Check it out...
And here's how our "canvas" started out...
That's right, we used a cheap shower curtain liner from the Dollar Store. ( I'm sure you could upgrade to a fabric one or a heavier weight one, but this worked great for us and we can afford to make new ones whenever we want!)
I just spread out an old sheet on the floor, spread out the shower curtain liner, and we got to work. We used a bunch of acrylic paints I had on hand and painted on a whole Spring scene ~ a tree, birds, butterflies, bumblebees, flowers, caterpillars and even a hummingbird! To personalize our mural, I painted on a "carved" heart with the kids' names on it.
Here's a few "close-ups" of the details.
Isn't it cheery? It really brightens up our bathroom and the kids love it (and I do too!). Every time my youngest daughter comes out of the bathroom she says, "That just makes me happy". At just $1, I know we'll be making more for each season and for different themes.
What a great idea! Looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! Pinned it :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so clever! Luv Luv!
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant! Would be cute with Hand prints made into animals and stuff too!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Such a fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! My daughter would just love this!
ReplyDeleteDitto! My children will love this!
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This is so neat! Great idea!!
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Adorable! Want to try this with a fabric shower curtain if I can find a super cheap one! :)
ReplyDeletewow, what a super clever idea, awesome project - you have little buddin artists, I'd say!
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteYes ! LOVE this ! and pinned it ! thanks for the idea !
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I've been looking for fun ideas to keep my kids entertained during Spring Break. They would love this! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely idea, I wonder if you could do it with water based paints and then it would wash off each time you showered and you could do a new one on the same curtain (can you tell I'm just trying to be a cheap skate!)
ReplyDeleteI'm inspired! You could do this with normal curtains for windows too. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! We may have to do that. We'll end up with a skateboard park design from my oldest son and random scribbles and foot prints from the youngest. ha!
ReplyDeleteI loved this idea so much I tried it with my kids. Take a look at my site to see the results. http://www.thechaoticmum.com/making-showering-fun/
ReplyDeletedoesn't the acrylic paint chip off? i'm making a shower curtain for a close friend who is very hard on shower curtains. i'd like to collage one, any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteActually, the acrylic paint held up just fine. If you do it on a sturdy curtain, you shouldn't have any problems. (Our cheap curtain started to rip in places way before we had any troubles with paint)
DeleteHi Laura, I’m Anne from Life on the Funny Farm (http://annesfunnyfarm.blogspot.com), and I’m visiting from the Kids Activities Blog Hop.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! This came out really cute, and I ove that your kids had a hand in it. Happy New Year!
Anyway, thanks for posting this. If you’ve never visited yet, I hope you can pop by my blog sometime to say hi…
How cute! I love everything that's personalized. I think the best part here is that, she enjoyed painting it. It's fun, and at the same time, productive!
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Her painting skills are perfect for my personalized folders that I hand out to my preschool students! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSara Spurson