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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Boy's Room Makeover (Part 1): The Art Work


The month of May holds a fun DIY project for me — to makeover my son, Parker's bedroom. 

My to-do list includes:

I'm done the first thing on the list, so that's a start!




While we were on our epic summer vacation last summer, we picked up some memorabilia with Parker's room decor in mind.

We got these coasters in Cars Land at Disneyland & the Lego minifigures at Legoland (you'll see them below).




After picking up some frames from Michael's, I simply backed the openings with cardstock, then mounted these coasters on with some permanent adhesive squares.





Framing the Lego mini figures was a bit trickier, just because it involved some trial & error before it worked.




I started with a shadowbox frame.




I had to use some adhesive foam to pop them out a bit because the heads of the figures didn't sit flush with the bodies.




After the foam, I stuck them on with a temporary adhesive square. That didn't last long... the figures started falling off within a few hours. 

I went back to Michael's & bought some permanent adhesive squares (By 3M - available in the framing section) & tried those. 

They worked like a charm & it's still holding strong!



Stay tuned for more boy room projects in the month of May!

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8 comments:

  1. The Feminist HousewifeFriday, May 03, 2013

    What a cute idea. My sons don't quite know about Star Wars, but I will have to remember this when they are older. Looking forward to seeing what else you do for Parker's room makeover! I just revealed my son's playroom today... = )

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  2. Emily MSaturday, May 04, 2013

    These are both adorable. I really like the minifigure idea!

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  3. Krista LowMonday, May 06, 2013

    Oh my goodness my boys would flip over the starwars frame! So much fun. Thanks for a fabulous idea :) Krista @ A Handful of Everything

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  4. emilyWednesday, May 08, 2013

    those are both SOOO fun! I love the cars one... Thanks for linking up to Tasteful Tuesdays! Emily @ Nap-Time Creations

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  5. bethany deardenFriday, May 10, 2013

    Such cute ideas, both of them! I fully intend for my son to be a Star Wars fan :)

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  6. emilySaturday, May 11, 2013

    Thanks for linking up to Tasteful Tuesdays at Nap-Time Creations. You
    are being featured at the weekends round up! Hope you can come over and
    check it out. I would LOVE for you to add a featured button to this
    post...

    http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2013/05/ideas-for-kids.html

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  7. Stephanie RichardsonTuesday, May 14, 2013

    Thanks so much!


    If your boys aren't into Star Wars, you could use any kind of Lego mini figure. There are so many different collections now not to mention the single mini figures a person can buy. :)

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  8. Katie PrallWednesday, May 15, 2013

    I love the shadow boxes you created, great personalized art that brings in your son's interests!

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