X's & O's

Ready for a little game of Tic-Tac-Toe?

I'm unstoppable at the Dollar Store.

It has to be an addiction.

I can never leave that store without something.

I was super excited when I found these while shopping around-- they're little wall shelves.

I hovered around the basket of them wondering what I could convince

Aidyn to collect but then decided that's really not how it works.

Or does it? Ha! :)

It was when I remembered I found bags of these wood letters at the dollar store

a few months ago that I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

To start I unscrewed the little hooks that were attached to the back.

I painted the entire shelf with Apple Barrel's Antique White,

 a layer of Crackle Medium, and finally a topcoat of Black.

When it dried, I sanded down the edges with sandpaper to give

it an even more worn in look.

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I painted the X's & O's {5 of each} in my favorite color combo-- Aqua and Red!

I also used the Crackle Medium on these.

Doesn't it look pretty cute?!

I'm so excited to teach Aidyn how to play!

{Visit my friend Ann to see how she turned the same box into a homeschooling tool for her daughter!}