A few months ago, Keely told me-in a very diplomatic way- that she felt that her room was a bit too little-girlish, and would like to re-do it for her birthday present.
I guess she has grown up a little in the seven years since I first decorated it for her and Lil.
Good-bye, vines and hidden smiley flowers. 
Sweet pink and purple quilts were fitting for my five-year-old...but now, at almost 12, it's time to pass them on.
Sewing pillow inserts
Keels said that everything needed to look 'cool' and 'teen-ager-y'...Must it really?
butterflies from Thailand

So, Happy early birthday, my dear girl. You're growing up and out of little girl things. I'm bracing myself for the coming of many more bittersweet milestones. :)We have Pottery Barn taste, but a Wal-Mart budget! We copied some ideas from the PB Teen catalog, like the light walls and bright accents, but everything we bought came from Wal-Mart or Target. My favorite thing of all, the curtains, were $14.99 for the pair!