Piper's (Really Cool) Safari

Tonight I am feeling pretty full of myself.

I just did the last touch ups in Piper's room.

I sealed the paint cans.

I washed the brushes.

And I bid adieu to my paint stained yoga pants and t-shirt.

The painting chapter of Piper's nursery is officially complete.

I would like you to meet the animals that make up Piper's Safari.

I have been painting them on and off for the last 10 days and as a result I named them.

Georgina the Giraffe

Lenora the Lioness

Monette the Monkey

Henrietta the Hippo

Ellie the Elephant

Yes, I do realize that last confession does make me sound like a crazy woman.

But hello! I am pregnant.

I got a couple of questions about the stenciling process so I tried to document what stenciling looks like at Casa Republican.

My painting station: sponges, acrylic paint, touch up paint colors, masking tape, and tiny brushes to fix my mistakes.

I tape the stencil to the wall with masking tape.

And then I tape up any parts of the stencil that I don't want to paint.

I move the stencil around to match the curves of the animal.

And another look at the final product!