Thursday, June 27, 2013

Sprucing up ABC Blocks

Anyone who follows my blog knows that I'm slightly obsessed with my niece and nephew. They are the peanut butter to my jelly. Before my nephew was born, I made him a baby blanket (with LOADS of assistance). I wanted to give Libby a handmade gift as well, but I wasn't sure what to create for her. On Pinterest, I stumbled upon an idea to spruce up baby blocks. Check it out here. I loved the idea of using Dr. Seuss images, but I wanted to make things a little more personal. Libby loves looking at pictures, so I put pictures of family members on the ABC blocks. Very personal and modge podged with love!

Before:


 After:


Heres'a close up of big brother BDE on the "B" block. 


To make the blocks, I downsized images of family members to fit on one side of the blocks. I put a layer of modge podge to glue the image down. After it dried, I put two more coats of modge podge on top of the image. I allowed for plenty of time in between coats. I didn't want the pictures to smudge. 

She was a big fan of the blocks at the party!


Let's just say, Libby was a big fan of everything at the party. Her mama is quite the party planner!


Have a great Thursday!

4 comments:

  1. Adorable!! What a priceless gift! Great idea! :)

    Amanda

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  2. LOVING the blocks ... what a GREAT gift idea ... thanks!! And could that precious princess be ANY cuter??

    Barbara

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    1. Thanks Barbara! She's a doll, isn't she!? I love her to pieces!

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