Although I LOVED the polka dotted valance, giant hand painted dancing poodle mural (complete with matching polka dotted skirt) and hanging A-Z letters (which I collected from various craft stores and vintage shops), it was time to celebrate Macy starting school with some fresh new bedroom decor.

It took a funky princess fabric to really get the ball rolling.  Rather than sew the window valance, I tried something new for me... Stitch Witchery's Fusible Bonding Web.  I burned the dust off of my iron, took my time, used the web and it turned out like a dream.  I would do it again in a heartbeat.

The A-Z letters were taken down and, for the record, my husband didn't give me one ounce of grief over the umpteen million holes in the wall that had to be filled in.......and then I bought a few more letters and spelled out "ONCE UPON A TIME" on that same wall.  -With no comment from my husband.  :)

We all said goodbye to the poodle and painted the entire wall a charcoal grey....which I don't have an official paint name for because it was a mix of leftover entry way paint and master bedroom paint.  The paint looked amazing, but like a blank canvas to me.  So, with a trip to Gordman's and supplies I had around the house I decided that the only solution was......GLITTER!!!!

I know that I should have purchased/used primer prior to painting the metal stars, but I was just too excited and decided that I was going to give it a shot.  I painted one star a pink, one a limey green and the largest star a metallic gold.  It took a few coats and the star cut-outs were a bit of a pain (because the paint dripped to the backside), but all-in-all it went well.

Using a foam brush and Elmer's glue (thank you Walmart for your school sale), I brushed on glue on a section or two of the star at a time.  Over a piece of large paper I shook the glitter onto the glued areas and carefully patted it with my hand.  Of course, I funneled the leftover glitter back into the jar and still can't believe how little I used.  I had been worried about just how much my little jars of leftover glitter would cover.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well the paint and glitter adhered to the metal stars.  I'm still debating on whether I should spray them with a matte spray to help the glitter stay put, but we'll see how they hold up.  I was SOOOO excited to get them up on the wall!

Oh the photos just don't do them justice.  They are divine.  My mind is whirling with the possibilities!  Seriously.....I have been bitten by the glitter bug BAD.  I can't wait to visit some thrift and vintage shops to see what things can be coated in glitter and given a new life.  I envision a huge 3' owl statue...wouldn't that be awesome?!...coated in black glitter for Halloween!  I wonder if I could do a LARGE star like these, only with alternating red and green sections for Christmas?.....my front door would look FAB-U-LOUS!!!  Ideas?