I got to work and started sanding it. This particular one had a lot of finishing on it, so though I spent a lot of time sanding it, I didn't strip as much paint off as I had hoped.
I bought a can of spray paint that was a shockingly flouresent pink to try and cover the dark brown of the frame. and I got to work spray painting.
In hindsight, I should have probably painted the frame with a white base coat because after I used the entire spray can on the frame it didn't completely cover the dark brown color, and it was starting to look like a pair of neon shorts I owned in 1992. 
Because I believe in not giving up, even when you mess things up, I rummaged through my garage and managed to find a can of paint that I used to paint Liv's nursery. Because I had used the spray paint first, the regular paint covered the frame perfectly and it turned out to work AND match Liv's room. Once it was all dry, it ended up looking like this:
Next I bought a bolt of ribbon that matched the decore of the room. I cut the ribbon in pieces that were just tight enough to be taut, then secured them to the frame using hot glue.
I cut each ribbon the same length and evenly interspersed them so that there would be enough room to clip each hairbow on it.
When it was all said and done, I had spent $11 (for frame, spray paint and ribbon) it turned out looking like this:
Super excited about it, and I can't WAIT to hang it in her room!
4 comments:
oh my gosh that is cute! So much better than the baby shower gift bag that I currently have Ana's bows in. I will have to keep my eye out for a good size frame!
Awesome job! I love this! We have the monogram initial with ribbons hanging down but not nearly enough room on it. May have to put this on my HUGE to do list.
Erin - great job creating that nifty hairbow holder thingy. You're such a crafty, do-it-yourselfer type.
I love it! Great job!
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