We've been wanting to add some stuff to Hope's playroom for awhile now and this past week I've been in project-mode. Here are some of the things I've been working on.
#1. Someone gave us this funky chalk/magnet board. It was bejeweled all over and just wasn't our style. I got out my screwdriver and popped off all the rhinestones/jewels and decided I'd collage it. Jaye is going to saw off the fairy's wings so the left side will be flat, we just haven't gotten to that yet. So...here is my work in progress...
#2. I've been searching pinterest and have been dreaming about creating a dress-up space for Hope for awhile now. I had found a few ideas I really liked, but needed to keep it cheap...that's when I remembered this closet organizer that someone had given us last fall. After brainstorming with Jaye, we figured out a plan...
We used foam-board on the back since it was open. Eventually we want to collage the inside of it, but for now, it makes a great backing.
Jaye had the great idea of collaging it. I couldn't decide on a paint color so Jaye suggested using papers to cover it. He's brilliant!
We glued the paper on and then sealed it on with Mod-Podge. It went on great and we managed to keep it really smooth, but it did bubble a bit when we sealed it. Thankfully, as it dried, the bubbles disappeared and both sides are flat and smooth!
In progress...
Here are some pics of the finished project...Eventually I want to put more hooks on the outsides for her necklaces, but this will do for now. I also want to find some fun baskets or bins for her dress up shoes and tiaras, but again, this will do for now.
#3. Along with the magnet/chalk board came this mirror...also bejeweled. It is a bit hideous if you ask me, but it was free and it could be painted.....here is the before picture (sideways because I couldn't get it turned)...
And here is the after picture. I still don't love the mirror itself, but you can't go wrong with turquoise paint and glitter mod-podge!
#4. This was the 1st of all the project...they're all in here backwards. We took smooth "stones" from Michaels, letter stickers, magnets and some bright paper and made ABC and 123 magnets.
Sometimes I forget how much Hope has grown until I look back at old pictures...WOW, she is a different kid than she was this time, last year! So grateful for this home where she can grow up!
#2. I've been searching pinterest and have been dreaming about creating a dress-up space for Hope for awhile now. I had found a few ideas I really liked, but needed to keep it cheap...that's when I remembered this closet organizer that someone had given us last fall. After brainstorming with Jaye, we figured out a plan...
We used foam-board on the back since it was open. Eventually we want to collage the inside of it, but for now, it makes a great backing.
Jaye had the great idea of collaging it. I couldn't decide on a paint color so Jaye suggested using papers to cover it. He's brilliant!
We glued the paper on and then sealed it on with Mod-Podge. It went on great and we managed to keep it really smooth, but it did bubble a bit when we sealed it. Thankfully, as it dried, the bubbles disappeared and both sides are flat and smooth!
In progress...
Here are some pics of the finished project...Eventually I want to put more hooks on the outsides for her necklaces, but this will do for now. I also want to find some fun baskets or bins for her dress up shoes and tiaras, but again, this will do for now.
#3. Along with the magnet/chalk board came this mirror...also bejeweled. It is a bit hideous if you ask me, but it was free and it could be painted.....here is the before picture (sideways because I couldn't get it turned)...
And here is the after picture. I still don't love the mirror itself, but you can't go wrong with turquoise paint and glitter mod-podge!
#4. This was the 1st of all the project...they're all in here backwards. We took smooth "stones" from Michaels, letter stickers, magnets and some bright paper and made ABC and 123 magnets.
