Pinterest Projects:)

Okay, so I am one of those who pins a gazillion things on Pinterest thinking, "I will try that".  Very little pins, besides recipes, ever make it off their board:)  These past two weeks, I am proud to say that I have tried and succeeded (shockingly) in doing more than cooking with my pins:)  

I was so lucky to find two awesome antique chairs on the Facebook site, "Tuscaloosa garage sale".  I got them both for $45 and they were in perfect condition structurally...they just needed some TLC in the paint and cushion department.  I wanted to try painting them and then applying an antique glaze...eeek!  I got them painted easy peazy (as my niece would say).  The challenging part was going to be applying the glaze, as I had never done this before.  I applied the glaze and it just looked dirty to me.  I applied more glaze and it started looking better, but felt like it had changed the color so much that I lost a lot of the "creamy" look I was after. So, I went into renegade painter mode and tried applying more cream paint-lightly, and mixed with water...and this was just what it needed!  Here is a picture of the before and after.  I am not saying I am ready to have a storefront, but I am definitely happy with how cute they turned out:)

Before...

After...

Up close

FINAL!:)

My next project is for Will's upcoming FIRST Birthday Party.  I am still in denial that he can possibly be this close to turning one...but denial or not, I still want him to have an adorable birthday party!  He is having an elephant themed birthday party using reds and aquas...and I wanted something cute to hang in the doorway of our den/kitchen.  I saw them on Pinterest, priced them on Etsy and decided I could do it!  Here is the almost finished product:)  It will also be used one day in his "big boy" room to hang over his bed...so dual purpose!  Yay!  Excuse the mess on our kitchen table...too many projects:)  Off to clean up now!!!

Will's rag garland!