When I was pregnant with Celeste and we found out that she was a girl, there was no doubt in my mind how I would decorate her room. She was going to have a ballerina room. I was a ballet dancer from five to sixteen years old, even dancing professionally at the local ballet company in my hometown. An injury that still nags me to this day caused me to give up dancing, but I still hold ballet very dear to my heart. So many of my childhood memories revolve around dancing!
When decorating Cece's nursery, I chose a color for the walls that coincidentally matched my old pointe shoes. I made her crib a tutu skirt and I bought these prints from Etsy. I also made my own version of this lamp and hung a small crystal chandelier in her room. I was looking to make more art for her room when I found this fantastic quote from Gene Kelly:
"You dance love,
You dance joy,
You dance dreams."
I knew I had to make a print of it for Cece's room. I wanted something simple. I started playing around with color, starting with a swatch that was 2-3 shades darker than her walls. Then I layered thick bands of the same color, making it slightly darker for each band.
To lay out the text for the quote, I did one of my favorite font combinations: handwritten with fancy script. I wanted the words "love, joy and dreams" to stand out, so I centered them and made them larger than the rest of the text.
I printed this onto 16x20 matte photo paper and framed it in a simple white frame. I hope it'll hang in her room for a long time!
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