Wynken, Blynken and Nod

Something all mommy's (and daddy's) try to decide after they find out they are having a little one is how to decorate their new arrivals room! When we learned we would be having another baby I started to worry about decorating the new babies room. I learned with my first that the cute baby decor does not stay long and if you like to create things as I do it can make the effort seem not as fruitful when it is not up long. So, when we learned that this baby would also be a boy I chose a very old nursery rhyme called Wynken, Blynken and Nod! For those of you that do not or have never heard of this rhyme see below:

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby)
by Eugene Field (1850-1895)
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
   Sailed off in a wooden shoe---
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
   Into a sea of dew.
"Where are you going, and what do you wish?"
   The old moon asked the three.
"We have come to fish for the herring fish
   That live in this beautiful sea;
   Nets of silver and gold have we!"
                     Said Wynken,
                     Blynken,
                     And Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song,
   As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night long
   Ruffled the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring fish
   That lived in that beautiful sea---
"Now cast your nets wherever you wish---
   Never afeard are we";
   So cried the stars to the fishermen three:
                     Wynken,
                     Blynken,
                     And Nod.
All night long their nets they threw
   To the stars in the twinkling foam---
Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe,
   Bringing the fishermen home;
'T was all so pretty a sail it seemed
   As if it could not be,
And some folks thought 't was a dream they 'd dreamed
   Of sailing that beautiful sea---
   But I shall name you the fishermen three:
                     Wynken,
                     Blynken,
                     And Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
   And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
   Is a wee one's trundle-bed.
So shut your eyes while mother sings
   Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
   As you rock in the misty sea,
   Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:
                     Wynken,
                     Blynken,
                     And Nod.


After looking and looking I realized I had chosen something that did not have any bedding (or at least that actually looked like the rhyme). SO I decided to make one myself! I have created crib sheets, lamp shade, light covers,(I'll post those later) even the wooden shoe sail silver/gold net and the herring fish! I hope this inspires others to create a custom nursery for their little one as well. I have really enjoyed doing everything and have a few things to still create but not much!! 58 days till my due date so I think I can get it done before then.

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

I still have to adjust the sail but I feel this turned out wonderfully!

Now I just need to make the crib mobile and all done!


Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

~Mother Teresa