Back at it....kind of

Back in December we found out we were going to have a baby!! Yay!!!  And then a few months later we found out we're having a GIRL!!!!!  So of course I got to rub it in my husband's face...I'm so glad he loves me :D.  I wasted no time in trying to find the "perfect" theme for our soon to be girl.  Sadly, everything I liked turned out to be expensive or it just wasn't my taste.  So, I started thinking of what I could do.  I was stumped for a while until one of my trips to Michael's.  I decided to make a name plaque!  Of course before making this decision, I had done some research on Etsy and Pinterest.  Some weren't my taste and some were very close. So once at Michael's, I thought I would try something of my own.  I bought some wooden letters and this thing below (not sure what it's called).

I don't have a picture of the letters before I painted them, sorry.  But I loved the pink and green idea.  However, the pink just wasn't bold enough for me.  So I mixed some colors and voilà! 

I loved how the letters stood out more.  My plan to hang it up was to find some ribbon and secure it on the back.  But the more I looked at it, it seemed as if something was missing.  Unfortunately, I put it up for a while.  Fast forward to a few months later, while visiting my mom, we went to Hobby Lobby.  I was looking for ideas to spruce up her name plaque.  We, well I, waddled over to the scrapbook selection and my son, of all people picked out some paper.  And inspiration hit me!  I bought the paper he picked out, a picture frame and a little something else to go with this new idea.  It was time to go home and put it all together! 

This was just too cute, I couldn't pass it up!  I didn't go for the princess theme, but I had plans to spray paint it turquoise later on. 

My son did a great job picking out paper for his soon to be sister!

With paper and a picture frame, her new name plaque was reborn!  And the best thing was, it only took about a half hour to put together!!  

So without further ado, here is the final product!

To make the letters stay, I used Elmer's Glue. It's still sticking to this day

As I said before, I was going to spray paint the carriage a turquoise color, but her room is going to be a soft turquoise.  My mom and I put it up against one of the walls that is done, and the pink stood out even more than against the wall in this picture.  Therefore, it's staying bright pink!  

I can't wait to finish her room...but that won't happen until after she's born.  Because...drum roll please....we're moving soon!  Many would be freaked out about this, but I'm loving the adventure!  Well, now that I'm done with as much as I can do with her room, I'm onto the next project.  Making a name plaque for my son using Star Wars fabric.  Once I get that done, I will be sure to post that on here too!  

Until next time! Happy crafting :D!!