Art in Ari's Room

As I mentioned last week, I’m in the process of re-doing Ariana’s bedroom. I began with painting her dresser, which makes such a huge difference in the look of her room already. And next on my agenda was hanging some art above the dresser since it was looking a little bare. I really love photographs and art and frames and assymetry so I simply filled up frames and got to hangin.  Typically I can hang a grouping of frames fairly quickly, but I planned to put a somewhat tall lamp on the dresser, so working around the lamp was challenging. Finally, I found a grouping I was satisfied with.

Here's a breakdown of the few of the things I framed:

The big ‘A’ is made up of jewel-thing-a-ma-jigs I bought for an unrelated project.

I simply traced an 'A' onto a piece of cardstock and broke out the glue gun. I used my fantabulous Martha Stewart punch to make the fancy, colorful yellow border to break up the white frame and the white card stock.

Next to the 'A' you may notice good ole Texas. She was born in Texas and developed a little twangy accent when she says certain words. When she was younger she loved strawberry milk and would call it “pank milk” instead of ‘pink’ or ‘strawberry.’ Too cute. Again, I simple used cardstock in colors that coordinate with her room and cute out a silouette of the Lone Star State and put a heart in the middle.

I also spelled out ‘Bella,’ which is a nickname she’s had since she was a baby. It means ‘beautiful’ so it’s fitting because, well, she’s a beaut. I just used sticky letters on, you guessed it, card stock.

This was one of the pictures from her 2011 calender that I simple cut out and framed:

And this is, perhaps, my fave:

It’s a twist on a Winnie the Pooh quote. I just put my own little spin on it to make it personal and fitting for my sweet baby girl. Well, I guess she's not technically a baby since she'll be 10 in a few months!

Oh, and on her dresser is a handkerchief that I folded up and framed. The colors go with her room and the bandana was worn at her pirate-themed bday party a few years ago so it has sentimental value. There’s also an adorable little owl I got at Kirklands (Ari loves owls and I love ceramic animals so it was a win-win) and a teal vase I found at Ikea. She handpainted a ceramic trinket box and she handpicked this bamboo plant. What can I say - the girl’s got style!

We’re making progress in here - slow but steady. Next on my list of things to do in here over the next week or two is make a headboard (I have a feeling it’s gonna be a-w-e-s-o-m-e), tweak her curtains, and refinish a nightstand. And that’s just half of it.

Xo,

Lorri