Today I thought I'd show you a little baby gift I made for a friend a while ago. You guys, this baby is so cute and small and sweet. Babies are just the best.
I made these little nursery blocks from my scrap wood pile. I wish I would have taken their measurements but they were pretty petite. I think the big one is a one inch board that's 10 x 7 {I don't know, I'm just making that up really} and the smaller blocks are made from 2 x 4's.
The smaller blocks are for sitting on a shelf but the subway art has a metal tooth hanger on the back and has the option of being hung. For the images I used my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot program.
For the owl I used a vinyl stencil of the outline of the owl and painted the entire thing brown. Once it was dry I cut out another stencil that had the eyes, feathers and wings and stenciled that part white.
To create the aged look to the finish I randomly painted brown spots on the edges and corners. I then rubbed Vaseline over the brown spots and then covered the whole thing in pink paint. The pink didn't want to stick to the parts that were Vaselined and I rubbed the pink away in those areas with a baby wipe. It gives it a shabby chic vintagey feel.
For the tree I just did the same thing as the owl. I use one stencil and painted the whole thing brown and then made another stencil for the leaves and trunk and painted that one white. Just a simple layering of stencils can make for a fun result.
Simple little keepsake blocks that anyone can make. If you don't have a cutting machine you can make a stencil with vinyl and an exacto knife or even try a little hand painting. You could conjure up your skills from the days of toll paining in the 90's. {Please tell me I'm not the only one that remembers toll painting.}
Now, what I really need to do to switch it up is show you some boy crafts. Stay tuned. I'll be showing you a really fun one next!
Awww these are adorable!!!! Really nicely done! I love the owl block - so cute!!!! What a lovely addition to a nursery!
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