I guess they say that the only constant is change. And, CHANGE IS A COMIN’. There is a lot of changing going on around here. Namely that my craft room, right now, looks like this: (this is super embarrassing)
And, this is where it is going, thanks to my wonderful, hardworking husband. But, it’s not quite finished. So, I can’t move in yet…
And, this is the reason for the HUGE change:
They are now much bigger than in this picture, but we can’t get one where they BOTH fit in the screen. Coming Soon. And, in order to get ready for them, we needed a nursery. Which means craft room moves… SOOOO…. today’s post is some Nursery Decor!! And, you’re getting a sample of an MDS project cause I don’t think I could find a single stamp at this moment… let alone embellishments and adhesive. (refer to photo above)
I saw these beautiful, for lack of a better term, tiles, on pinterest. (OH, pinterest…) It was an idea for a baby room that had 18 individual blocks with different pictures and geometric prints (these happened to be prints of original artwork). And, it was super cute. And, I thought, hummmm… I can do that. I don’t know if it is my Kansas upbringing, or desire to not spend money (that must not be it, cause I do like to shop) but when I see a craft project I always think: HUMMMM. I bet I could make that…. And the challenge was issued… (Here’s my finished product)
In order to make my own tiles, I decided to buy some 5×5 stretched artist canvases. These happened to be the ‘deep ones’. (I think they are 1.5″ deep–so they will stick off the wall some). I painted them with brown acrylic paint. The cheap stuff you buy for 1.29…
I made 18- 4.5×4.5 images in My Digital Studio (I put 4 on a 12×12 layout). I decided to have them printed through the Stampin’ Up Print services primarily because I don’t have a color printer. Also, because I knew the colors would be exact and that I could get it on the ‘heavy’ paper. I think it cost me a total of $15 to print it all… I trimmed them out and then grabbed a bottle of the “hum…I think I can make that girl’s best friend”: MODGE PODGE. And stuck them down. I put several layers over the top cause I wanted it to have that ‘depth’ and texture that brushing Modge Podge on has…
And here are some close ups:
I had to vary the images because this Dynamic Duo is made up of one boy and one girl. And to simplify life, they have to share a space for a while. (Heck, they are sharing a space now, so I figure they wouldn’t mind. And, their new space will have much more room. And cute stuff on the walls).
I love the tool in MDS that you can recolor embellishments and paper to match whatever you are doing. I did that a lot with this project…
Anyway, my plan is to have 3 rows of 6 tiles on the wall (kind of like the original photo). I don’t have them up yet, cause there is some prep work to do in the new nursery first. But, soon…
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this banners and pennant tour (albeit, not much of a banner or pennant here…. but home decor none the less.)
You are off to see what The Maui Stamper, Anne Matasci made. Click the icon below:
Missy Bolinger http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/missybolinger/blog
Tamra Davis http://www.theCardLadies.com/loving-the-stampin-up-banners/
Connie Diebler http://www.conniestamps.com/2014/02/february-pinworthy-blog-tour.html
Crystal Kondo http://wp.me/p2l6Qe-g1
Audra Monk http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2014/02/garland-banners-and-decorations.html
Maria Pane
Andi Potler http://www.absolutekreations.com/2014/02/13/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-banners-garlands-pennants-galore
Pam Staples http://wp.me/p3p2VA-Hj
Janet Wakeland http://wp.me/pHIQD-69C
hanniejoy&co 