Fish Growth Chart

Awww...I went to a sweet baby shower today.

You can imagine how many times

I heard the word "cute".

There were so many charming little

dresses and booties.

And for baby Claire that's

on her way into this world

she will be so cute in

all of the sugary fashion.

But for nursery styling,

Baby Claire's mommy

wants a shabby beachy style.

So I jumped on that idea

with this

simple fish growth chart.

The shape is simple

and

the paint is worn.

The horizontal stripes

along with the weathered detail

make a sweet rustic style

for baby's nursery.

Because the style is really generic,

it would work great for

boy or girl

and will be adaptable to

any age really.

So here's the scoop

on how to

make one for your own little sweet pea.

I used 1/2" plywood

and cut a fish shape 45" x 7".

I have always loved the fish shapes at Castaways Hall

and drew out a template similar to one of those.

Cut and sand.

Brush entire piece, front and back,

with watered down raw sienna paint.

Let dry.

I wanted the back to look good too

so I used the same paint technique

that I used on this table

and  this flag.

Once that is dry

turn it over and paint the other side white.

After the white dries

tape off the horizontal lines

and paint in whatever color stripes you want.

I didn't use full brush coverage

because I wanted the worn look.

Using a yardstick and a ruler

as your guide, take a liner brush

to make the inch markers.

Paint numbers at the "foot" marks.

Personalize.

Use two screw eyes to pull the sisal through.

Tie off with braiding cord or jute twine.

Make sure when you start the braiding cord

you leave a long tail.

That way you have something to tie on to

at the end.

Now you just loop tie the rope

and you're ready to hang.

When you hang it on the wall

be sure the 2 ft. marker is actually

2 ft. from the floor so measurements are accurate.

You could use a fine tip marker to

document the dates of measuring

kiddo's height.

Here's the back...

Glad you could stop by!

Always appreciate your visits.

Have a great day, Deb

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