So since I have stencils, I decided to make my own. I googled the fabric for the muslin wraps (gauze) and since I had a day off (kids were at Grandpa and Grandma's!) I headed to Joann. I was prepared to buy just one yard since that's all the coupon counts for, but it was on sale! $3.50 a yard.
Ready to get busy.
Before I did anything, I was going to have my mom hem them, but I liked how they looked when they came out of the wash. Curled and frayed edges, they can still be hemmed if it gets too bad. I started with the gold birdies, its turning out really cute but I ran out of paint so its not complete. I also had one in the tub with the dye.
Next I did the tribal pattern on the beige blanket. That one took forever. During this time, the dyed one was done but I didn't like how it turned out, neon orange. The bottle color looks like a pretty sunflower yellow. Oh well. Last I did the bronze flower pattern, it'll be fine for a boy. :)
In love with them!
They came out way better than I expected, I couldn't be happier! I plan to make a couple more. I already had the stencils (and they'll be used over and over so I'll more than get my money's worth out of them) and the paint. I bought a bottle of dye and I'll probably get a couple more paint colors. So they came out to roughly $4 each. Can't beat that! Original and cheap. :)
I did paint one side of AJ's bedroom door while they were washing before I started, but the swaddles pretty much filled my day. I was cleaning up when Steven got home from work. We both expected the kids to be home way before he did, but since they weren't, we went on a dinner date before we picked them up. Love having alone time with my hubby. Later that night he felt Baby move for the first time!
These are so fun!! I want to make some too.
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