Scrabble Time!

Continuing along with the playroom theme, this time it was my chance to add some touches to the playroom walls.  I spent HOURS looking over Pinterest before stumbling onto this Pinners page.

While I loved the art and the idea of scrabble tiles, a few things didn't sit right with me. 

1) I was not a fan of the $500 price tag.  For less than $30 I could buy all the materials needed (stencils, paint, brush, blocks, hardware, Modge Podge, etc.).

2) The word Games just didn't seem to mesh right with the words Play, Laugh, & Dream.

So I put it in my head that this would be my new evening project and my own contribution to Kennedy's new playroom.

Here are the letters as they are drying.  Almost complete!  I bought Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's, and Michael's Craft store out of their stock of 5x5 wooden tiles.

I laid them out on the kitchen floor to get an idea of how it would look on the wall and to make sure I had all the letters I needed.

Tonight, Chris finally hung the finished project onto the wall in the playroom.  I saved myself $470  and didn't settle for something that was quite what I wanted.

Another crafty item came in the mail today.  This too was found on Pinterest.  Such a wonderful addition to the room and the colors coordinate so well.

 Kennedy showing off the rules!

Playroom Art

My husband just finished these for our daughter's new playroom and I decided to share.

His original idea was to paint a mural on her wall, but I suggested that he do portraits instead.

These are all acrylic on canvas.  We think they came out reasonably well considering this is the first time he's painted an actual picture since 8th grade art class 25 years ago.

You can see how he started with Jake and then gradually improved over the next couple of pictures.







These took him about two weeks to complete, but here's what made it all worth it.