It's Friday & We're in Love....

Write On!

It's Friday....and we are in love with

White Board Paint...

Before we get knee deep in this fabulous tree...let's start at the beginning!

My daughter was re-doing her room

and loved THIS:

Idea #1

Wall Mural

image from Pottery Barn Teen catalog

She loved this tree in Pottery Barn Teen and really wanted something like this on her wall.  We considered starching fabric and putting it up on the wall, or using wallpaper to make the tree to put on the wall.

Idea #2

Dry Erase Paint

image from idea paint website

What kid doesn't want to write on the wall?

{ok, ok...what adult wouldn't want to write on the wall?!!}

These two ideas sounded good...

but when we went to get that wonderful Idea Paint....ouch!

$75 would only get us 40 square feet of writing space...and since we had planned on painting it on her two folding closet doors...we were going to use a LOT more than 40 square feet...

That brought about

Plan #2

image from idea paint

While opening up the package and looking at the instructions we came across this picture

{insert light bulb - for bright idea here!}

so...we bought the package and came home for a fun mother/daughter time!

First we taped off the tree where she wanted it

the instructions are pretty clear on all of the steps...

first you have to prime your wall that will have the idea paint on it with kilz brand paint

After it dries, sand with 150 grit sandpapper

Then it's time for This and That

Simple enough,

pour This

into That

{is this dry erase painting for dummies?!}

With gloves, long sleeves and a mask

Roll the paint on...thick

When it dries...take off the tape

BUT BEWARE!

NO

Writing on the paint for 7 days!

She wanted to add some color and so we started adding some leaves that she cut out from scrapbook paper.  She just pasted them on the wall with wall paper paste.

She still wants to add an owl on the branch of the tree...

{and for you observant bloggers...yes, there was a mirror in the last picture...it just so happened to fall off the wall before we could take this last picture - needed more command strips that what we had on it I guess!!}

So...

What are you in love with today...

can't wait to hear!