Wednesday, July 25, 2012
San Francisco - Part 2
I've gathered up some more San Francisco pictures to share. I've been having so much fun with all the new photo editing capabilities in the new Picasa, I hope I don't get carried away! Collages. are. awesome. Anyway, after we left Clear Lake last Thursday, we head down to San Francisco for the remainder of the trip. I love that city - correction, I love that city when I'm on foot. Driving around there can be a real test on your patience, not to mention you miss almost everything there is to see! Once we parked that car in the garage that's where we wanted to leave it for the next 3 days. After settling into our home away from home, it was time to start exploring. These Bromeliads caught my eye from about 40 feet away...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Clear Lake & San Francisco - Part 1
Wow, vacation flew by! We had a lot of fun and got in a ton of sunshine & relaxing, I have the tan lines to prove it! It's amazing how exhausted you can feel after a vacation though, I guess it's all the traveling, or the overdose on Vitamin D, who knows. So for those of you who may have missed my vaca announcement, we decided to take a last minute trip up to Clear Lake, California and hit up San Francisco on the last leg of our trip. So this will be a "Part 1" because I haven't collected all our pictures yet, as they are spread across my phone & camera, as well as everyone's phones & cameras we were with. You know how that goes! So for now I threw together some fun postcard-like collages to talk about. We'd never been to Clear Lake, so let's start there:
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Friday, July 20, 2012
How To: More Sunburst Mirrors
I know, I know - I've talked about sunburst mirrors before, but I promise this will be my last time. I just love them! There are so many different styles you could do, and the fact that most all of them are easy DIY projects brings them even closer to my heart. Ha! So, for today, here's a gallery of a few favorites with links to their tutorials:
This one is great because it's a little more attainable than the paint stick sunburst. As much as I loved that one, I am too nervous to grab 100 sticks or so! I feel like a larger mirror for the center would be great.
Another spoon mirror! I never would have thought they would look good when you hear it's made of spoons, but there they are! Lookin' pretty. Alright, that's the last time I'll burden you with my sunburst obsession, well, until I make my own. I'm sure you'll hear all about that! Since it's the weekend, maybe now is a good time to pick your favorite and start up a weekend project - there must be a wall in your home that is asking for one of these! Share if you decide to tackle the project, and have a fantastic weekend!
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Sneak Peak: Roll Top Desk
I finally did it, I tried chalk paint! I see what all the fuss is about now, this stuff is really amazing. It coats great, so soft to the touch, and distresses so much easier than regular latex. I decided to try it on my first roll top - double gamble! I didn't know what I was getting into, luckily the whole process was relatively painless. Here's a sneak peak:
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Featured on: Redoux
Karen over at Redoux hosts some of the best link parties, and I was lucky enough to be featured in last week's party! How flattering. This was the Armoire I did for my last tutorial, which you can see here if you missed it. Head over to her blog, Redoux, for the full post. Thanks Karen!
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Update: Beach Towel Bookcase
Last Thursday I posted about the Beach Towel Bookcase that I started. I wasn't sure how to finish it up, and after throwing a few ideas around (thanks everyone!) I decided to keep it simple. I did very minor distress, since it had a few natural flaws from age. Here she is:
What do you think? Of course I had to do some fun staging before I listed it for sale. That's one of my favorite moments, not just seeing the finished piece - but setting it up! I think it helps people visualize it in their homes. I thought the stark white ceramics and the pop of yellow would be perfect with this fun & bright shelf. It's for sale here, message me for more info. Have a great day!
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Gettin' Outta Dodge
Gettin' outta dodge! Isn't that the saying when you are leaving town? Who knows. So, luckily a few friends and myself were able to get some time off of work, and threw together a last minute trip. I mean, really last minute - we finalized plans last week! We pretty much let the room availability be our guide, and it came together nicely. What started as 1 or 2 short overnight trips, turned into a week long vacation. I couldn't have asked for anything better! Destination: Clear Lake followed by San Francisco.
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