Waaaahoooo! I know it didn't take all that much work to put a rug behind the bed, but man oh man was I excited to get that crossed off my list.
With the headboard started I was on a roll to make the master bedroom better looking. I set my sights on some lovely art to go above the bed. At all times, I have at least 1,000 options of things I could hang up in the house. So, I consulted my stash of the goods and a few lists of other wall hanging ideas. And, I landed on wedding related art. Vague enough for you?
Scott and I got married almost 5 years ago and people do not lie when they say that time flies!
In the wedding invitations, I included a hand drawn map. A friend of mine was nice enough to draw a picture of each location that needed to be included on the map (the hotel, the reception site, and the ceremony site). He did an unbelievable job and I have always wanted to do something with his drawings.
I scanned them into the computer and played with them a bit in Photoshop. In the end, I used just one of the drawings (the ceremony site). I colored three prints differently to bring in some of the colors in my bedroom. I used yellow, blue, and brown.
I bought a few different pieces of fabric that went with the color scheme in my room. I put mats in the frames and I figured out which fabric looked best with which print. The fabric got introduced to the ironing board so I could be sure it was looking its best.
Mom, I know you're going to comment that I need a new iron and ironing board.
It seemed like something was missing. Construction paper to the rescue! I made little border of construction paper matting around each piece print. Then I glued the print onto construction paper so it would stand out a little more. Yep, construction paper was the first thing I thought of to use and I had plenty on hand because I am a 3rd grader.
It turned out to be a little tricky to get the construction-papered prints to stay on the fabric. So, I cut a hole in the center of the fabric (making sure I did it in a place where it wouldn't be seen). I put a piece of paper behind the fabric and glued that piece of paper to the back of the construction paper. I am 100% positive there was an easier way to do this, but that was what I came up with.
I measured and hung them. It is never perfect on the first try so there may be an extra hole or two behind the paintings.
We are just a few steps away from crossing a Chronicle off our list!
Here are the steps from the whole process:
Step 2: Rearrange the furniture and add a seating area.
Step 3: Redo a desk with a funky chevron pattern.
Step 4: Redo an old chair for the desk.
Step 5: New comforter and lamps.
Step 6: Headboard, Part 1
Step 7: Make some wedding related art.
Step 8: New entertainment center.
Step 9: Add some new art
Step 10: Headboard, Part 2. Finishing touches. Try to bring it all together.
Love the Rose Garden Art!! Beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour Rose Garden art turned out so nicely!
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteBeautiful and nicely matted and framed!
ReplyDeleteVery cool art work! I love the fabric backgrounds- neat idea!
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