This shelf was in our last bathroom… back in the day (3 months ago) when we all shared the same bath.) I painted it with three coats of semi gloss and it looks stunning and ready for decorations. I placed a tiny candle on it that will soon be replaced with …
The tall one in the middle. I think it will make the perfect focal point for the shelf along with a few seashells and such. I’ll use the glass tiled “vase” for cut greens from the front hedges. The bathroom will have a bit of life and with the skylight the greens will fit right in and it will give it that finished look for the room. I’ll include a finished photo when I’ve completed this little project. I’m just glad I found a place to hang my first “flower” painting. I’m starting to fall in love with the green/blue swimming colors that combine so well when wet. They blend so well and look so scrumptious that it’s hard to stop working with them.
Last night after dinner I went outside to the back yard with a hoe and started in… I did the entire length of the back yard +! I only have a small section to go. I’m ready to plant! OMG… you have no idea how much work that really was… how every muscle ached and how the sweat was dripping from my brow. It was SO WORTH it! I’m very excited about getting roots in the ground from various plants. I have two that will be ready this weekend…I’m not sure I can move today. Heh!
Later today it’s a trip to Fred Meyer to spend the last of my points on curtains and then I’m done until it’s time to hang the shelf … much like the bathroom shelf I painted, but much longer… in my bedroom. Things are coming together very nicely and I’m thrilled to share the journey.
Here’s a picture of my room shortly after moving in…. and below is how it looks today…
I’m still working on it but I feel so good about getting my shadow boxes repainted and hung. My dad made them for me many moons ago for another house… they served as window treatments in a huge store-front style window. After a few coats of satin white they gleam again and look fresh as a daisy and ready for art and nik naks to display. My nightstands are perfect for this room so I was really happy to have the added white furniture as I’m using such strong colors that anything else might overwhelm. On my night stand on the left of the picture I have a small-yet-growing collection of crosses that I plan to hang over my closet doors. I have some of my art popped on the shelves of the shadow boxes and a few reading lamps clipped to my headboard. I’ll be swapping them out when I find what I’m after… everything I’ve found so far is to bright and the bulbs for the lamps don’t come in 20w…. so my search continues. I have one of my bibles on the left with a notebook, and on the right I have my Kindle and a book that’s on my list to read. The photos are of my parents and my favorite kiddo.
I’m going to Walmart today to see if I can find some sheers for my headboard backdrop… and to find a frame for a poster of the Eiffel Tower my mom bought me… I’m also going to be looking for something to hang a very long shelf with. So I’m excited to venture out today (and sneak down the art aisle!) I’ll share the shelf and art poster after I get that area started… right now it’s just a blank wall. Let me know what you think and if you have any creative juice ideas please share! I’m always open to suggestion!
My whisper for today is simple…
- I’m reading my bible more and more lately.
Until tomorrow… when I have some art to share… God Bless and take care!
I’ve been limping by on these while I’ve been waiting… and waiting for my new glasses. Yesterday we hopped into the car to head to Walmart to buy some needed home items and then swing by the Vision Clinic on the way home to pick up my new specs. We got ready, locked up the house and headed out… We got all seat-belted in and ready… Car wouldn’t start. We popped the hood, checked ALL fluids, jiggled connections and tried again… Car wouldn’t start. I don’t have my own car. I rely kindly on my college-age son for transportation to and from where I need to go. I was truly heart broken to the point of tears.
The car wasn’t the only thing to break yesterday. We had our team of support come after work to find out what was wrong… it appears it’s a simple fix with a part that’s less than $20… YAY! My sons father found one … came back with it only to find out that one of the parts that goes with it is the wrong one. (I called AND emailed the photos of the correct part to the place we purchased the “wrong” part from… still no word and it’s been about an hour.)
My heart truly sank and it’s stuck in a sinking feeling this morning because of the lack of phone call or email from the parts place… DUDE… if you DON”T have the part you need to let me know so I can get on the phone and find one. TODAY! My week is slowly being destroyed.
After the mayhem had settled down yesterday evening my hubs and I decided it was time to treat ourselves for good deeds done and those intended to get done… He with a bowl of Vanilla Bean ice cream with chocolate syrup and myself with the last teeny container of banana pudding with a scoop of frozen cool whip and a drizzle of choco syrup! Nom Nom! Well, after everything was dished up and all the stuff was put away… he looked at me and told me I looked like I needed a hug. (I did!) He set his bowl down on the counter, mine still in my hand I wrapped my arms around his neck and his foot accidently hit my “bad” ankle… The bowl slipped and went crashing to smithereens to the floor.
That was it for me. My day was done. I just couldn’t take any more. I went upstairs to my room and closed the door… lay down on my bed and wept. Some days are just too much. I’ve been waiting SO long for my new glasses to finally be fixed and to actually “see” again. I so had my heart set on getting some much needed chores done and everything just fell apart yesterday. I stayed in my room the rest of the evening reading Psalms and drifted off to sleep. When I woke this morning… the glasses I’ve been limping by on were broken.
I don’t have a toy today for 2sdays Toys… instead I’m sharing a poem… I hope it helps you in your time of need as it’s helping me now.
As children bring their broken toys,
With tears, for us to mend;
I brought my broken dreams to God
because he was my friend.
But then instead of leaving him in peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help with ways that were my own.
At last, I snatched them back and cried,
“How could you be so slow?”
“My child,” He said, “What could I do?
You never did let go….”
Done at last! I’ve been cutting and trimming, and cutting and trimming, and cutting and trimming! I made over 50 of these teeny tiny treasures and had a blast doing it. I started with mini prints of my paintings that I tweaked in Photoshop. I cut them out using a box knife and then I glued them onto chipboard that I saved from some packaging. Then I used the box knife again and cut them out again. I glued complimenting collaging papers to the backs of each tile and cut them out again… this time with some small super sharp scissors. Next I mod podged them with 3 coats on each side to add strength and a nice coating for the super glossy varnish I used on them. Lastly I painted the edges of each and every time with acrylic paint to make it look more finished and give it a “real” painting look.
These gems are limited only by your imagination… some of the uses I’ve come up for them are:
- Scrap-booking
- Charms
- Do-it-yourself craft projects
- Decorate your locker…dorm…journal
- Make flip flop ornaments
- Turn them into magnets
- Punch a hole and add earring hooks
- Transform them into thumbtacks
- Add them to your artwork
- Hang them in your doll house
- Collect them and make a collage
- Make a greeting card
I’m going to be playing with a few later this week to see what kinds of fun and funky flashy favorites I can come up with. Once I get started I’m sure my imagination will take over and I’ll be left in the dust!
I have posted these Tiny Tiles on Etsy so please click on by and check them out. You’ll be able to see a variety of Tiny Tiles today. I haven’t yet posted all of the one’s I’ve made as I have so many, if you can’t find what you’re looking for let me know and I’ll do my best to make you happy! Thanks for dropping by and I hope your Monday rocked!
Off to make spaghetti now… Nom Nom!
