Do It Yourself

My dear son is now two. While I was pregnant with him, we painted the room green, planning for a nature theme...frogs, fish, and turtles if a boy...frogs, ladybugs, and dragonflies if a girl. It was a great idea...but it never really took off. There was no decor in his room...until now, of course.

He's a boy (obviously). So he needed a boy theme...and I found it at Target. Sadly, the artwork that matched the Transportation theme was gone...and after buying a bed in a bag set, extra set of sheets, mattress pad, and mattress/box spring set, I just couldn't stomach another $20 for one thing to hang on the wall anyway...because, of course, I could buy multiple blank canvases and some paint and do it myself!

Here is my first creation...the dump truck...

I'm a little bit giddy. I spent a total of $14 at Hobby Lobby on 4 blank canvases and a multipack of paint...and I had a productive reason to sit down and paint alongside my kids on a random afternoon.

Stay tuned...I'm not sure what's next...fire truck? squad car? backhoe? The possibilities are endless.