This is a quick post about this little globe I decorated for the nursery. I wish I could say it was an original idea, but I actually found a very similar, full-sized, globe on Etsy that someone was selling and I REALLY wanted it. I just can’t justify $175 for a simple decoration.
Instead of shelling out double what I paid for my baby’s crib, I decided to try and replicate it. I started by searching for a globe. It sounds easier than it actually was. Globes are pretty expensive. I even tried searching for ones that were out of date and selling at a discount. I couldn’t find anything that fit my criteria. I actually stumbled across this particular one at TJ Maxx. It’s a mini globe, which I thought was even more adorable and appropriate for a nursery, and it was $8. Score!
I snatched it up right away. Can’t beat $8. I disassembled it, removed the ball, and used painter’s tape to tape up the bottom and any other parts I didn’t want to get spray paint on. Then I put the parts in a cardboard box out in the yard.
I used a metallic gold spray paint to cover all the silver parts. I did a few light layers to get it nice and shiny.
While I let the structure dry, I worked on the round part. I used the same cardboard box method and sprayed a few lights layers of primer to cover up all the parts and make it easier to paint. Once it was dry, I used a pink acrylic paint to paint a few more layers.
When that part was dry, I drew out my phrase that I wanted to paint on the globe. I used “You are our greatest adventure”, because she is…
Then I used a gold metallic paint to fill in the letters.
It took me a while to get it the way I wanted it. I used a very curly font that is almost hard to read when painted on, but I was happy with it. Once everything dried, I reassembled all the parts.
I placed the new decoration in the nursery. So cute!
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