Crafty Goodness
I enjoy having Fridays off from work because I have one day at home to get chores done and, if I’m quick about the chores, I can tackle some crafty projects too. I had seen some projects around the interweb that I thought would be fun for the kids rooms so, on a Friday a few weeks ago, I grabbed the supplies on our grocery run and got to work during nap time.
First up was a starburst mirror for above Ava’s dresser. The tutorial was from The Nesting Place and made the project super simple. I bought a set of three round mirrors at Wal-Mart and painted the smallest in the same blue as some of the other stuff in Whoozer’s room. With leftover scrapbook paper, this was cheap and easy. Plus, no big worries if it didn’t work out!
Gotta love a grainy iPhone photo, right?
Once I got the mirror done, I moved on to mobiles for above the kiddos’ beds. I’d seen some on Etsy, but knew that I could totally make them myself. With some thick guage wire and a stash of beads and ribbon, I was on my way.
I added jingle bells to the mobiles so when you shake them they make a really sweet jingle sound. I’m really happy with how these turned out.
Noah’s mobile
Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to snap a photo of the mobiles in the kiddos’ rooms, but maybe I’ll add them if I get around to it.
Hooray for Fridays and hooray for simple (cheap!) crafts!