Remember These Words on the Wall

Afton's bedroom is almost complete.  We have painted and wall-papered, sewn, mod-podged and hung.

I have a few small accessories I want to finish and then we'll be done!

A few days ago I realized that I needed a little something to add to the space beside her window.  Afton was game for a little crafting, so we got to it!

We bought a 6 foot length of 3-inch wide  primed wood.  Then dearest hubby cut it into 5 pieces varying in length from 9 - 14".

Afton helped me paint each piece with a shade of pink or blue craft paint.

I found the colours a little bit too strong for the look I was after, so  I dry-brushed some antique white over each board.  

Next I put Afton to work coming up with her own "words to live by."  I wanted words that would  be good reminders for each day --words that have meaning and importance in her day-to-day life.

This is what she came up with:

So cute.  I love how she wrote "KICK." As in "kick a soccer ball" or " kick your brother?"

Too funny.

I cross-referenced her list with the words I had come up with.  We had several the same.

 Like mother, like daughter.  

To add the text to each sign, I cut our chosen words out of a variety of fonts using my Cricut machine.

Then each letter was held onto the painted wood using  several layers of home-made Mod Podge (watered down white glue!).

And here is how they turned out, hanging on her wall:

 

I edged each piece with a fine black marker line to emphasize the edges.  

It was quite a challenge coming up with a way to hang these signs.  They were quite heavy.  In the end I used 3M Removable Command Strips - easy to apply and remove. 

I hope everyone has a sunny, dry weekend.

Weatherman is calling for rain here, but hopefully, he's wrong!!

Much love to all,

Bronwyn