The Mirror

One project down, 2800 to go.  Remember this mirror from my to-do list?

This is the mirror I found at my neighbor's garage sale for five dollars.  It's even beveled.

I finally finished painting the mirror for the bathroom in my studio.  Well, actually Jordan painted it.

I chose this color because I wanted to bring in a touch of the blue from the chandelier.  You can see it here.  Also, because I found a gallon of OOPs paint for five dollars at Home Depot.  Anybody need some blue paint??  I still have pretty much a whole gallon left.

Then, we decided to use a "dry brush" to white-wash it.

My husband says it looks "like something from Greece."  What does he know?  I am calling it Italian, cause the chandy is Italian. 

Made by Jorten

I love it when I find a DIY project that uses sCRAPs that I already happen to have in my possession.

Jordan came for a visit and was dying to try out my new can of light brown Briwax that I bought from Vintage Antiques in Scott, Louisiana.  I told her she could grab a piece of leftover base molding from my new studio.  It eventually evolved into this coat hanger when we decided that the knobs I had just removed from the hutch would be perfect for it.  (The hutch looks totally different with new glass knobs, even though I will have to paint it to hide the extra holes.) I like the wax.  She said it was easy to use.  The smell did give me a headache, though.  Wasn't expecting the strong fumes.  But, I can't wait to try it on something bigger. 

Now if I could just find a wall to hang this on.  Think this would work in the bathroom instead of a towel bar?

(P.S. Jorten is how I pronounce her name when I feel like irritating her.  Which is preeeetty often.)

To-Do List

Sorry I have been MIA for awhile.  You can pretty much expect this every year at this time.  Because I am a teacher and it is BACK TO SCHOOL time if you haven't noticed all the school supplies available for you to purchase in stores.  (Although I did notice that Hobby Lobby got a jump on CHRISTMAS ALREADY  for Pete's sake.  I meany really, who buys wrapping paper in August.) 

So here are a few projects I have been working on.  Or at least thinking about starting on.

Not sure how I want to paint this FREE hutch that I recently acquired from my neighbor.  The knobs will have to be changed.  I already bought pink crystal knobs, but I was sort of thinking of trying out Antibes Green Chalk Paint from Annie Sloan. 

This is the mirror for the bathroom sink in my new studio.  It will probably be painted the same blue as on the chandelier since I got a gallon of OOPS paint for five bucks. 

My grandpa got a new table so I got this one.  I am almost certain this was the table we had when I was little.  My parents must have swapped out a long time ago and I never really noticed that we got a much bigger table and large hutch.  Huh.  I may leave this one alone for awhile. 

Have you seen these monsters in the Ballard Design catalogs?  Love them.  But not the price.  The big one (the one I would want) is $400.  So when I saw this at Goodwill I pushed and shoved it in my car.

It has plexiglass inside.  Must have been used to frame a poster.  I am going to paint right on the plexi glass with chalkboard paint and make a ginormous chalkboard. 

Here it is with a bucket (not a miniature bucket) so that you get an idea of how large this thing is. There was an even bigger one, but I did not think it would fit and I was right.  I could barely get this one in without whopping my kid's head off.

 I may even leave the frame gold.  I LOVE this thing!!  And the best part is it was only fourteen buckeroos!!! 

The Headboard

I finally got pictures of this.  (I don't live in the same town as my family.  Kinda hard to get these from three hours away.)

My dad made this headboard for my youngest sister.  This makes me want to get rid of my bedroom furniture.  (It's not that I don't like it, it's just, well, very storebought matchy-matchy.  Not very creative at all.)

I am sure he was not the designer.  And no, he did not carve inside the squares.  They bought those plaques and added them.

The walls look like a light greyish blue, but actually they are more aqua.  But, to get enough light for you to see the detail on the dark bed, it changed the color.  It's also Venetian plaster, but that is a whole 'nother post...

Let Them Eat Cake

Conversation with my treat grindel daughter, my sister, and me...

Me:  Mallory, go to bed.

Mallory:  No.  Seriously.  There is cake.

Me to Jackie:  This is what she does to get my attention.  She uses the word "seriously."

Jackie to Mallory:  New rule-You can't use words that you don't know how to spell.

Mallory:  I can spell cake.

Just in case you were thinking of ordering some of these treats for your next party, these are not real desserts.

They are dollhouse miniatures made by Jojo with Fimo clay.

And they don't taste as good as they look.

Life is Beautiful Album

The cover of this album is clear acrylic.  The rub-on says "Life is Beautiful."

All papers and embellishments are from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Library pocket page- you know I love pockets.

I left the backing on some embellishments so that a larger picture could be placed behind it.

The right side is a clear page. 

This means the back side needs to have pieces that cover the same spots.  Fun!

If you recognize this album, you may have gone to Creating Keepsakes University and taken the same class as me. 

Life is beautiful-go enjoy it!  And take pictures so you can put them in this album!

Goodwill Lamp Redo

Before:

After:

Remember when I broke this lamp?  I tried to find another one just like it (knowing I never would.)  Then I thought I could find one to spraypaint and use the lampshade since it was not damaged in the catastrophe.

Before:

I found this one at Goodwill to replace it.  Don''t be nervous.  Spraypaint works wonders.

After:

So what do ya think?   Does it look like a $2 lamp?

(BTW, the framed picture is one I took of my sister and her husband for their engagement photos.  It's one of those that looks totally different when you turn it black and white.  Love that!)