The time has come. I couldn’t put it off anymore. I sucked it up and painted the door. Quite a few people eagerly asked me what color I painted it, and I reluctantly had to say, “that same green color.”
Sorry, folks, this isn’t my house, nor was it my paint. But how fun would a bright purple door have been? Oh well, maybe someday when I’m a homeowner…but until then, I painted the door “that same green color.”
Now just hold your horses, there was more work to be done before I absolutely had nothing left to do but paint the door. Really, when I look back on it, painting the door would have been so much easier than doing all this other work, but hey, it looks so much better now!
Since I started this blog it seems to have run the entire gamut of all things craft except for beading. Until now. Swarovski Elements just released a new magazine called Create Your Style which is chock-full of ideas for jazzing up everything from chandeliers to make-up bags to phone chargers with Swarovski Elements beads.
It’s Monday again! How was everyone’s weekend? It was absolutely perfect weather here, so I took the opportunity to finally finish up Operation Front Door! Get ready for the jaw dropping results this up coming week! (ok, maybe not jaw dropping, but still, I made some major progress from where I was a month ago)
Ok, ok, so my obsession with brightly colored planters isn’t quite done yet, but I think this might just be the final post to really get it out of my system. When we stopped by my Grandma’s house to pick her up for the Mother’s Day luncheon she couldn’t wait to take me out to her back patio and show off her latest project. As soon as I saw this array of brightly colored spray painted pots–a day after making this stacked planter and a week after making my hanging garden tins–I thought there’s no denying that I come by all this honestly. Even my 85-year-old Gram needs to add some bright whimsy to her garden!
When its put that way, I’m probably never going to get this out of my system. But maybe I’ll be done posting about it for the season….regardless, I just love how a can of spray paint and few simple materials can add so much character to a garden. Here’s a round up of some more awesome ideas you can do to spruce up your garden greens.
1. Another fun idea for adding color to your fence. via bhg.com // 2. Camille Styles has a diy to solve your gardening hang ups! // 3. Add some texture with those colorful pots for a fun mix. via bhg.com // 4. Or just add the texture and nix the color like this design*sponge tutorial for textured planters // 5. The TUBI project reused colored pvc pipe for their planters. // 6. How awesome are these recycled wood chevron planters? Love them! See how to make them on the 91204 blog. // 7. Add some spray paint to old tires and you’ll have some fun stackable planters. via Harvest Home Farm
Have a wonderful weekend! Any fun plans? Some gardening, perhaps?
When I was home this past weekend my mom had this project waiting to be assembled. I had no idea the thought of this project even existed until she said, “Let’s build my planter!” And even though I had no idea what she was talking about, without hesitation I agreed and we went to it.
Columbus has a lot going for it, lots of cool shops and things to do that are unique to the city. Each month I’m going to do/experience something new (to me) that is unique to Columbus and share it with the world here!
Food trucks are all the rage in Columbus nowadays. A couple weeks ago a new “food truck hub” opened up called Dinin’ Hall. My friend, T, from work and I headed over there on our lunch break last week to check it out.
Happy Monday! I had an awesome weekend celebrating Mother’s Day with four generations of family. Here’s some of the fun:
Operation front door was in full swing this weekend. And I mean full dirt-embedded-nails, sticks-in-hair, wake-up-and-I-can’t-move-the-next-morning swing.
Before you even ask,
I still haven’t painted the door.
But just wait until you see what I did do! My motivation started Thursday night when a neighbor knocked on my door to see if I needed any help weeding the front garden. ha! Talk about a passive aggressive way to say, “Hey, Miss, your yard looks TERRIBLE please do something about it.” I politely declined the offer and spent the rest of the evening pumping myself up for some serious yardwork in the days ahead.
I started this project nearly a month ago back when I was working on the anthro-inspired flower pillow. I was waiting until the fear of frost was gone for Central Ohio to finally plant my herbs and was told May 15 is the magic number for frost free nights. I cheated on May 5 after looking at the 10-day weather forecast and there was no frost in sight, so I’m taking the gamble a few days early.
