Graham And Brown Bedroom Makeover

Graham & Brown took pity on my bleak bedroom and sent me out some wallpaper to use and review. It’s one of the last rooms in my house to get attention. I didn’t realize how boring and bland it looked until I started taking photo’s YIKES!

I actually vowed never to wallpaper again after a previous incident using what we shall now refer to as “The Cheap Paper” . It was more of a combination of Cheap Paper, husband helper and 2 toddlers)

My mother and I (My new sidekick) challenged ourselves to complete this makeover before School pickup. It wasn’t really a challenge as much as it was a necessity. It took us 2 1/2 hours – with a visit from an ugly spider (We had a selfie together), running out of glue (twice) a cup of tea break, and about 3 trips to the toilet (we are mums after all).

I think that’s pretty impressive.

Here is the paper we used its called Mystical (I am hoping it’s a dreamy name for a dreamy sleep tonight)

How was it?

The Paper was thick and easy to work with. We were able to put it on

then pull it off again

and put it on again

and pull it off again

without it ripping or creasing. (My lining-up lady is apparently blind). This is something I was never able to do with “The Cheap Paper”. I am not an expert on wallpaper (clearly) but I think it all comes down to the quality. I barely had to press it and smooth it down it was like it was naturally wanting to get stuck. (It sticks well to butts too so don’t sit on glued-off cuts).

The only thing that could have made the whole process better was a glass of wine and some chocolate.

I Love you Graham & Brown thanks for the memories…

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Ghost crafts are a lot of fun for kids to make and they’re a way to get into Halloween crafting that’s not really scary. Here are some easy ghost crafts for you to make with kids, whether it’s your kiddo at home or a class full.

I love this simple ghost made with a pompom or cotton ball covered in paint and used as a stamp. This one is from Crafts on Sea and you can have kids just hold the pompom or hold it with a clothespin to make it a little less messy.

Use cotton balls and printable facial expressions to make these silly ghosts from Housing a Forest. The post includes the printable templates or you can just add googly eyes.

Little fabric ghosts are a classic, whether you make them with white fabric or fall or Halloween fabric. Buggy and Buddy shows you how to make these little ghosts with a few cute embellishments. Just make one or two or make a garland or Halloween tree full of them.

There always seem to be paper plates lying around, and this paper plate ghost from Crafts by Amanda is a fun one. There’s a printable in the post for the facial features and arms, or kids can draw their own faces (and leave off the arms if you want to keep it simple).

What kid doesn’t love peeling dried glue? Turn that impulse into a craft with these glue ghosts from Friends Art Lab, and don’t miss the tip in the post that helps you turn these into window clings.

This handprint ghost in the window craft from Glued to My Crafts is so cute and easy for kids to make alone or with help. The post shows lots of variations so it would be fun to make these in a classroom and let each kiddo design their own “window” or add embellishments.

These sweet little tissue paper ghosts from Red Ted Art are actually mini pinatas, but you can just make it as a ghost without anything inside if you’d rather.

And you know I love a good kids’ sewing project so I can’t resist sharing these little felt ghost puppets from The Craft Train. Kids can sew them by hand or you can make them out of paper if you don’t want to try sewing them. The template for the ghosts is free to download, and you can also just make little softies instead of puppets if you like.

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