Well lookey there, took another bloggy break. Mama's been busy.
Busy painting some walls. Now, don't get all excited about a special color or anything, it's BEIGE. Boring boring BEIGE. I had to paint over the ugly non-flattering brown-red sludge that the "interior designer" picked for our home when it was built. It made the woodwork look orange. Not just a tinge of orange, but IN YOUR FACE orange. I was o-so-happy to get rid of it. Even if it was to paint it BEIGE. Had to make the room ready for our new chocolate brown sectional couch. The family room is coming together nicely. Except for all the BEIGE.
Can you tell I'm not a huge fan of the BEIGE? But it's worlds better than the sludge.
Busy feeding the children. Because they are food disposal professionals. They HAVE to be going through growth spurts because this is crazyness.
Busy cleaning and organizing the home front. Yep, unpleasant, but someone's gotta do it.
Busy building some gates for our yard. You know, a child backyard containment assistance device. The hubby and I have been having fun doing some carpentry. Power tools make me smile. I've got a bunch of projects on my list.
Busy getting the boy allergy tested. Let's just say skin pricking tests aren't Bubbalu's most favorite pastime. Mama and Bubbalu were both exhausted after that appointment. Starting to wonder what shenanigans Bubbalu will be getting into once he's healthier. Note to self: Hide the sharpies in a better location.
Busy helping Bubbalu and Lil Chick make my sister Sallie a birthday video. Not your average Birthday song, but oh well...
OK. The bloggy break is now over, nice to see your lovely faces again...
A
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Our master bathroom needed some sprucing up. Some snazzyness. Some SASS:
See? BLAH.
Also, I was feeling some cabin fever and needed a quick paint pick-me-up project to distract me from snot wiping duty. So I loaded the snot-makers into the car and headed to our local thrift store.
$11 later, and I had me a painting pick-me-up project and some decorative sass for our master bathroom.
Aren't they LOVELY?
I deconstructed them, tossed the mirrors, duck, glass and landscape photo and painted them TEAL.
Yep, the very same teal that I painted my bedroom but have yet to show you. Mostly because I keep forgetting to...and maybe a bit because the color doesn't come out true and that BUGS me. Someday I'll get around to posting a decent-ish pic of it.
ANYWHO.
If you remember, that bedroom painting occurrence was a good two months ago. Didja know that if you cover your painting tray with a plastic bag and set it aside in the garage you can forget about it and delay cleaning it? Yup, true story.
So I rediscovered the 2 month old teal blue paint sitting there all sad and unloved so I just HAD to use it to makeover those sad frames.
Paint paint paint and wait to dry. Haul them upstairs to master bath, let them acclimate to their surroundings for a good three days before hubby says, "uh, hon, are you going to do something with these frames or are they just here to decorate the floor?" and then finally get around to hanging them on the wall.
Here ya go, sassy teal blue frames to give my sad master bathroom some interest:
MUCH BETTER. I smile every time I walk in there.
And really, my walls are NOT the color of a one month old's poo, they are a light yellow-beige. Hmm, maybe I should get a new camera? OR, I could photograph my walls during the daytime with natural light.
I decided that the frames needed more interest and dimension than plain, right outta the can, teal paint so I mixed in some black paint to darken the rest of the teal paint.
I dabbed it onto a rag and smeared it on the edges and detail and am loving the results:
The just-right amount of dimension and aging I was hoping for:
Not something I want on my face, but on frames? Yes please.
So go out and grab a bunch of frames, paint em teal and throw em on the wall. Methinks you'll like it too...
A
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Sometimes you are browsing through clothing racks and spot something with potential. You grab it, hopeful, until you see it is NOT your size. Or, about 3 sizes too big. Your hopes are dashed.
UNLESS....
I had a lovely friend bring me a cute shirt with potential that just happened to be about 3 sizes too big for her:
All she said???
"It needs you. Do whatever you want".
There's those words again! Love em.
This shirt sat on my "to be accomplished when inspiration hits" pile for a very long time. Anyone else have one of those?
And when I say a long time. I'm talking a LOONNNGGG time.
FINALLY inspiration hit. In full force.
I sliced and diced and added a wide belt hitting at that perfectly slimming, non-maternity looking spot and a sassy tie in the back and a Vintage Dutch Girl Flower pin to top it all off:
I'll admit, I wanted to keep this one :) But hey, it was fun to give it back to my sweet friend and see her smile!
A
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