Whew. Last week was kind of a blur and our Valentine/School obligations did not leave much time for much craftiness.
The girls put together nearly 50 valentines between the two of them. Em went with the bird/owl themed ones…
We ended up using a lot of scrap paper up. And Addie went with the, what else? Cat themed ones…
She was signing the back and didn’t like that the “back kitty” didn’t have a face, so she also drew smiley faces on all of them before we attached the lollipop…
And I have saved a few bucks by making hairbows for the girls and as gifts. (Do they EAT the hairbows?) They both love to wear them, but rarely do they end up in the hair drawer. I’m not really sure where they end up.
I got an entire package of 25 alligator clips on etsy for $2.25. And some ribbon from the DollarSpot at Target (5 ribbons for $1). So each clippy bow works out to about .35 cents each. Not too shabby. Plus I don’t get all worked up if they don’t make it back home since they are kind of cheap.
I had a few other good reasons for not attacking any of the sewing projects on my list, too.
The bedrooms of Thing 1 and Thing 2. The Great-Bedroom-Painting-Projects of 2010 took up The.Entire.Weekend.
I had promised the girls that they could pick out their paint. Of course I was hoping they would pick the pretty, LIGHT color on the tops of the swatches. But both girls went with the “middle,” very-much-brighter, colors. And both of them picked their colors because they liked the names. Yes, they did. Emmy picked “Watercolor Lilies” and Addie picked “Scent of Rose.”
She screeched, “ROSE? I should pick Rose for my color, because I am Rosie, right Mama?”
Riiiight.
So after the wallcovering debacle, (Should it stay? Should it go?) five coats of paint between the two rooms, the “help” of two monkeys, and a bit of testing our very stable 16+ year marriage – the girls’ rooms are finally back in order and we are crashed on the sofa.
The unveiling of the Watercolor Lilies. Hmmm…doesn’t look too bad…
Em working the roller. She actually did a really good job and lasted for almost the entire four walls (I was betting 1 wall, tops!).
I didn’t really take a before pic, but you can see the room here from a few years ago, it didn’t look too much different.
And here it is put back together. Sort of. I don’t want to hang anything on the walls now that we worked so hard to paint them!
And then we have Addie’s, Scent of Rose. I think a “Taste” or maybe “Whiff” of Rose might have been a little bit more palatable. Scent is, well…kinda strong. It looks more like sugary, make-your-teeth-hurt-kinda sweet cotton candy. But she ADORES it. And really that is all that matters.
Addie really just wanted to write her name. She lost interest much sooner than Em did…
Checking out her pink room after it had dried overnight…
A little peek at her room, I haven’t put the curtains up or anything on the walls in here yet either. J. was helping me put all the hardware back on again. Her before room pics are also here, obviously the bed has been converted from the toddler bed.
I guess now that I look at it again, it really isn’t that bad. And it has toned down. A little…
Of course, the problem with doing house projects is that they are very satisfying, once they are done that is. Such great improvements! Just imagine if we stripped the doors and repainted the trim, too? Or maybe that hideous wallpaper in the girls’ bathroom should come down? Or we could….
(Poor J. I just know he is trying to figure out when he needs to travel again to escape my home project madness.)
I think you are brave for letting them choose the colors. But I think they chose well. Their rooms are darling.
i posted pictures of our owl valentines today too!
and the pink color probably won’t be so bad once the room is completely back together. when it is just an empty room a color can often be overwhelming.
i think their rooms look really cute!
The rooms turned out great. I’m hoping to get some painting done at my house before I return to work on March 15 (ugh!)
Yes, they DO eat the hairclips. At least, my little girl does.
The rooms turned out beautifully. Love those shiny floors and the simplicity of the rooms. The colors are perfect. Your girls did great picking out the colors. 
Both rooms look adorable. We have so many projects that need to be done and painting is definitely an inexpensive way of making a room look fresh and new. Those Valentine’s turned out really cute too.
I have a little something up today.
OK… Can I say that I am jealous of your owl Valentine’s? Those were too cute. I may have to steal that for next year! The girl’s rooms look great. I haven’t been brave enough to do my kids’ rooms. I’d love to do something cool in both of their rooms but just can’t find the time!
I posted something on my site to. Hope you check it out.
Very productive! Love the girls’ valentines and their rooms look so cute. I think Anya’s room is a bit more pink than Addie’s, so I think she chose a more subtle color LOL! Anya’s room color was Panache Pink, which sounds like something Fancy Nancy would choose.
Oh yes, and apparently their is a little hairclip gremlin that steals them off their pretty little heads.
I do have something up today, too. A little sewing for me.
You were brave to let them chose their own colors – but they did well! I think N would go for flourescent pink.
i bet your shoulders/back are sore after all that, tho!
I think these girls must eat their hairclips…and it’s a universal problem. I should make some like that for N; she’s not really much for clips these days, but I’ve decided i need to start enforcing it because I’m tired of hair in her eyes. Maybe she’ll like to wear them more if I let her pick out the ribbon.
Oh, and the valentines are very tweet, but I’m not gonna let N see those kitties! ;o) Her party is today, after being snowed out last week!
How fun! These are great shots and just the inspiration to tackle a few painting projects I’ve been considering ’round these parts as well!
Love the valentines, too!
Ohh…I love Em’s color. It’s pretty close to Madey’s. And, anytime you question the likes of Addie’s, remember Ella’s. Ad’s is much, err calmer.
LOL – House projects are never ending that is a too true.
Cute Valentines idea. I like the pencil and sucker holders.
The valentine’s are adorable — and the rooms both look FANTASTIC! I love painting — I actually don’t mind the process (because I am uber-weird) but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the finished product. You guys make great painters!