Okay, so you would have to have been following this blog for at least a year to understand the following post. So, the background is that last year, for Emma's birthday, we got a bookcase at a garage sale, and had intended to paint it (and allow her to help decorate it) as her birthday present. Of course, with moving AGAIN, that project didn't even get started, and the bookcase has just been a thorn in Ben's desire to have his garage in order. Well, here it is, a year later, and we have finally made some progress. Ben must have been motivated by the desire to have the bookcase out of his garage...so he sanded it all down, and painted it pink for us. Then, Emma and I painted on the letters for her name, and some flowers, and a palm tree. Now, let me say that I could have done it by myself in just a few minutes. But, it took us a good hour or so, but Emma was so thankful and so excited to actually be painting something. And, I think the year of time that has passed since we intended to begin this was very helpful since I am sure her ability to stencil has come a long way in a year. It was hard. Really hard. I had a damp paper towel, following closely because I couldn't just let there be any really noticeable mistakes on a bookcase! But all in all, it was fun, and we hope to enjoy future projects soon. We may not even be finished decorating the bookcase, but after that hour, it was enough for one night. Here are some pics of the project now, which will hopefully be in Emma's room tomorrow.
2 comments:
So cute! and I would totally have done the same thing too, and I think she will probably thank you later for being a bit of perfectionist.
The letters are so pretty! Even if they did have lots of help. :) (I would have done that too.)
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