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“Enchanted Garden” Mural for Baby Girl Nursery

June 15, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 2 Comments

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“Enchanted Garden”. That’s better than cherry blossoms-butterflies-fairies-rose mural, right?

And that’s the term the mommy used – Enchanted Garden. Very soft, pale pink & taupe to match the bedding fabric along with some light blues and lavenders.

I painted Sunday, yesterday and this morning, and other than a few hiccups, things went really well.

I have to apologize for the lighting in the photos. The room doesn’t have much natural light so I had a ceiling light and one desk lamp. I sharpened some of the pics a bit much, just so you could see the detail.

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The cherry blossoms are actually very pale and light, as are the branches.

 

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The butterflies in this photo have a pearl glaze. This morning I painted over the pearl. I’ll write more about the pearl and glitter in another post.

Let’s just say – it sounded like a good idea at the time.

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I already posted my issues with painting fairies, so I’ll just ‘introduce’ you to the girls tonight.

This fairy is perched on a cherry blossom branch. She’s the only blonde in the group.

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Okay – I’ve fixed this little gal since this photo and I forgot to take an ‘after’ shot. This is why I need to write an entire post on glitter [ugh] and pearl glazes.

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A teeny tiny brunette fairy waters the grass around the tree trunk.

Don’t you love the door in the tree? Not my idea, but I thought it was cute and was happy to paint it.

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This raven-haired fairy sits atop a mushroom, reading her favorite book. She’s painted above the baseboard and below the window.

When the room is fully furnished, I’ll go back to take better photos.

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One more little gal is floating next to the closet doors.

I felt a little challenged by all the dark hair, just because we were keeping everything so pale and light. But I gotta tell say – Yay for brunette fairies!

I’m just sayin . . .

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On the other side of the closet door are some climbing roses.

 

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And again, right next to the en suite bath.

I know – an attached bath in a nursery! But this was the guest room before ‘l’il sister’ decided to join the family.

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With all the fuss over l’il sister’s room, big brother decided he needed a few additions to his safari mural.

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Four butterflies. I believe it was a pink one for Mommy, a lavender one for l’il sister, green for Daddy, and blue for big brother.

I think I got that right.

Four butterflies and a beetle.

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Not just any bug. A beetle. That was made very clear by big brother.

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Also known as ‘King Jett.’

Who proclaimed that big brothers who have to endure a bunch of fuss in the room across the hall for someone who hasn’t even been born yet deserve to have a gold crown painted on their bedroom door.

Ok. Maybe not in so many words. But the crown was a necessity, believe me.

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The ‘other’ big brother (who was a great friend and companion for 2-1/2 days)? He was cool just to have his portrait hanging up.

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    February 1, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    […] had only painted acrylic cherry blossoms, like this Enchanted Garden Mural for a baby girl. Very different than watercolor. I love the delicacy watercolors yield. Still so […]

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    February 1, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    […] had only painted acrylic cherry blossoms, like this Enchanted Garden Mural for a baby girl. Very different than watercolor. I love the delicacy watercolors yield. Still so […]

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