The very first thing I did to prepare for the "transformation" was buy a new fairy puzzle to glue together and mount to a surface. The fairy puzzle was my inspiration for creating the room - right down to the colors I hoped to use. I glued the puzzle together and mounted it to a piece of foamboard using Mod Podge. The Mod Podge served both as glue and as a sealant/gloss. I used pink ribbon as a "frame" and the same pink ribbon to hang it from the wall. Here is the finished product:
I picked the wall color to match the grass in the puzzle. It came out to be a pale mossy color. Claire insisted to keep the yellow chair rail which matched her nursery bedding. Luckily it doesn't look to bad.
I knew I wanted to have a canopy over her bed but I didn't want to pay the hefty price tag that comes with them. So I looked up how to make one of my own and I was pleased to discover it was rather easy. I started with a styrofoam wreath ring from Michael's.
I wrapped it in a sage green ribbon to keep the styrofoam from "snowing" all over her bed. I bought fake flowers which matched or complemented the puzzle colors.
Using my trusty hot glue gun, I created a wreath. I glued pink tulle around the inside and draped pink ribbons down as well. I used pink ribbon to create a way to hang the canopy from a hook.
I wanted a bit more artwork for the walls. I searched the internet for just about everything fairy. I came across this artist who creates adorably whimsical artwork. I bought a 2011 fairy calendar for just $5 and picked out my favorite images from it. I applied them to canvases with Mod Podge (my fav, can you tell?), and made some pretty cute wall art (if I do say so myself).
Alright, so there's most of the little details. I found some great little wall decals (including one that said 'I believe in fairies'). Would you like to see the whole thing put together? Claire's new big girl fairy room? I thought you did.
