Monday, August 27, 2012

MIY Monday - Quickie Wall Decor

Hi guys! Sorry I didn't post a book review on Saturday, but it was a very busy day and I just didn't feel like it. Do you ever feel that way? Like you just don't wanna blog anymore for awhile? Maybe it's the amount of school work I keep putting off to do other things, like hang out with my friends. I have done that WAY too much lately....

Anyways, for MIY Monday I wanted to share with you something I did in a bit of a hurry last weekend, but I still think turned out great. I have a flat wall above my bed that is a bit lower than the rest of the ceiling, so I decided it needed SOMETHING! I just haven't been able to decide what. I finally settled on doing something based on the seasons.  Since it is basically fall, I started there.

I started with the basics: Construction paper and print outs of leaves from Microsoft Word Clipart (best resource ever!)

After cutting out the leaves, I traced them onto my paper, fitting as many as I could on one sheet, and then proceeded to cut those out as well. This part took a bit of work. 

I was originally going to just leave them as shown above, but then I remembered the craft paint I had and decided to spice them up a bit. 

I went in with my brush and paint and just did a few textures here and there to make them pretty. After letting them dry, I put tape on the back and randomly put them on the ceiling above my bed. Now it's fall up there! I can wait for winter so I can do homemade paper snowflakes!


School is picking up and I am not sure if I like it yet. Being a senior really isn't all it's cracked up to be :/

Happy Monday guys, and if you want to join in, feel free to link and take my banner!


~Lisa




4 comments:

  1. I actually do something like this every so often. I currently still have shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots of gold with rainbows that I made from construction paper hanging up on my wall because nothing inspired me between St. Patty's day and now.

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  2. Ah wow! That's even better than glow-in-the-dark stars! How do you texture things so perfectly? Seriously, you have skill. Yeah, being a senior is too much stress, you remember how crazy it was for me. But you'll survive somehow and then graduate before you know it!!!

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  3. Paper snowflakes are one of my most favorite things....and I love the idea of your leaves. Wishing you all the best with your studies and art work this year. You are an amazing artist!

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