A Fun Little Project

Last Spring I picked up a paint-by-number kit at a garage sale for $1.00. I thought it would be the perfect thing to take out on the boat for some relaxation therapy. Well, I did take it on the boat, and it was alot of fun to work on it, although I struggled with feeling a bit guilty because it felt like a colossal waste of time.

Paint-by-numbers are not something you really want to hang on your wall, so I decided to make a blank journal out of it to give to Emily for Christmas....

I scored the back, folded it in half, and bedded in the papers with some goop that's used for peel-off tablets (I found the recipe on Pinterest)...
 

Then applied decoupage to  the outside to protect the paint and give the journal a nice finish...

It had a few problems, it wasn't perfect, and I would do a few things differently next time, but it turned out adorable!  Really unique with that unmistakeable, iconic paint-by-number appeal.