DIY Word Art

Pinterest is a fabulous source for DIY ideas-

One that caught my eye 

was this artwork
 made with stickers and wood-

So, I started with a blank canvas and stickers

I decided to paint the canvas first 

so the words would be green-

This is my newest paint palette idea-

 much better than a paper plate!

Once dry, place the stickers on the canvas
spacing them to your liking-

Once all the stickers are on, 

choose a complementary color as the 2nd layer-

I also made a heart sticker out of contact paper,

 to use in place of a word-

After painting the blue, I began adding 

bits of a deeper blue and

 some white paint for depth-

Wait about 15-20 min ( not much longer) 

and begin removing stickers- 

tweezers are a great tool for the removal-

 even toothpicks but take care
 not to puncture canvas-

You can call it done-

 But, since this was a gift, I wanted to finish it off

 so I glued a matching ribbon to the edges 

and also attached a rope for hanging- 

Now, it's finished! An adorable and easy craft,

 made with love!

Take care, gotta fly-

The Gray Bathroom

With all the snow we've had this winter-

We have been hunkered down in our house a-lot!

TV is a good distraction,
 crocheting, reading, blogging and
 even planning a new Etsy shop has kept me busy-

But, when I'm inside for too long,
 I notice things that need painting-

Therefore, the bathroom was my next victim-

This is a small powder room and 
the only one on the first floor-

It was painted a pale green, the peachy tile is original-

 about 60 years old- in good shape 

but the color leaves much to be desired- 

I ignore it and usually cover it up with a large throw rug-
But now, I have my new painted rug!

This is a good closeup of the tile floor-

 I had leftover paint

 from my laundry room project so 

it was time for a change-

I taped around the window, ceiling and trim- 

so proud of myself, I never do the proper prep!

I love the color in here, still using the same gallon of Martha Stewart's "cement" color paint-

Remember the rug I painted-

The fabric is just hanging over the rod for now,

 gotta get the sewing machine going again and

 I found some odd reclaimed wood box 
which will be part of the window treatment- 

I'll show you that when it's done!

You never know what you'll find at GW,

but I do love the goodwill hunting 

and after looking at these pictures of the floor-

I feel another change coming!!

Take care, gotta fly-