Happy Monday to you all!
Today…it’s
My friends
from the
Mission Possible Team
will be featuring tons of color today so please drop by their blogs…they are an amazing collection of talent…not to mention just plain awesome and you are going to love what they have up their sleeves!!!
Then tomorrow is is time for all of you to bring on your
POP of COLOR
at the
Can’t wait to see what you have…we all know it is going to be FABULOUS!!!
and myself were discussing this project I was not really sure what I was going to do…fabric? paint?…hmm…??? Then I thought…why not both! We have a special little girl in our lives named Ariel and she is about to celebrate her 3rd Birthday and she LOVES the COLOR PINK!!!!
So with the help of some cool vintage frames that were found by my own Junkin Joe…a stash of pretty fabric…an array of pink shades of paint and oh yes…Joe can cut a mean piece of wood so he was able to make Miss Ariel’s 4 favorite animals…well why don’t I just show you!
This post is brought to you by
the color…
PINK!!!
I don’t want to drive you all nuts with an over load of pictures…so to speed it up — I removed the yucky images in these frames…and spray painted the faded gold into a creamy surface that would not take the colors of choice. The cool thing is once they were spray painted…the Acrylic paint adhered perfectly which saves tons of money — $1.00 a bottle compared to a full can of spray paint x4 is a big difference (I needed 4 shades of pink)
Then I needed…
the wooden inserts and the little wood cut-out animals…sanding required…you want these nice and smooth and then…
Shades of PINK!!! You will need a broad brush and a fine.
Base coat your little animals…allow to dry and then repeat.
Now take your favorite fabrics and and cover your inserts. I used a nice coat of Modge Podge to apply the fabric and simply wrapped them in prettiness!
Time to paint those frames! Two to three coats required : )
Now they are ready to assemble all pretty in PINK!
Take you fabric covered inserts and securely place them into your frame…
now they are ready for some company…
you can use the little animals in a purely painted form or you can add some simple details…I chose some details…then just glue them onto the fabric covered inserts…I used hot glue…yep…good old hot glue does the trick! : )
little Ellie…
dashing Danny…
waves of fun Willy…
and gorgeous Ginger!
put them all together…
a little POP of Pink!!!!
Hope sweet Ariel likes them!
I feel as though we just had an episode of Sesame Street and I hope that is a good thing!
Now…hop on over to see the girls and their creations!
Check out Kelly my fellow JERSEY girl over at
Eclectically Vintage
Linda with her Chicago thunder over at
it all started with paint
brought to you by the color ORANGE!
Kari the Kentucky charm over at
Looks like this one is brought to you by the color RED!
Then we have our resident Island Girl Karah (with an h : )
over at
Do yourself a favor and go check them out! You will have a fabulous time…their blogs are a real treat!!!
Remember…let’s meet up here again tomorrow where you can showcase your
POP of COLOR
at the
Party starts at 7:00 am…8 am Jersey time : )
(((((HUGS))))
See you at the party!
Mention my blog and get yet another surprise gift!!!
Linda @ it all started with paint says
Andrea,
That project is just darling! Loving the pink … and I think that Ariel and I have the very same favorite animals! And how sweet do they look in pink? Adorable!
Looking forward to our party tomorrow …
🙂
Linda
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog says
I LOVE these, Andrea!! So perfectly pretty in pink. I bet little Ariel loves them. The perfect punch of color for sure. So happy to be partying with you again tomorrow!!
thistlewoodfarm says
I knew you would pick the color Pink! What great project…..you always inspire me everytime I visit 🙂
Thanks for being so generally wonderful!
blessings,
karianne
thistlewoodfarm says
I knew you would pick the color Pink! What a fun and easy project!
And so cute…..that’s the most important thing 🙂
blessings,
karianne
Robin @ Happily Home, After says
Super sweet. Love how you combine recycled, upcycled, fabric, wood and paint. Great color blocking with the frames in slightly different shades of pink. I’m an ellie girl myself, have been collecting since I was 3 and dad brought me home my first stuffed elephant … I have a herd of elephants scattered around the house.
Robin
happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com
~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ says
Those are so cute! Love the pops of color, and all the shades of PINK! 🙂 Hope you have a happy week! && Happy Monday friend! xo Holly
It's me says
This is so nice Andrea !!…love it…happy new week…love Ria…xxx…
Holly- Cutie Pie Cottage says
What a wonderfully sweet project! I’m assuming you glued the animals in place? What glue did you use? ♥
Sherry says
Andrea your pictures are the cutest…I would have never thought to use different shades of pink. Luv it!
Free Pretty Things For You says
Dear Auntie Andre, Uncle Joe and Cousin Peter..
This is Ariel ..well Sort of.. If i could type, I would surely tell you that I LOOOOOVVVEEE my New Beautiful Shabby Animal friends and I cant Wait for the day when i could actually hang them up in the room IF my mom would ever finish my room that is. Hopefully this will give her all the motivation she needs to finally get it DONE!
I Love you all SO MUCH, and hope we can all meet one day!! 🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank YOU!!
BIG HUGS And Kisses to All!!!
Ariel
Free Pretty Things For You says
Dear Auntie Andre, Uncle Joe and Cousin Peter..
This is Ariel ..well Sort of.. If i could type, I would surely tell you that I LOOOOOVVVEEE my New Beautiful Shabby Animal friends and I cant Wait for the day when i could actually hang them up in the room IF my mom would ever finish my room that is. Hopefully this will give her all the motivation she needs to finally get it DONE!
I Love you all SO MUCH, and hope we can all meet one day!! 🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank YOU!!
BIG HUGS And Kisses to All!!!
Ariel
Free Pretty Things For You says
Dear Auntie Andre, Uncle Joe and Cousin Peter..
This is Ariel ..well Sort of.. If i could type, I would surely tell you that I LOOOOOVVVEEE my New Beautiful Shabby Animal friends and I cant Wait for the day when i could actually hang them up in the room IF my mom would ever finish my room that is. Hopefully this will give her all the motivation she needs to finally get it DONE!
I Love you all SO MUCH, and hope we can all meet one day!! 🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank YOU!!
BIG HUGS And Kisses to All!!!
Ariel
Free Pretty Things For You says
Dear Auntie Andre, Uncle Joe and Cousin Peter..
This is Ariel ..well Sort of.. If i could type, I would surely tell you that I LOOOOOVVVEEE my New Beautiful Shabby Animal friends and I cant Wait for the day when i could actually hang them up in the room IF my mom would ever finish my room that is. Hopefully this will give her all the motivation she needs to finally get it DONE!
I Love you all SO MUCH, and hope we can all meet one day!! 🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank YOU!!
BIG HUGS And Kisses to All!!!
Ariel
Free Pretty Things For You says
Dear Auntie Andre, Uncle Joe and Cousin Peter..
This is Ariel ..well Sort of.. If i could type, I would surely tell you that I LOOOOOVVVEEE my New Beautiful Shabby Animal friends and I cant Wait for the day when i could actually hang them up in the room IF my mom would ever finish my room that is. Hopefully this will give her all the motivation she needs to finally get it DONE!
I Love you all SO MUCH, and hope we can all meet one day!! 🙂
Thank you Thank you Thank YOU!!
BIG HUGS And Kisses to All!!!
Ariel
PitterAndGlink says
I LOVE these! They’re so pretty!
Eclectically Vintage says
I’m having as much fun as Waves of Fun Willy! These are the cutest Andrea!! Pink and cute animals – what’s not to love?!
Can’t wait to see what everyone links up tomorrow – glad to be partying with you!
Kelly
Melanie says
Your such a clever cookie aren’t you. I love what you have done with those old frames. The fabrics and paint colours are so vibrant and fresh and full of fun. I am looking forward to tomorrow’slinky party…..I have something vintage rainbow to share that you will love.
Love to you xo
lynn says
darling frames, andrea!! thanks for the fun!
Erin @ His and Hers says
Those animals are so cute, and the backgrounds are really pretty! Thanks for hosting! 🙂
Kelly @ JAX does design says
I love, love, LOVE your pink framed animals! They’re so sweet & charming & creative – Ariel is going to be thrilled! 🙂
Robin @ Happily Home, After says
Andrea,
Can’t believe I posted to the party this morning and forgot to say hi! Beaver isn’t feeling great so I’m distracted and think that’s why I forgot … that’s the excuse I’m going with 🙂 Love all the projects so far, the color party was a great idea. Thanks so much for being one of the great hosts of the party.
Robin
happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com
Sheila @sZinteriors says
Awe, Andrea, these are just way too cute! I LOVE the fabric you chose, and the animals are so sweet. Perfect for a special little girl… and I bet she LOVES them, too! 🙂
Desiree @ The 36th AVENUE says
Super cute Andrea! Pinning this one too 🙂