After seeing all the signs around with the words to "You are My Sunshine" I knew what I HAD to do... you see this is "our" song! When we were dating (I think it was when we were dating....) I was given a little top that played music. You would twirl the top and it would play you are my sunshine. I loved it! As time progressed my sweet young husband (he wasn't even 21 when we got married so I was teased mercilessly about robbing the cradle... you see I am a bit older. 5 years to be exact!) bought me more toys. Yes I loved them then and still do! One of our first valentines he bought me a stuffed cow that moos when squeeze it's tummy... and then while in Korea he bought me the elephant which trumpets and the warthog which well makes a noise which is "supposed" to be a warthoggy snorty snuffly sound... lets just say it is more of a sound which my boys love to imitate especially when they were younger. Somewhere along the line he found a paper music box the size of a deck of cards. When you open it up a bouquet of paper flowers pops up and it plays... you guessed it! "You are My Sunshine" So the other morning I got to thinking... what can I make my "sign" out of? Where will I put it? What colors should I use? Then it hit me! I have chalk markers! And a big mirror in the living room... so here is what I did
And do you know what??
HE LOVES IT!
I love the fact that I can change out the saying with the swipe of a rag
And...
IT WAS FREE!!
(yes we have begun the process of becoming debt free... thank you Dave Ramsey... hmm I think.... more on that at a later date, maybe.)
And do you know what else? I discovered I can write on the glass of artwork.
What a cute idea to write on your mirror! (and free is definitely good!) :) I used to sing that song to my boys when they were little, and now I sing it to my sweet pea. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your sweet words about my mantle. I love the colors and how it makes me feel..."it feels like home". Funny that your house is autumn colors all the time...it sounds pretty. I don't mind orange at all, but I wanted to do something different this year, so I tried to find something that would go with my ironstone, and I already had the apple wreath, so blue and green it was! I did mine for free too...that was a big inspiration! lol
Have a great day my sweet friend. I'm so glad we got to meet..I love having dear friends out there even if we don't get to see each other very often. :)
Hugs
Missy :0)
I love how this turned out. So funny because I made a "You Are My Sunshine" sign recently as well! My husband is in the airforce and we're at our first duty station. I'm getting l to know all the perks the base has to offer; which is nice because they've sent us to a small town in the middle of nowhere! Thanks for the nice comments on my blog!
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