a cradle for eleanor

remember this cradle?

 well we finally got around to working on it a couple of weeks ago

michael had to replace some hardware on it

(which we will probably paint gold to blend better)

we sanded it

and couldn't decide whether to paint it or stain it

but since we had left over stain from making Christmas presents

we thought we would give that a try

i think i like it

 we had an extra piece of foam from making a bench

that fits perfectly as a mattress 

and most recently i made a sheet to cover the foam

it isn't perfect so i'll probably make another one in white

but at least eleanor now has a place to sleep