Birthday Backgrounds

It all started with decorations for our YW's New Beginnings. My husband drew this castle for me, then I painted it. When the event was over I didn't want to stick the poster in recycling so I decided to reuse it as decoration for my daughter's birthday.


Of course, she has a twin brother, so we did this pirate ship for him.

Middle brother got to monkey around for his birthday.

Little brother had a barnyard dance for his.

It was fun to make special little birthday "banners" to help my kids celebrate their special days!

My favorite flower

This is the first canvas I've done, and it's a big one (3' x 4'). I'd love to do more!

Cirque du Soleil

Since our playroom is in the basement and there's not a lot of natural light, I wanted lots of bright colors to make it fresh and lively.

Mardi Gras Cake.

Bubble Gum Ice Cream.

I love these chunky shelves from IKEA.

Red, pink, and green.

Orange, purple, and yellow.

Yellow, orange, and aqua.

Lime, aqua, and purple.

Aqua, blue, and red.

Turquoise, pink, and purple.

Blue, red, and purple.

Purple, lime, and orange.

Pink, yellow, and blue.

Celtic Knots

These are our special birthday cake plates.

That hang in the playroom when they're not being used.

Soar with Imagination

An airplane for my oldest son that now hangs in our playroom.

Dance yourself Silly

Some flowers and a butterfly for my daughter. It also hangs in our playroom.

Birds and Butterflies

These hang in my daughter's room.


The painted birdie.


The pink sunflower.

Black and White and PINK

These also hang in my daughter's room.


Plaid.


Dots and stripes.

Argyle.

Zigzags.

Swirls.

Safari Friends

These hang in my little boys' room.


G is for giraffe.


T is for tiger.

Warm Colors

These also hang in my little boys' room.

They're just simple little groupings on either side of the window.

Checkers.

Polka dots.

Vertical stripes.

Funky olives.

Horizontal stripes.

Bullseye.

Fishies in the Sea

My twins are actually the artisans of these beauties that hang in the children's bathroom, and they made them back in the first grade. I think they are so fun though and would love to try a similar technique someday.

From a boy's perspective.

And from a girl's perspective.