I didn’t even know where to start with showing you all the gifts I made for friends and family this Christmas (let me just say, signs with quotes was “my thing” this year…and I’m not finished!), so I figured I’d just start with my first project, and go from there!
One of my very good friends is expecting her third baby in March, and for the first time she found out the sex… and it’s a baby girl! (which immaturely we are very excited about, because then her, I and our other best friend will all have 1 boy and 2 girls! oh, so highschool… we know.) So even though we agreed not to give each other’s kids Christmas gifts this year – and just had a great Christmas party with all 3 families instead – I couldn’t keep myself from making a little something for this little baby… only it turned out not-so-little.
Cuuute! I know there are a few crooked words, and a few squished words, but I’m giving myself a break and loving it anyways! And my friend and her hubby love it, so that’s what matters!
Here’s how it all came together:
I found this on Pinterest...
(source)
and I found a big piece of pine in our "collection"... painted the border and sides brown...
...barely waited for the paint to dry, and added white...
...left the edges brown... when the paint dried I sanded it, and distressed the edges...
...using stencils, I eyed the placing, and stenciled the words on and free-handed the dragonfly...
...painted in the words with brown and pink...
...glazed it with brown paint diluted with water...
...sanded again to distress the words...
...and done!
I’d love to know what you think!!
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this is sooo cool. so much work and heart in there. looks so professional. here in germany you could sell all your creative art (in the internet f.ex.)and already would have your own business. but i’m sure you thought about that already. you’re really good in all your creative artwork. and when i see this gift for a baby, i can see you as a person in it it as well. this piece also talks about you (the way you talk and see and treat others-as far as i got to know you).XXOOesther
Thank you SO much, Esther. That really means a lot! xxoo!
Cute, Cute, Cute!
thanks, thanks, thanks!
What a lovely gift for the new baby!
Thank you so much!
That is gorgeous!! So sweet too! Great job!
Oh, thank you!! And thanks for visiting my blog!
I pinned this one too!! I’m loving your projects!!
Thank you so much for sharing and linking up to Lisa’s Linky List!!
~Lisa @ Lisa’s Craft Blog
Thank YOU, Lisa!! I’m excited to start following your blog! Thank for pinning me!