The past couple of days however, have been very productive on the creative front :)
Today I'll start with one of my own projects.
On Thursday afternoon, we ducked to Spotlight (the only sewing/crafty supplies store around here!), to collect a few little things for an upcoming birthday party we are attending... however... as is ALWAYS the case when we set foot inside the store, we came home with plenty more :) Amongst our other goodies, I found a small tub of Blackboard Paint for only $5!
I had a frame that was made by my grandfather, originally with a poster attached to a bit of board in the back, and had been wanting to use it for something. (I even had the frame hanging on my wall where I wanted to put it!) The poster had disappeared long ago - I think it had been water/bug damaged in storage throughout one of our many moves.
So, one night when the girls were safely tucked in bed, I got busy!! I painted the original backing board with 2 coats of the Blackboard paint, once the second coat had dried, I glued the board into the frame, and then nailed it in as well - just to be sure LOL. All this took about 24 hours in total - with waiting for all the paint and glue to dry.
Then, yesterday afternoon, I finally got to the fun bit! Writing on the board - and I had just the quote in mind...
Despite getting along OK over the holidays, my darlings had been starting to have more and more disputes... I wanted to remind them how special it was to have a sister, and how they didn't HAVE to like the same things!
This is now hanging on the wall facing my main kitchen bench, and above our dining room table, so I get to look at it whilst I'm cooking and we can all enjoy it at meal times. It makes me smile every time :)
I have told the girls that every few days/weeks I will change the saying - so they are a bit excited to see what comes next.
Stay tuned for more crafty goodies over the coming posts :)
