Decorating Your Nursery with Shower Cards

By: H. Iacobacci-Miller

So your friends and family gave you a fabulous baby shower. You have a nursery full of goodies for you baby and a pile of shower cards wishing you and your little one all the best. Stop - don't throw them out just yet!

When my best friend was expecting, I offered to help her decorate her nursery. She found the colors and patterns but could never seem to find wall art that struck her fancy. I noticed a stack of baby cards with their cute pictures and soft colors that happened to match her nursery.

I had wooden pique floor tiles from a recent remodeling project and decided to put them to use.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Decoupage medium
• Sponge brush
• Latex paint of your choice of color
• Wood squares (your choice of size) or you can use foam board that you can mat and frame for a more traditional look
• Baby cards, wrapping paper, etc.
• Craft Scissors
• Sandpaper - fine grit
• Clear coat
• Picture hooks

How to Assemble:

• First, choose the cards that match your nursery theme.
• Either cut out the shape or cut off the front portion of card
• Prime your wood squares and allow to dry
• Lightly sand and clean with tack cloth
• Paint at least 2 coats of your choice of color allowing to dry between coats
• Using decoupage medium, affix your card front or cutout to your wooden squares
• Allow decoupage medium to dry thoroughly
• Apply a coat of decoupage medium over entire square and allow to dry thoroughly
• Seal with clear coat
• Affix picture hook to back of square and hang!

This is a great way to use the cards given to you by friends and family as well as to save money and make a one-of-a-kind wall art for your baby's nursery.

If you have tried this project, feel free to send us your pictures!