Be The Good...

Over the weekend I had a conversation with my girl, Kelly. She shed some light on how I've been living just getting ready to move again. How true, I thought. Nothing went up on the walls in Maryland and Virginia. When I told her that I wasn't going to do anything to our new house because we were going to be moving to GERMANY next August, she gave me the face. You know the one.... the disappointed friend look; sad eyes and furrowed brow.

And before I fell asleep, I prayed for strength and wisdom. And you know what?? She was right! I have been living out of boxes with bare walls for the last four years. And you know what else? I hung something up. And it happens to be something that I made today... on my unexpected day off.

I have seen the pin on Pinterest over the last couple years, and have wanted to make it. I picked up some canvases over the weekend when I was with Kelly. I painted it the same satin Mystic from Valspar, that I used for this project a couple weeks ago. Next I used the Cricut to cut out the letters in the different fonts. Then I sprayed some adhesive on the back of the letters and stuck it to the wall using Command Velcro hanging strips. (Those are the coolest things ever!)

What do you think?

I will be working on my photo wall around the art piece as the months go on. I just wanted to show you that our house's walls are no longer bare.

Thanks, Kel, for giving me that push. I really needed it. Love ya!

We are supposed to get some snow here tonight. Pray for those drivers that never drive in it to have the wisdom to stay home.

Stay warm, and much love!

Miss T

PS~ Big Happy Birthday shout outs to my other friend Kellie~ YOU are the GOOD.  miss u

Goodwill Hunting (chalkboards)

It was a fantastic movie.

But that's really not what I am talking about here. I am talking about finds at your local Goodwill. Have you ever been to your local Goodwill? OR have you ever donated to one? I was first introduced when I lived in a small town in Nebraska while I was going to school. Then I moved away, and that was the end of that. I was reacquainted with Goodwill when I moved to Hawaii. There was one about a mile from our house. I found some pretty cool stuff there, including a pub-style table and a couple stools. SUPER CHEAP.

And so the love of Goodwill brings this post to you. If you happen to pop over to my other blog, you know that I have a love for chalkboards and chalkboard writings. I found a couple of old picture frames right away when we moved to North Carolina. They have been sitting in our dining room since about September.

Since deciding to keep up with the projects I already have going, I began the taking apart one of the pictures I had picked up. It had a photo that was printed in the 70's of a cross. Unfortunately, the backing on the picture was truly disgusting, so it was removed.

I lightly sanded the frame to give it some texture. Next, I put a coat of Valspar's Mystique on the frame with a sponge brush. It's a color sample I picked up at the big blue hardware store. I didn't paint it completely solid because I knew I was going to sand it again after it was dry. I took it outside and gave it light scuff here and there.

With the frame done, I cleaned the glass that was inside of it and painted it with Rust-Oleum chalkboard paint, rolling it on with a small roller. It took about 3 coats, and says you need to wait 3 days for it to cure. After the glass was all dry, I put it back together with the frame.  (The other chalkboard you see in the photo on the right is the back to another project I will post next week.)

{We received this pretty little container from J's auntie for Christmas. Isn't it awesome?!}

And there she is. Standing so tall and proud to be in our kitchen, for now. I am not quite sure where I will be putting her, but until she is completely cured, she will stay here.

If you are wondering about Chalkboard paint, it's really the simplest thing to use. I got mine at the five and dime store last spring. You can usually find coupons for 40%-50% on a single item at those kind of stores. With a good stir, and sponge brush you can be on your way in no time. If you do paint something, let me know, won't you?

So what do you think?

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Miss T