Happy Friday everyone! It is gorgeous here in Colorado today, my mom is in town to celebrate Mother's Day with us, and life is good! I hope you are looking forward to a fun weekend too!
A few weeks ago I asked you about this toy chest. My husband and I had painted it white and fixed it up for Nina, but it seemed like it was missing something.
The question was whether or not to paint Nina's name on it. You all are geniuses! Many people suggested adding her monogram, and I loved that idea! So, yesterday during nap time, I pulled out the paint, and here is the result. 
I love how it looks. It's the first time I've done Nina's monogram on something and it is so pretty. Basically I used the same technique that I used here. First, I printed out the letters from Word in the size I wanted. Then I traced them onto the toy chest using graphite paper (found at Michael's), then used a teeny-tiny paintbrush and a toothpick to paint the letters. If you get up close to it, the paint isn't perfectly smooth, but who cares? I love it!So, as usual, thank you for your thoughtful advice. Happy Mother's Day and have a great weekend!
wow, SO cute! I love the subtle effect the pink has against the white. Much classier in that space than a higher-contrast monogram would have been! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the softness of the monogram is classy!! looks great!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
It looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out great. A monogram always adds a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Mother's Day weekend.
LOVE it! Happy Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteAlly
That looks awesome. I am super impressed.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out SO adorable! Amazing what some paint and monograms can do, huh? Enjoy your mother's day!
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful! What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteOh Wow! What a transformation! It's beautiful. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteIn the famous words of The Nester, it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. But I still think is close to perfect and you did a GREAT job!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's day to you as well!
Excellent! Looks like something you paid a zillions dollars for!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great!
ReplyDeleteWow!!!! That turned out great! You are one talented Mama!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Mother's Day -- so sweet that your Mom is there to celebrate with you.
Janet
Very nice...you did a great job. I hope you have a wonderful and peaceful Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is sooo pretty, Carrie! It's so soft and light, and I love the font you chose. Have fun with your mom and happy mother's day!
ReplyDeletelove it!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day!
Lea
xo
{Love!} It turned out super cute! You're so good!
ReplyDeleteLove it - love how subtle and soft it is. Very classy!
ReplyDeleteGirl...you amaze me what you get accomplished. I LVOE that...I NEED to get ink or a new printer ...there are so many projects I would love to tackle if I could. WHat type of printer do you have and do you like it? cherry
ReplyDeleteI love it - so cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's just sweetness.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Mother's Day with your mom and your two little sweeties!!
it turned out soo great! i love it!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job! It looks great. I love your blog, and will be back to visit soon....I think I found you somehow through Kelly Friday House Tours....
ReplyDeleteGabi
that turned out great! so very cute. and i think she will enjoy it for years to come. have a very happy mothers day weekend.
ReplyDeleteCarrie,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your Mama could join you for this weekends fun! That is great!
The monogram on Miss Nina's toy chest looks just darling. You did a great job on it hun!
Have a fun, love filled, joyous weekend with your sweet family,
xo Les
Absolutely beautiful. Love the pink monogram on the white.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful Mother's Day.
Carrie, that looks cute! Good job! It is amazing the uses we come up with for the simple toothpick! LOL!
ReplyDelete~ Sarah
This is so cute! Isn't it amazing to see what a little hard work and paint can do? Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out fantastic! I knew a monogram would be the way to go - it looks so sweet! Great job and a Happy Mother's Day to you!!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out so nicely! I like how it's subtle and not too screaming-in-your-face blatant. :) Very elegant!
ReplyDeleteAnd happy Mother's Day to you, too!
Great job. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out sooo cute! Hope you have a great Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! I'm on the lookout for something to monogram like this now!
ReplyDeleteLove it! IT is PERFECT!!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Imagine what something like that would cost from PB!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day, enjoy your day!
The chest looks great! Have a wonderfuly and happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteSo much to celebrate this year!
Wow its so beautiful..
ReplyDeleteThat is so very pretty. Her room is like a little girl's dream come true! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Very classy and so pretty. I hope you have a wonderful mother's day tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteWow! An entirely updated look, not to mention...gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteKuddos to you!
...lovely... I will do this project. I always wondered how people painted letters so perfectly... thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt love it!! It looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a Happy Mother's Day!
Lisa
It looks wonderful! happy mother's day! Jen
ReplyDeleteIt looks so great!
ReplyDeleteThat is cute as can be...great job!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day too :)
The monogram looks great! I'm glad you decided to add them. I am in LOVE with that chest (and the rest of Nina's room)!
ReplyDelete-Desiree
Beautiful and classic! Perfect.
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous job as usual!!
ReplyDeleteI think the monogram looks great! Can't beat anything that is monogramed.
ReplyDeleteWow! The toy chest looks amazing. Even I'd try that out. I personally think that monogram stamps never go out of style. Recently, while searching for monogram, I landed on Acorn Sales (http://www.acornsales.com/) and found a huge variety of monogram stamps and seals. I found their order process quite simple, so I placed my order with them. The quality of the stamp is so good that I'm planning to add many more stamps to my collection soon!
ReplyDeleteWow.. it turned out really cute!
ReplyDeleteThe chest looks adorable! Every time I come over here I want to copy everything you've done...or possibly hire you to do it for me. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've been away from the 'world of BLOG' for some time now...I've just be SUPER busy!!
Yours was the FIRST blog I visited today....WHAT an inspiration you are!!!!
I WISH you were MY neighbor!! teehee
I'm so glad to have come across your blog. You are very inspirational! Please visit my blog and be sure to click the "follow" if you like what you see. I will be adding you to my Crafty Treasured Blog List and if you have a button I will add also. Please be sure to do the same so we can inspire each other often!
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