Rifle Paper Co. Inspired Hand Painted Globe

I am so excited to share this little labor of love with you all. I had always wanted one of those adorable hand painted globes I saw at Anthropologie last year. But the price tag was woof and I mentally pinned it in my mind to try and recreate. Although globes are easy to come by I was on the hunt for one that had a stand I really liked. So when I spotted this little lady at Home Goods for $7.99 I was sold.

This is a before of the globe. It was just a simple sphere covered in a paper map. I considered peeling the map off but didn't want to worry about texture issues. So I just decided to paint over it.

I already had paints on hand from P's floral first birthday, so that is what I used for this project. First was painting the globe a light blue. I did two coats and let it dry overnight then I started on the flowers. Using my favorite Rifle Paper Co. flowers as inspiration along the way.

I must have painted over the quote I wrote ten separate times. At first I wasn't happy with the quote and then once I decided on a quote I wasn't happy with my handwriting! A friend of mine, Julia, pointed me towards the quote I ended up using. "Everywhere you go, go with all your heart" - Confucius

There is so much I love about this saying, especially at this point in my life. I feel like it takes us so long to figure out the things that make us happy. So I hope that whatever my daughter decides to do or pursue she always does it all in, heart fully invested. Follow your heart but bring your head was a close runner up ha!

I used a regular gold sharpie (although in hindsight a paint pen would have been easier) and then I took a gold jellyroll pen and wrote over it. Like I said it took about 10 times before I was happy with the way it looked! Luckily I could just paint over it if it didn't look good! I wish I was a calligrapher because I can only image how cool that would look but my penmanship will have to do.

So there you have it! I am tempted to add one more section of flowers closer to the quote and spray the metal part gold. For now though that will do!