So, here's what I did.
First I took an $8 clearance frame from Home Goods (regularly $25!). Of course, the butterfly motif wasn't going to quite cut it with the baby boats bedding. :) It was all wrong!
The white frame stayed, but the green mat was painted blue. I painted this with acrylics, and I think it looked like wood when I was done. I just loved that the mat was cut to fit the square frame already, plus the cut out/lined details were great.
Because of the depth of the frame, I was able to adhere the C to the board, and still have room to close the frame down. First though, I needed to cover the cardboard backing with green houndstooth fabric, that matches the curtains. I used spray adhesive and adhered a piece of fabric to the top of the cardboard. Since the mat was going to cover the edges of the cardboard backing, I didn't fold it around the back edges... just simply adhered to the top.
Then, after a failed hot glue gun attempt at putting the C on the fabric, I checked out my E6000 glue for it's specs... turns out it adheres fabric to wood with a 3 smiley face rating (I guess that's good?!) So I dabbed it on the backing of my MDF "C" and placed it in the middle of the fabric (I had lined up the mat as a guide.)
Then, just cleaned and reassembled! Oh, I just L-O-V-E it, but am even more excited to see it on the wall in baby boy's room!
It's amazing what a little vision and paint will do!
What do you think about the transformation, and colors?
More to come on the nursery progress. Labor Day Weekend brought a lot of progress that I can't wait to share!
