Have you seen those “Sometimes being a sister/brother” wall hangings on Pinterest? I have. But they weren’t *quite* what I wanted. Close, but not perfect. So I percolated for awhile, and one day while the kids were at school, I made it happen. Well, I started the process. The whole project took 3 days with all the drying time and down time from a headache. Just outside my kids’ doors, there is enough wall space to make it “theirs.” But their doors are close enough I wanted to make it all mesh, you know? Kind of a little theme.

I started by SPRAY PAINTING (yes!!!!) 18×24″ canvas wrapped frames. I’ve hand painted the base color previously, but it just doesn’t turn out as bold as I’d like, ever… so I took the plunge! It worked! The brother board has an Oxford Blue base color, and the sister board is Periwinkle. Coordinating, but not matching. Love!

Then I used chalk to write out all the words.

Then I erased the chalk words that weren’t centered.

Then I wrote again.

Then I erased again.

Sometimes being OCD can be a real pain in the bootie, ‘ya know?

Then I wrote again, and it was good enough, so I painted over the letters. It kind of worked. But I was happy with it for the most part.

Then I painted another layer.

And another.

Finally had the words dark enough that I was happy, so I outlined in white.

Then I clear coated both of them.

After they were dry, (okay, the could have used a *little* more dry time, but I was ready to get them on the wall) I hung them up in the hallway, outside their doors…. and here they are!

I’m satisfied! Although this route was a lot harder than if I just did what I saw on Pinterest. That’s kind of how I roll.

So pretty much…. SOMETIMES being a Princess/Master Builder is better than being a sister/brother…. I know. My children agree. However, more often than not, it is the other way around. The best thing I did for my children is to give them each other! (Whether they agree or not….)

Please excuse the poor lighting in the pictures. In real life, it doesn’t look this yellow.

(If you are asking what a “Master Builder” is… you obviously haven’t seen the LEGO movie. My son is Lego obsessed.)