Giveaway and Ruler Growth Decal Chart Tutorial

 
For those of you who know me well, you know that I am not very artistic. I am absolutely useless with a paint brush. Nevertheless, I saw a ruler growth chart on Pinterest, and I wanted one...bad! Naturally, I was intimidated by the idea of painting all those perfect little lines. So, I kept putting it off.
    I loved the idea of being able to move it from house to house, and not leaving those special memories behind. Then I was over at our cousin's home (shout out Tamela), and she had a gorgeous one. She told me I could do it, and that she would help me along the way.
    With her confidence behind me, I started my project. Thank goodness I had the presence of mind to check etsy first! I found a lovely little shop by the name of LittleAcornsByRo. They had exactly what I needed: vinyl decals! No painting tiny black lines (tick marks) for hours on end. I hastily ordered my decals.

I bought a soft, well sanded 6ft. board from Lowes. I sanded it a little for good measure, and then painted it with an off-white color that matches the coastal furniture in my home.

My hubby and I turned on Netflix, I carefully placed the board on my blanket covered coffee table and went to work. First, I took a measuring tape and marked every foot with a pencil to make sure I stayed on track. (Important to remember - you cannot start at 0. You have to start at 6 or 8 inches...whatever works for you, because it is not going to be touching the ground. You have to get it past the baseboard. I believe LittleAcornsByRo recommended 8 inches, but I stuck with 6)

Peel the backing off your decal sheet, and carefully place on the board...if you are careful you can pick it up and reposition if you make a mistake. After it is in position, take a credit card and start to rub over the vinyl tick marks. Once that is done, you can grab a corner and slowly start peeling the paper off. I found pulling diagonally was best.

Helpfully, the decals came in foot long sections, so you aren't wrestling with a six foot roll of paper. Once you get a rhythm, it's easy as pie.

The nice thing about these decals is that you are able to customize them the way you want. I placed my numbers directly across from the foot marker ticks, but you can place them above or below too.

I  ordered a custom personalized add on with our family's name. They have a lot of custom options, and lots of color choices.

Above photo is the first official measuring attempt...didn't go well. He smiled for the camera, but that was all the cooperation we got.

I love that we'll never have to leave these little marks behind.

I was very pleased with the finished product, and highly recommend LittleAcornsByRo. In fact, I'm getting ready to place another order for a baby gift.