Pretty Pink Project

I have, for a while, wanted to get the finishing touches for Reagan's nursery all done. Its only taken me more than a year to decide what I wanted to do on the wall above her crib on either side of her vinylism...




So, I found these really cool frames at ikea, and the inspiration was born. I got two frames, one for each side of the saying above her crib.



The frames only came in black, and they are plastic, so I had to find a paint color that I liked that came in a kind of paint that would work for plastic. Krylon brand paints have a product called Krylon Fusion, that works for painting plastic without having to sand or prep the plastic surface in any way, easy right??? They didn't have a great selection of colors, so I went with White with a satin finish. I figured that white would look really pretty against Reagan's watermelon pink walls!!




So, I took my cans of paint, and my new frames from ikea, and went to work, and it was really really easy. Just a few coats of the spray paint and my frames were magically transformed from a gothic like frame in black, to a really girly pretty frame in white. I was very pleased with the way this project was turning out!!!

Next I had to decide what to put in the frames. The frames are HUGE, so getting a picture that big was out of the question. I decided to find some pretty fabric to put in the frames. I chose a Michael Miller fabric called Avocado Dandy Damask. Its really pretty and the green matched the greens in Reagan's room well.




I cut the fabric, ironed it, and then put it in the frames. It looked so pretty, but kind of boring, like it was missing something.



So, on to plan B. I really like the frames and I really liked the fabric with the frame, but now, the project needed some spunk. I went to hobby lobby and bought some wooden letters and some watermelon pink paint!! I painted the letters with the pretty watermelon pink paint, and they turned out SUPER cute!!!





I put the letters on the outside of the glass of the frame, just to be different, and this is what the final project looks like......






So Pretty, I just love how they turned out. I think they will look so great on Reagan's walls, now I just need to get Jeremy to hang them;-))))