$50.00 And 2 Days: Day 1

This is what the room looked like when we started. The crib and changing table were bought at Walmart as a set for $179.00, and the swing was given to me by a friend.

The wall color is New Violet by Behr. I love this color. It looks pink and or purple depending on its surroundings and light.

LeeLee Owens  is my best friend, and has offered to decorate this baby's room for me as a baby shower gift. If you like her work, her site is here.

DAY 1

SHOPPING LIST!!

From the Dollar Tree:

• 3 white baskets
• Car sponge
• Glue sticks
• Paint brushes
• Decorative decals (Will label as progress continues)
• See through white ribbon
• Solid black ribbon

Grand total: $12.82

From Home Depot:

• Frog Tape
• Handi Painter
• Touch Up Pad (Shur Line)
• Mini Roller Kit
• Scotland Isle and Black Suede Behr paint samples 

Grand Total: $22.26

Michaels

• Sticker Gems
• 3 Daisy Clips
•  Scrapbook paper (green butterfly)

Grand Total: $13.80

Overall Grand Total:  $48.88

BASKETS
Before:

 

 LeeLee colored the sheer white ribbon with a black paint pen that she had previously bought.

  

She then took the ribbon and wove it through the holes in the basket. 

 She then attached the daisy clip to the front of the basket over the knot.

Final Product! Decorative holders to be used for toys, diapers, wipes, and bath gear. 

BUTTERFLY PLAQUE:


LeeLee used a scrap piece of wood, penny nails, paper, hot glue, and a sharpie. She had already assembled this before coming to my home. This is how it looked when she arrived.

We then painted the board Scotland Isle Green and added a butterfly made out of green scrapbook paper (the polka dots were originally white, but she colored them with the black paint pen).

We then added a decorative decal (from the dollar tree) that says "In a world where you can be anything, Be yourself."

The paint is the same color, just different lighting. LeeLee colored more of the same ribbon from the baskets and made a hanger for the plaque. 

WALL BORDER:

The wall was the new violet color before we started (courtesy of my older daughter) First, we used the Frog Tape and taped off a 7 inch (top to bottom) high chair rail. 

We then painted the chair rail white with the Shur Line and allowed it to dry. 

   

LeeLee cut different size circles out of the car sponge (two 2" circles, one 1.5" circle, and one 1" circle). Then we dipped the 2" sponge into the black suede paint and pressed, pushed and twisted the sponge onto the white border. 

After letting the black dots dry, we used the 1.5" sponge and added the green polka dots approximately 2' apart. (Don't worry, the edges do turn out nicely! Loving Frog Tape right now)

After the green dots dried, we used the 1" sponge and added left over New Violet. We wanted these dots smaller so the violet would not be overwhelming, but still tied in.

The princess sticker will be removed and placed in my older daughters' room. =)

LeeLee taped off 1/2" below the top tape, and 1/2" above the bottom tape. I was unable to get pics of this as I was tending to my daughter.
After taping, she painted the 1/2" gap on the top and bottom with the black suede paint.

The sun went down and the lighting makes the room look pink.

After it dried, we peeled the tape off, being sure to pull toward the fresh paint.

 

We made butterflies out of construction paper and tissue paper that LeeLee had laying around from years ago. 

 The very bottom layer is made of green rubber shelf liner that she also had laying around. We used the glue sticks to glue them to the wall around the chair rail. The glue sticks are used because it won't damage the wall and can be removed later and the dried glue can be washed off with warm water. 

And the chair rail is now done. =)

THE ADDITION OF THE PLAQUE:
We used a white screw in hook that came in a kit that I already had bought at the Dollar Tree months ago. We placed the plaque mid way between the chair rail.

Day one was a total success!! We got a lot accomplished, and this only took about 5 hours to complete.

HERE'S THE PANORAMIC VIEW:

With an hour to kill, we put together some framed collages with two of the three remaining decals. We drew out polka dots with a sharpie on plain computer paper that I already had and stuck the butterflies on top of the plain computer paper and the polka dot paper. LeeLee hot glued handmade bows onto the center of the frames to incorporate the New Violet color.

Day 2