends a lot of time on these and we want it to be a special keepsake that they will always have.
  
  We just picked from the books she already had for DD and she made a beautiful carousel. It doesn't match with DD's jungle animals that she has now, but it us something that seems timeless.

  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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