Collage for Lucas' room

Meanwhile it's summer and it happens to be the hottest day of the year (so far)! Remember the last post? It was winter and I was complaining that it never seems to end. But by now I have all forgotten about the snow and the cold and the sniffles ... It's beautiful out there these days and I love my garden and watching the kids jumping through the Sprinkler, playing in the sandbox... Today though, it is unbearable out there, at least for me, being pregnant and all. 
So, I am going to show what I have done to the old and raggedy but cute picture books I have bought at the thrift store a while ago. It's only the beginning of making and putting up some "art" work in our house. More to come (hopefully soon)!

A vintage story book collage

I needed 1 Ikea picture frame, 3 vintage children's books, scissors, and glue.

I picked my favorite pictures from the pages that were still intact and cut the images to a suitable size, no text.

Once I had enough images I laid them out to see which fit well together and made a few adjustments. 

Then I glued them all on the the paper liner that came with the frame,  trimmed some edges and put it back into the frame. Done.
I put it up on Lucas' wall with "command strips".  He seems to like it.  

(Hey, was this my first tutorial? I think so!) 
 

The winter seems to be so long...

It's been 'warmer' in the last few days but there were days, even weeks I didn't even want to go out to do errands. Getting the kids and myself into their snow suit, mitts, hats, boots... tiring! Everyone was frustrated and screaming by the time we were in the car. The worst yet, buckling ourselves in with all our gear!

Although, it looks very pretty outside when it is really cold and the sun is out. The kids actually enjoy being outside, even in -20. Here are some shots.

 But I prefer Spring and summer. Hopefully it's here soon!