Smarty Pants, my almost 5 year old, absolutely loves cars. He loves to play with cars, he likes to watch movies & shows about cars, he knows the make & model of most cars, he points out the different types of rims (huh?), he even enjoys going to all-day car events with The Mister-- I guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree :) So, of course, he wants a CAR room. I didn't want to pigeon-hole him, so at first it started out as a "Transportation" room, but now I think it's time to go all-out cars, cars, cars!
First project...
A Car-inspired Lamp
I took a plain old lamp...
this one was part of a set that we purchased at Home Depot years ago
Changed out the lamp shade...
I picked up the black drum shade at Target for $13
Cut out white craft felt into 1 x .5 inch pieces...
Asked Smarty Pants which cars he wanted on his lamp and
Glued everything down with a hot glue gun...
Quick and easy! The hardest part was figuring out the spacing of the dotted white line.
My lampshade has a 37.5 inch circumference so I spaced apart the felt strips every 1.5 inches.
Cars in Motion...
As far as projects go, it was really fast and easy-- 20 minutes tops. And the best part is that Smarty Pants absolutely loves it.
Next up: Pixelated Car Wall Art
linked to:
between naps on the porch
all things heart & home
sew much ado
someday crafts
somewhat simple
shabby nest
just a girl
