Our almost 3 year old is ready for a big girl room. A princess big girl room. I forget that she's growing up and has her own opinions. I wanted her big girl room to have a dress theme because she loves dresses and it seems a little more unique. But thanks to Disney (which I'm certain had absolutely nothing to do with us taking her on multiple Disney vacations and watching every princess movie with her...) she wants a princess room. I'm compromising by creating a "princess dress boutique" theme. I love creating my own art whether it's a painting on a canvas or photography or something multimedia. Once while looking through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, I spotted these patterned elephants:
Aha! Scrapbook paper dress art! Here's what I did:1. Bought 2 canvases size 22x28 (on sale!) at JoAnn's, and some scrapbook paper
2. Painted the background a mixture of white and cream with tiny pink polka dots (I didn't want a busy background and her walls are very pink!)
3. Sketched dresses on notebook paper and then created stencils for the bodices out of cardstock
4. Cut pieces from scrapbook paper
5. Made little hangers from florist wire I happened to have, and painted them pink
6. Glued everything onto canvas with a combination of Elmers and hot glue- This process was tricky because the Elmer's glue didn't work very well on the canvas. I don't mind the paper not being completely glued down because it looks a little more fluid, like fabric, but I want everything to stay put!
I love how they turned out and I can't wait to get to work on more projects for her room!
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These are adorable! Good job, super creative!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Adriane!
DeleteI love the pink and blue dress. You did a great job. Congrats on starting your blog you'll be amazed how it can motivate you to get projects done.
ReplyDeleteThat's my favorite too. :) Blogging is definitely helping me get moving!
DeleteVERY impressive. Would Mod Podge work for paper to canvas?
ReplyDeleteI bet it would! I almost used it but I had a ton of Elmers so I just went with that. I think if I do something like this again I'll try Mod Podge!
Deletelove it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteFound you via My Repurposed Life...these are adorable! Love the 3-D effect...great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Terri!
DeleteI love the dresses! I cant wait to see how the whole room comes together :)
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DeleteThese are to cute. I have thought about doing something like this for my daughter. She is such a girly girl. Lovely job.
ReplyDeleteYou should!!
DeleteThis is SUCH a fabulous idea! Great decor for any girl's room! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
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DeleteYou scrapbook dress art is so sweet and colorful! Perfect for a big girl room.
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Thank you and thanks so much for hosting!
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ReplyDeleteSo cute!! I love it!! I'm your newest follower...Thanks for linking up! Just checking, did you see my Lisa Leonard giveaway yet?
ReplyDeleteXO, Aimee
These are just too adorable!!! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us at Sharing Saturday.
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Lovely, so lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou've just gained yourself another follower :)
All the best!
How cute are these!?!?! I really love how they turned out! So cute and sooo creative!
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Ashley
www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
Congrats on your new blog! You are soooooooooooo creative! I so hope you will come back to Teagan's Travels on Tuesdays and link up your banner, your photo tip, your so-cute felt pillows. Wow! I am your newest follower and can't wait to see what you are up to next, especially because we both have three year old girls!
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