Nursery Art Archives - Page 5 of 8 - Ashley Hackshaw / Lil Blue Boo

Pink Damask (Updated)

November 18, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

Hot off the easel….a finished this nursery painting for my little niece who is due at the end of January. Her name is Sawyer Rose…..love the name! Her bedding is made from Michael Miller’s pink and brown damask mixed with pink dot chenille and the furniture is dark mahogany.

Silver stitching, painted metal pieces, lots of rhinestones…..

Updated: I’ve had a few questions about the stitching….DO NOT put hardboard under your sewing machine! 1/8″ hardboard is just that: hard. For the stitching in my paintings I take a teeny tiny itsy bitsy drill bit that just barely fits into the drill and I drill each and every tiny little hole and then it is stitched by hand!

"One Faith"

November 5, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

New nursery painting finished for a little girl named Una Faith. She lives in Japan and her name means “one faith.” She loves animals.

There are buttons, stitching and rhinestones for embellishments. The trees have tiny leaf-shaped buttons.

I decorated the mat with horizontal and vertical pink stripes and added an antique white oversized frame.

My favorite part: the little ants in the “H.”

Li’l Birdies for a Li’l Boy

October 2, 2009 by Ashley Hackshaw

I just finished up this nursery painting order. It is for a little boy named Cameron to be born next week. My client received it as a baby gift from her aunt and uncle. I love doing these paintings because they are so personal. The little striped birdies on the “M” are the design on her bedding. Her grandmother recently passed away and loved birds so I included a few and added the crown on the sherbet colored bird in memory.

I float frame them with a large frame and matt to match the nursery furniture. Measuring 18″ x 24″ they become a substantial piece of art for a baby nursery.

This one is embellished with stitching, buttons and hand-painted metal stars.

Welcome to the world baby Cameron!