So I’d finally taken pictures of Tommy’s almost-finished room (and posted them here) when our mail arrived with supplies for finishing it off! While visiting the Ciscos last month, Christina gave me the amazing idea of framing artwork for Tommy’s room. The more we thought about our favorite books, the more we realized that they fit in with the primary colors theme for the nursery! Derek got online and ordered cheap copies on half.com, and three of them came in today. We put everything together tonight while watching The Office, and I’m going to hang them in the morning!
Ikea frames…$2 apiece
leftover cardstock from Tommy’s Treehouse game (now completed!) for matting…basically free
used books…$.75 apiece
Having a custom-decorated nursery?………priceless
“It was a stick–a stick that was just right for smacking a snow-covered tree.” (The Snowy Day)
…the genius of Dr. Seuss…
“Mike Mulligan had a steam shovel, a beautiful red steam shovel. Her name was Mary Anne. Mike Mulligan was very proud of Mary Anne.” (I actually have the whole book memorized, as we read it several times a day…)
Stay tuned for more as our half.com deliveries arrive!
Oh my goodness, that’s an amazing idea! I might have to steal it…
my mom did this at her preschool. it looks so good!
The librarian in me kind of died a little … but the childrens’ book aficionado in me loves the idea!
Great idea!
Mariel, these books were not in worthy condition for a librarian to examine. This way, they may die with dignity.