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One Wall Makeover

If you remember, I painted a few pieces of furniture for my bedroom.  If you don't remember you can check here and here .  Then things came to a standstill for several months.  But, now, out of the rut and moving forward. The ceiling fan in my bedroom is being switched out for this chandelier that I purchased at St. Vincent de Paul for $20. As you probably guessed, it had to be painted first. Can you find it in this greenscape? I spray painted it with Montana paint.  They call the color Malaria.  I know there is some psychology in naming colors, but this one escapes me. I used the original candle covers and sprayed them black. After a long wait in the studio, the chandelier has been installed. (It replaces a very dated ceiling fan.) Another part of the bedroom makeover was to remove the mantel. I know it's beautiful, but I have lived with it for 36 years and I really wanted my bed on this wall.  I also was tired of working with the blue tile

A Toe in the Water

It has been awhile since I posted anything new.  I have good reasons...none of which you really want to hear...so let's get back to business.  I'm easing back into blogging with a post that was inspired by my many hours perusing pinterest recently. (dianafrey.blogspot.ca)  I saw this on my DIY board and thought, with my limited energy this might be something I could manage. One stipulation for any current project is that I must have the materials on hand. Paint brushes are a staple for me, so no problem there. They also needed to be well used, or abused, depending on how you think about paint brushes. The next step was to gather glue, scissors, old jewelry, ribbon, and anything that might lend itself to this task. A brief period of playing with the possibilities and I was finally into a new mini project. I jumped back and forth on these but I think this is the first one I completed.  I love the combination of paint colors on the h