We are lucky to have a south-facing home so when/and/or/if there is ever sun, it drenches through the windows and we all lie there and soak it all up. The only "problem" (doesn't happen often, but still...) is that when the summer sun really does being to blaze for a month or two, it gets seriously hot in the playroom, since we never made up our minds about what kind of window treatment we would put on them, in any. The entire wall and side is made up of nearly floor-to-ceiling windows, which is gorgeous and gives a kind of "greenhouse" effect, but that also means you're sweating more than a hothouse tomato when the sun really shines in.
By chance when I was flipping through my daily read of blogs, I came upon this A-M-A-Z-I-N-G "stained glass" tutorial that I thought would be perfect for our window treatment dilemma. Created by the genius mother at Filth Wizardry, Tissue Paper Window Collage is seriously jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Not only would it shade us from the sun, but I really love that kids can get involved and enjoy the fruits of their labor. I've already collected a ton of colored tissue paper, now just trying to figure out how I can get some of those fancy glue stick pens that used - seems like much less mess and hassle, especially for little fingers. Whatever the case, you'll know when you've reached our house when you see the giant "stained" glass windows complete with sticky child attached to the window! :) Also make sure to check out the other brilliant craft ideas that Filth Wizardry has, there seem to be not limits on her imagination - totally jealous!
