DIY Time!

My cousin is having a baby! They just found out last week that it is a girl! So when she came to visit this weekend we created a "Welcome Home Mia" Sign that she framed for Mia's room! 

I showed her the "Create a Critter" Cartridge for the Cricut and she fell in love with all the cute little animals, but especially the Fox and Faun! 

~ First, we used a Plain Red 12x12 Piece of Cardstock and put this pretty Lace paper on top of it (which you can also find at Michaels in their Single pieces of paper aisle). 

~Then we cut out her name in 6 Inch Letters and shadowed them with Navy.

~Then, we made the Fox and Faun in 3 Inch. We shadowed them in Navy as well and used light brown and pink for the Faun and Red and pink for the Fox!  

~We left a space between the animals for her to add Mia's birthdate when she arrives (sometime in September!!) How Cute!!

~We got little pink and red flowers from the Martha Stewart Collection at Michaels and put them in the middle.

~Last, we put it in a frame and...TADA!

I made a sign for my son's room as well. 

His name is Wesley so I used his Nickname, Wes, and made this:

It is very similar and Mia's, just a different layout.

I chose animals to correspond with the letters in his name. 

Whale for W, Elephant for E, Snake for S. 

I also used less paper by using a 12x12 piece of Mint colored paper and gluing the 1/2 inch border of blue polka dot around the outside. 

The other difference is that the animals in my sign are raised (using "pops") and I added his birthday in the bottom right hand corner. 

All I need to do is get a frame and hang it up!

 

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