My Very First Niece!

I'm thrilled at the arrival of my brand new, very first niece! Little Aeden Marli was born on March 2nd to my brother Chris and his wonderful wife Lisa. While I don't have photos to share at this point, since this precious little darling lives far across the country, I will share this wall hanging I have created for little Aeden. It matches the decor of her room, which is decorated in a pretty pale lilac.
I blended a few colours of acrylic paint to create the background colour. I wanted her name to be what stood out most on the canvas, so I matched the paint colour to the Basic Grey letter stickers that I used for the for the descriptive words, to make the words as subtle as possible. I then added tiny watercoloured butterflies, which were created with my new Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

I arranged the nine butterflies to represent the nine months that Chris and Lisa anxiously waited for Aeden, and the single butterfly next to her birth date to signify her happy arrival. As a finishing touch, I added ribbon trim from Basic Grey and May Arts around the edge of the canvas.

Chris and Lisa, I hope that you are happy with how this wall hanging looks in little Aeden's room, and I can't wait for the chance to meet her!