Yowza.
I looked online for crib guards, the plastic-y sticky ones and the inappropriately priced fabric ones on Etsty. Really, guys? $75.00 for a couple of pieces of fabric and some batting?
Anyway, I was about to pull out my leftover fabric to see what I could come up with when I had an Oprah-worthy "Aha!" moment. I have a bumper pad that I'm not using! That matches the bedding perfectly! Because isn't that what a crib rail guard is? A glorified bumper pad?
So, I dug the bumper pad out and did some measuring. All I had to do was shorten it, which was just cutting and re-hemming, and seam rip and move the ties.
Voila!
So, before you go out and drop the cash for something, think of what you already have.
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Awesome idea, especially since we can't use those beautiful matching bumper pads as bumper pads anymore!
ReplyDeleteI love it, working with what you've got!
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DeleteI have the exact same crib and my son has eight teeth and over the past month has managed to chew down into the wood. I hate that it's ruined the crib and kept trying to decide what I need to buy to cover it. I still have his bumper pad, so this is brilliant!!
ReplyDeleteAuuna, I am writing a piece about bumper pads and I think this is a great idea to re-purpose the pads!!! I will link to this page!! - Jill with Twiniversity.com The fastest growing community for parents of multiples.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link up!
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