Girl's Room: Art On The Walls And a Give Away!

First of all, thank you for all of your kind comments on the upholstered sofa. I feel like a proud mama of a blue
velvet couch! Ha! Today, I wanted to talk about art in children's rooms, namely my twin's room. Our girls
didn't have much on their walls and they were excited when we put up a gallery wall of pretty
art work for them. Squeals of delight!
Most pictures in their room are DIY,  thrift store art and a gorgeous print from Heatherlee Chan. You
don't need to spend a lot of money to get the look you want, but you do have to be willing to make
something. I hope you'll be inspired to make some art for your home. First, let me give you a tour of the
galleries:

On the dresser, my husband and I made this frame last year and I love the picture of our girls in there.
Above the large frame is this darling print, Sisters Art, I bought from Heatherlee Chan. Her art is
charming, whimsical and feminine- perfect for our little girls. They actually picked the print out, but I had a
hard time choosing just one. All her art is darling! I framed it in an Ikea frame and used a gold sharpie
to make some polka dots around the mat.

The flowers painting in the corner is one of my first attempts at oils in a long time. I had a great time
painting again and thought it would look good with the paint in their room (which is Benjamin Moore's
Love and Happiness). The ampersand and the silhouettes are also painted/cut by me. For the
ampersand, I sketched out the shape on fabric and cut it out. The key for this was to have thin material.
The 'Be Brave' banner was also cut pieces of fabric and adhered using Fabri-tac. The Degas' Dancers
print is from a thrift store and the calendar is from Rifle.

For my $5 thrift store chair I spray painted it white and used a gold sharpie to make the crest and vines. I
loved the chair when I saw it because I could see some kind of art or monogram going in the middle of it.

On the other side of the room, I had my two girls paint some watercolor art and I put them behind a
white mat. I can easily change out their art here if I want. They had a fun time making art for their room.
The map is from artist Judy Kaufmann. Love her work too!

After Christmas I spent a long time weeding through clothes and toys that were not used anymore. It felt
good to organize and simplify their toys. Putting their toys in plastic, labeled bins has been a HUGE
improvement from the catch-all baskets I had in here before. The girls now put their toys away and in
the right spot! Hallelujah!

These lamp bases are from Ikea and I used some Rub N'buff on them to give them a gold/brassy look.

I'll show you the rest of the room soon. We recently put their beds into bunk beds which makes
this room feel larger. The girls have a great area to play in now.

Heatherlee is kind enough to give one of you lucky ducks an art print. You get to pick which one 

you like/love. Her art will get you excited for Spring with so many floral prints and if you have a

 little child in your life it makes charming art for kid's rooms. 

To enter the Giveaway: First go to Heatherlee's Etsy store, Laddy Poppins to find your favorite print. Then, comment below and tell me what would be your favorite Lady Poppins print. One comment per entry. One winner will be chosen at random and will receive an art print. Make sure your comment is not a "non-reply" or else I won't be able to get in touch with you. 

For additional entries:
2. Follow me on Google Connect or Bloglovin
3. Follow me on Instagram
4. Like me and follow me on Facebook.
5. Subscribe to Heatherlee's mailing list
6. Like Heatherlee on Facebook.

The Give Away will close Friday, March 13th.

********** The Give Away is now closed. *****************

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Happy Mother's Day

                     
                             
                                                                           Figs & Ginger
Thank you for all your comments on the makeover of our daughter's room the other day. Your comments make my day. I love how it turned out and she does too. I'll post on Monday how we made the headboard.

Today, I want to say thank you to all women in my life who are super inspiring and have brought such love into my life, especially my own dear mother. I love you! I hope you all have the best Mother's day weekend you can. Here are a few things that have caught my eye lately:

                   That cake topper (first picture) is so sweet and would be great for many occasions.
                
                   This video is about the toughest job in the world. At the end it makes me cry.

                    My love for paper will never die- here's another video- super cute.

A quick and easy (last minute) Mother's day gift to make are silhouette prints. I love how these prints really personalize a home (or you could make it a card). I made one for another one of our daughter's rooms.

                       
               Here's another simple and beautiful gift for mother's day or teacher gift with a printable tag.

Women have tough, beautiful and significant roles to play in the world. All women, regardless if they are a mother or not can make a huge difference in other's lives. Happy Mother's Day!