Quote Wall Art On The Cheap

The colors look a little funky thanks to my ancient point and shoot camera.

It was time to re-do my little girls room from baby to big girl since she was getting her big girl bed. Even though it was probably only a few months before when I finished her baby room (I wasn't quite thinking when we moved in).

I painted it the PERFECT shade of pink thanks the the advice from Making It Lovely. She is a lover of all things pink and has a nice list of her favorite paint colors. I tried a couple of samples and settled on the Wild Aster, and it did not disappoint. It is a gorgeous color.

There is a pretty big wall that need some decoration. I wanted a quote, but I didn't want to pay for vinyl. I thought about painting it on the wall, but I thought when I get tired of it in about 2 seconds then I will have to repaint. That is when inspiration struck thanks to an email from Lauren at Lauren Urban Photography. She sent me a link with cute ideas. Of course I can't find the link to the exact project, but it came from here

(If you have seen this picture and remember where please let me know so I can credit)

I was on the look out for some flashcards for a while, but I didn't find any. I decided to make my own.

I set up a template in Word, printed, and cut apart with my Xacto knife. Purchased some mini clothespins from Hobby Lobby, spray painted them white, and hung on some pretty pink ribbon for $1 from Walmart. In total I think it probably cost me about $5--not bad.

Now you will notice the letters are kind of curling up. I printed them on a flimsy, clearish cardstock. That was a mistake. After a couple of months the curling was really bad so I re-did them on white cardstock, same result without the curling. I also hung them a little high so there wouldn't be little fingers pulling them off!

Piece by piece her room is coming together. The next project in here is a canopy for the bed.

I'd be happy to share the Flashcard template I made just let me know.

I'm linking here. Come get some inspiration.

http://decormamma.blogspot.com/2010/02/frugalicious-friday-giveawaysodderbug.html