Custom Ceiling Fan Blades

My oldest daughter has been begging for the ceiling fan pictured below, but I didn't want to buy her this one and have to change it out in 2 years when she grew bored of it.

So I came up with an inexpensive way to cover her current fan blade. Once she grows tired of them, I can flip the fan blade over to white side. 

First, we removed the blades from the fan and the hardware from the blade.
Next, I cut a section of gift wrap a little bigger than the fan blade.

Then I placed the blade in a box and sprayed it with photo adhesive. I let it set for 60 seconds to make it easier to work with.

 I placed the wood grain side of the fan blade down on the backside of the gift wrap paper.

 I wrapped the gift wrap around the fan blade to see what it would look like.

Next, I turned the fan blade back over and trimmed off the extra gift wrap paper with an xacto knife.

I also trimmed the paper from the fan blade holes.

Here are the five fan blades covered as I was putting the hardware back on.

Completed project.

It turned out so good, that I had to cover the fan blades in my other daughter's room. The total cost to cover both fan blades was only $17. That was a lot cheaper than buying a new fan.

Here is a list of the Linky parties that I link up to.  Thank you to all of the hosts for letting me post my favorite recipes, crafts, money saving ideas and activities for children.



Monday - Flour me with love Be Colorful Colours Dekor
Make it Pretty Monday diy home sweet home creating really awesome free things Sumo's Sweet Stuff All Things Fee Sew Chatty Ninth Street Notions  Mad in Crafts Skip to my Lou  

Tuesday - Me and my boys  Inside BruCrew Life Home Stories A to Z Hope Studios Coastal Charm Ladybug blessings Sugar Bee Crafts My uncommon slice of suburbia Romance on a dime Elizabeth and Co.
Not just a housewife The Winthrop Chronicles

Wednesday-
Free Pretty Things JAQS Studio life with the crusts cut off
My Girlish Whims Someday Crafts Ginger Snap Crafts  Seven Thirty Three Trendy Treehouse Rae Gun Ramblings DIY by Design Lady Behind the Curtain Ivy and Elephants

Thursday
Momnivore's Dilemma House of Hepworth Think Tank Thursdays Made in a Day Rhinestone Beagle  The Crafty Blog Stalker Seven Alive

Friday-
Truly Lovely My Romantic Home  Tater Tots and Jello  One Artsy Mama 504 Main  Chic on a Shoestring Decorating Simply Designing Simply Sweet Home Thirty Hand Made Days Kitchen Fun with my 3 sons The Grant Life Diana Rambles

Saturday-
Funky Junk Interiors A Vision to Remember Serenity You Cheerios and Lattes Crafty Mom Share

Sunday - 
 Navy Wifey Peters The Foley Family  Nifty Thrifty Things The Chicken Chick