And the Makeover Continues

After all the painting was done in Lauryn’s room yesterday, I was ready to add some additional touches. One of the things I wanted to do was another idea I got from Pinterest. This was the “idea”…

Super cute, right? The shadow of Peter Pan. This one was created by putting a cutting of Peter Pan over the top of the lamp shade so when it was turned on the “shadow” was on the wall. I thought this was a great idea but I wanted something that was more permanent in Lauryn’s room. She is only 7 and still has some issues about sleeping alone sometimes, so I started to think about doing Tinkerbell instead of Peter Pan. Then… I came up with this idea.

I found a “shadow” picture of Tinkerbell online and printed it out to fit a piece of copy paper.

Next, I took a small craft knife and cut out around the figure.

You will be left with a stencil that looks like this.

I traced the stencil onto the wall with a pencil and then filled it in with paint just a few shades darker than the wall color. It is very faint and looks just like I intended it: the shadow of Tinkerbell.

Lauryn is over the moon excited about it. I told her she now has her own Tinkerbell Fairy looking out for her.

Even I amazed myself with this one. It’s such a simple idea and great for kids who have a fear of the dark or of being alone in their room. The best part is, you can do this with any storybook character.