Nursery Ponderings

I'm considering driving up to Kannapolis today to buy the crib sheet that will serve as part of the raw materials for Cadence's valence. I'm thinking I'll also stop at Hobby Lobby and buy a pattern for the following reasons:

1. I've never sewn a valence
2. It's been about... 7 years since I've even touched my sewing machine, with the exception of moving it from apartment to apartment to house
3. The Super Target only had two of the crib sheets in stock last time I went, and they're not available for purchase online, so I've only got two chances (max) to get it right

Now that I'm considering, I'll probably have to get some white fabric to line the back of the valence since the crib bedding isn't overly, ah, high-quality. It seems like somewhat of a shame to make the valence opaque because the one window in her room is sooo tiny and I love natural light more than any kind of light, but I also don't want the valence to look cheap after all the work I put into the polka-dot wall that it will be against.

Speaking of which, I can't wait to get the rest of the room painted! I still have to figure out what I want to do with the polka-dot mural I made for her name, since the green of some of those dots will now be the same green as the walls... Maybe I can leave just that one wall with the mural it's current tope color and paint the other two walls green? The tope beside the green & white polka dot wall was my original vision, after all. Then again, the tope is the same color that the previous homeowners slapped on walls throughout the entire house so a change would be nice. Hmm... Decisions, decisions.