Pink Princess Castle with Pink Glitter Paint

Cherry tree, lillies, bugs, and late-addition boat at 3 year old's request (guess her current favorite movie?). Martha Stewart paints, available @ Home Depot, are translucent, but nicely glittery. I like Benjamin Moore's glitter effect better-since you can apply over top of any color.

Topiaries in front of castle.  This is like "Where's Waldo?" for Emmalyn, my elephant-collecting first born.

Shhh. I don't know this creature's name, but she did!

Tropical Fish

Bathrooms are the perfect place for a mural! I paint a clear matte layer of polyurethane over everything to keep it waterproof and washable.
 





First time I sub-contracted a teenager to help: Melissa painted in the turtle for me while I worked on the rest of the bathroom!

Flowers

 
 

2 Castles

 
 

Jungle

 
 

Rocket Ship

 
 
 
 

Surfer Room

 
 
 


Client wanted surfer room stuff...The tribal animals were fun to research, and I would do them again.

Rock Room

I paid a teenager in our ward to help me on the guitar (he owns one, knew intimate details about frets, etc).
 
 
 
 

Island

 
 

Unicorns and Dolphins

 

Roxie Jane is growing. She has been complaining of leg pains.

 

This was her pink, PINK unicorn bedroom I painted 2 months before we moved from Bailey Road.

 

I taught her and Sam how to paint when we moved. They worked together cutting in my room, and then did her room light aqua and learned how to roll, too! Then I taught her some mural tricks, and she chose to do a dolphin for her fish room. A grown up big girl room.

Darth Vader

Darth Vader room. I did basecoat, too. Should have taken a photo in the dark--some of the cool glow paint used here.



Stars in Vader's room...more glowing going on that you can only see in the dark...

Cats and Monkeys

 



 
Find the signature, easier to read in mirror!


 
Monkeys in cat room.


 
And more monkeys, painted super fast. Silly and sketch-painted, so I could be done already.

Castle and Dragons

 
Once upon a time there was a wizard castle...

 
...and a Dragon Keeper across the sea...

 
The bunnies are my favorite part--

 
Fuzzy long shot. I paint better than I photograph.

Giraffe Nursery

The inspiration

From blankets to wall:
Cut out for changing table...

From Pottery Barn kid nursery giraffe collection blanket to pretty grey wall: There is a paint brush in the giraffe's mouth with paint drips so it looks like it just finished painting baby's name.

When they get carpet in and furniture I will go back to take photo with everything in place. Good luck to the new parents-to-be!