A RUBERY mum who painted a wonderful window Christmas scene for her young son is hoping her efforts will spur others on to do something similar.

Jade Ballard, 24, came up with the idea of a Grinch-themed window to surprise son Riley, 2, who is crazy about the Dr Seuss inspired film.

It took her two days to paint the mural at her New Road home but said the look of awe on little Riley's face was worth every minute.

And she insisted the 'cheap and cheerful' festive illustration is something absolutely anyone can do regardless of their artistic ability.

"I used to do art at school but I haven't drawn at all since then," said Jade, who went to Waseley Hills High School as a youngster.

"My son loves The Grinch and watches it over and over again so I wanted to do it for him.

"He loves it, he runs up the drive and shouts 'The Grinch! The Grinch!' and the neighbours seem to love it too!

"I thought it was going to be a lot harder to do than it was. I was shocked and surprised that I pretty much managed to draw it first time."

Jade toyed with the idea of having a professional paint her window but wanted to save the money so close to Christmas, so she decided to do it herself.

Her artwork has received thousands of likes and positive comments on social media and she is urging others to have a go at doing one.

"I only posted it to give people some ideas, I thought it might get a few comments but it went crazy," she said.

"A lot of people have said to me they would love to do something like that but they can't draw.

"But, honestly, anyone can do it if you can trace a design. I did mine freehand but you don't have to be a good drawer."

So how did she do it?

"I used acrylic paint, found in most shops like pound shops and I used some paint brushes," she explained.

"But you could use chalk paint pens or acrylic paint pens to make doing the outlines easier.

"Firstly I drew my outlines and then filled in with colour, I then gave it a second coat to give it a more solid look.

"It’s easily scraped off with a ice scraper. Then wipe any remaining off with warm soapy water but make sure PVC around the windows is covered."