Showing posts with label stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stuff. Show all posts

Monday, June 18, 2012

Spray Paint project!


I spray paint!!!  Why, because this stuff can pretty much change anything into something pretty to look at.  Frames, furniture, glass, even shoes!!!!  I'm still trying to convince theHubs why I have so many spray paint cans or why I keep buying more....lol!!

I spent one of these past Saturdays spray painting outdoor plant pots.  They were due for a upgrade.  When we first moved into our new home we had no plants what so ever, the front door looked sad and lonely.  My mother-in-law gave me this potted plant, it is a type of Ivy.  The pot was painted white, probably with house paint not sure and after 7 years the paint has chipped away.  I sanded down as much as I could as you can see from the picture below.


It's no secret, I love easy projects.  This was super easy too!  I didn't remove the plant, because I was lazy and I said I loved easy projects.  So I just covered the plant with a plastic bag, tucked in all the long Ivy arms and pushed wooden skewers in around the bag so I wouldn't get spray paint all up in there. 

Ta-da!!  Fresh and white! 



I picked up this salmon colored pot at a garage sale for $1.00, yay!!  I washed and dried this baby and it was ready to be painted.  I loved the shiny color it had, it just didn't go with the outdoor color of the house.  So I just chose another shiny color to make a statement in the entry way.   



LOVE IT! Who doesn't love a nice turquoise?



Now, they are ready to show off!



I just put them here to take the picture.  They have since been moved, the blue one is on the walkway now.  

Everyone have a fabulous day, stay cool if it's hot out or stay dry if you're getting the rain! 

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Monday, May 21, 2012

In full bloom - Framed Flower Art

Who doesn't like LOVE flowers???  Well you're the weird one if you don't!  My favorite flower to receive is Tulips...in any color, but my all time favorite are Yellow Tulips!  Getting flowers, any kind for that matter for no reason is always a pleasant surprise.  My second all time favorite flower is the white Peony.  Really, these are soooooo beautiful.  I love them when they are fully bloomed or just barely opening.  

Okay, enough of my flower rambling!  I decided to make a piece of art to resemble a fully bloomed peony.  Can you guess what I used to make the flower?  I was also able to use a piece of fabric from my scrap busting bin and I also reused a garage sale find frame.

Sorry for all of the pictures....I couldn't decide which ones to show, so I just kept most of them.

Have you guessed yet?  It's really simple.


To make the flower petals was fun and easy...but the burning of my finger tips, not so much .
The flower looks like porcelain here doesn't it.


I really enjoyed making the center of the flower....after it was cooled I then spray painted it. 
You figured out what was used yet.  C'mon they're repinned all over Pinterest.


I wiped down the frame....my bestie found it for me at a garage sale for - dun...dun...dunnnnn 25¢
I cut out a piece of cardboard to fit the frame, then wrapped it in the piece fabric.  For the backing I just glued a piece of newspaper so you couldn't see all the glue and tape.  Sorry I forgot to take a picture of it.
Then I hot glued the flower onto the fabric.  After the glue dried I stood the frame up and put glue into the crevices.  I don't want it to fall off after it's put up.


It looks really great if I say so myself.  Well of course I'm gonna think that, lol!!


The three different textures used were wood, fabric and plastic!! 


Fine....
I used spoons for the petals and forks for the center! See, now you're thinking...really or whaaat!
Cool huh!!

Now it's ready for hanging.  I just have to decide how I should hang it.  The hook is at the top, the way the pic above is.  But I could easily add hooks to hang in the other way. 

Leave comments letting me know which way to hang it.
↨ upright
↔ sideways
   I'll tally up the comments next week and hang it up.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Month of April in Instagram

Random pics in no particular order.....


new outdoor mat "hello"
cats,cats,cats
little bird egg
Easter decor at my in-laws
movie date w/theHubs
bad things that kitties do to their toys
Dinner at JamesConeyIsland (theHubs fave)
1 of the many crawfish boils we've attended
I was bored so I took a self pic
new comfy shoes for the house
morning coffee cup, don't judge I know it's April
when I'm bored, I doodle