So it's taken me two whole days to get the wall paper completely off the walls. There were 3 (more) layers of paper, the last being a real pain in the keister to get off. I'm taking a quick break right now before sanding to let my hand rest.. it's very sore from scraping.
When we took the wallpaper off the walls of the kitchen we used this gel stuff called DIF, it smelled horrible, barely worked, and was so sticky it took 3 hours to wash the walls, forget the floors! So for the bathroom (since it was my project) I decided to try a trick my grandma told me about, hot water and fabric softner. For the first two layers it worked great... and let me tell you, spring fresh smells way better than Dif and I'm not nearly as sticky! For the last layer I think it was 5% solution, 95% muscle.
I'm wondering if I'm going to have any time at all do participate in this weeks Thursday Sweet Treat challenge I have to be finished by end of day tomorow... with still more bathroom to do.... I had a really neat idea too.. actualy a few.. maybe I'll just have to mail them to Natasha afterwards to be part of the monthly-mini treat.. for submissions of past themes..
ok I really have to go sand the walls and wash them... no matter how much I want to bum around the net!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Busy Monday!
I had a million things that I wanted to do today and I know I can't get them all done. So I've narrowed it down. Corned beef was on sale this weekend, so I'll be cooking that this afternoon, I do however have to run out and get beer to cook it in, I think I'll splurge on some Guiness.
We moved into our new house in September and still haven't gotten all the painting/wallpaper removal done yet. This weekend we decided to buy some crazy color paint for our bathroom. Here's the skinny on our bathroom color scheme... Mainly it's avacado colored, a subdued avacado, reminiscent of a sage, but still 70's style color, the tub and sink are this green, as are most of the tiles (they are beige with this green flecking every few tiles is a solid green) There is this striped pink and yellow rose wallpaper. Needless to say this isn't really our style... So I ripped the 1st layer of wallpaper off the wall yesterday and pulled out my HUUUGE stack of color swatches (every color glidden makes, I got the swatch). So Mike and I are going through all these swatches, everything is too bright too dark too bleh or clashes like hell with this green! So I say come on lets be daring! Lets pick something we normally wouldn't, it's only a quart of paint and if we don't like it we can change it right? So I try to think, aside from a 1970's bathroom, what color schemes would I find this green as part of the pallette? Something southwestern possible came to mind, then I started thinking to try to pull a highlight color out of the natural wood from the doors (and everywhere in our home). So enter tinderbox
it really looks better in person than this photo from a color matching website (go fig) we'll see how it goes. It's either going to look really good... or ghastly and need to be changed asap! So I scored and sprayed the wall paper. I'm going to go scrape my lil tush off for a while. Then sanding, and hopefully primer before I have to run out to the store and start cooking.
I also have some dishes to do and some laundry to fold.... Dishes and laundry begin to feel like some odd paradox... No matter how much you clean, there are always more...
We moved into our new house in September and still haven't gotten all the painting/wallpaper removal done yet. This weekend we decided to buy some crazy color paint for our bathroom. Here's the skinny on our bathroom color scheme... Mainly it's avacado colored, a subdued avacado, reminiscent of a sage, but still 70's style color, the tub and sink are this green, as are most of the tiles (they are beige with this green flecking every few tiles is a solid green) There is this striped pink and yellow rose wallpaper. Needless to say this isn't really our style... So I ripped the 1st layer of wallpaper off the wall yesterday and pulled out my HUUUGE stack of color swatches (every color glidden makes, I got the swatch). So Mike and I are going through all these swatches, everything is too bright too dark too bleh or clashes like hell with this green! So I say come on lets be daring! Lets pick something we normally wouldn't, it's only a quart of paint and if we don't like it we can change it right? So I try to think, aside from a 1970's bathroom, what color schemes would I find this green as part of the pallette? Something southwestern possible came to mind, then I started thinking to try to pull a highlight color out of the natural wood from the doors (and everywhere in our home). So enter tinderbox
it really looks better in person than this photo from a color matching website (go fig) we'll see how it goes. It's either going to look really good... or ghastly and need to be changed asap! So I scored and sprayed the wall paper. I'm going to go scrape my lil tush off for a while. Then sanding, and hopefully primer before I have to run out to the store and start cooking.I also have some dishes to do and some laundry to fold.... Dishes and laundry begin to feel like some odd paradox... No matter how much you clean, there are always more...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Digital Cameras and Silly Computers....
So how did I do on my list yesterday? Okay I'd say... I did the dishes, I folded those clothes, I finished my dragon and an art deco brooch for the blog project.. but I couldn't find my camera, so no pictures and no new etsy listing... no biggie! I found my camera this morning and was trying to take pictured for about two hours... I don't know if it's my camera, or if my hands are shaky, or if it's because half of what I was photographing was very shiny/sparkly but out of about 100 pictures, no lie 100 only 6 of which are even remotely useable...
needless to say that is not a good ratio... I'll need to seriously sit down and try to figure out this thing out...
To top that off.. I can't access another 25ish pictures because my computer decided.. meh.. it was tired of reading my media drives and needed a break.... it does this now and then.. the sdmini drive doesn't show up in my computer, no green light.. then.. whenever it feels like it.. BAM! it works again no problem.... Silly Computer!
Anyhow without further ado... pictures..
So my computer is getting a little crowded! (so is Duer's[my better half] but that picture was crap)
No etsy worthy pics of any of these guys yet.. but completely cute computer companions for your enjoyment:
I did finish baby Ruby last night isn't she adorable? too bad these are the only two pics that came out ok.. she's soooo very shiny even the slow flash was too much!
Ok as mentioned before.. I'm making some things inspired by the great blog project Thursday's Sweet Treat. This week's theme is Poetic Sea.. I wanted to post pictures of this in stages as it was being created, but like I said, couldn't find my camerea! Now this was the first time I ever tried this project and I'm happy with how it turned out being the first one ever.. of course I'm obssessed with everything that is even a tiny bit off about it but that's just the artist in me.. my own worst critic..
The bottom dangle faux Bakelight turned out perfect.. well not the carving in it.. but the finish and faux bakelight-ness of it.. perfect!
Next time the deco lady gets a border around her to seam it up better.. it looks a little slapped in there this way.... the colors came out so great.. the texture too... They are exaclty what I was going for when I thought poetic sea.. wavy dep blues and turqouise...overall happy with the first shot (repeating myself aren't I?)
Sadly my finished ruby red slipper sharm is NOT photographing well.. too much detail and too uch shine maybe? I don't know... It's so frustrating.. as soon as I get a decent pic of it I'll post it up here.. I'm so proud of how cute it turned out!
Oh oh oh oh.. So I love to find niche online communities and today I joined a new one it's the EtsyNJ street team (a street team is bunch of etsians joined together by a commonality in this case.. living in New Jersey) I'm really excited to get to know some fellow NJ crafters!
On a non-craft/etsy note...
I finally spent some of my xmas gamestop gift card on some DS games... one of which is so well done and addicting! It's called Big Bang Mini even if you don't have a DS check out their website just to get an idea of what I'm talking about here!
The art is so well done, the background scroll on the first level (Hong Kong) blew me away. It's very much like an old fashioned arcade shooter.. think space invaders for the new millenia.. with fireworks.... and pirate penguins... I've been playing a board or two while on the gryphon in WoW.. got a 3 minute trip across Northrend? No problem, where's my DS!
Ok.. time to do some dishes....
didn't I just do dishes yesterday? Why are there always more dishes?
needless to say that is not a good ratio... I'll need to seriously sit down and try to figure out this thing out...
To top that off.. I can't access another 25ish pictures because my computer decided.. meh.. it was tired of reading my media drives and needed a break.... it does this now and then.. the sdmini drive doesn't show up in my computer, no green light.. then.. whenever it feels like it.. BAM! it works again no problem.... Silly Computer!
Anyhow without further ado... pictures..
So my computer is getting a little crowded! (so is Duer's[my better half] but that picture was crap)
No etsy worthy pics of any of these guys yet.. but completely cute computer companions for your enjoyment:
I did finish baby Ruby last night isn't she adorable? too bad these are the only two pics that came out ok.. she's soooo very shiny even the slow flash was too much!
Ok as mentioned before.. I'm making some things inspired by the great blog project Thursday's Sweet Treat. This week's theme is Poetic Sea.. I wanted to post pictures of this in stages as it was being created, but like I said, couldn't find my camerea! Now this was the first time I ever tried this project and I'm happy with how it turned out being the first one ever.. of course I'm obssessed with everything that is even a tiny bit off about it but that's just the artist in me.. my own worst critic..
The bottom dangle faux Bakelight turned out perfect.. well not the carving in it.. but the finish and faux bakelight-ness of it.. perfect!
Next time the deco lady gets a border around her to seam it up better.. it looks a little slapped in there this way.... the colors came out so great.. the texture too... They are exaclty what I was going for when I thought poetic sea.. wavy dep blues and turqouise...overall happy with the first shot (repeating myself aren't I?)
Sadly my finished ruby red slipper sharm is NOT photographing well.. too much detail and too uch shine maybe? I don't know... It's so frustrating.. as soon as I get a decent pic of it I'll post it up here.. I'm so proud of how cute it turned out!
Oh oh oh oh.. So I love to find niche online communities and today I joined a new one it's the EtsyNJ street team (a street team is bunch of etsians joined together by a commonality in this case.. living in New Jersey) I'm really excited to get to know some fellow NJ crafters!
On a non-craft/etsy note...
I finally spent some of my xmas gamestop gift card on some DS games... one of which is so well done and addicting! It's called Big Bang Mini even if you don't have a DS check out their website just to get an idea of what I'm talking about here!
The art is so well done, the background scroll on the first level (Hong Kong) blew me away. It's very much like an old fashioned arcade shooter.. think space invaders for the new millenia.. with fireworks.... and pirate penguins... I've been playing a board or two while on the gryphon in WoW.. got a 3 minute trip across Northrend? No problem, where's my DS!
Ok.. time to do some dishes....
didn't I just do dishes yesterday? Why are there always more dishes?
Monday, February 2, 2009
Today I will...
Ok so, I spend too much time browsing the net and not enough time actualy doing stuff that I keep saying I'm going to do.. so today.. A list (now mind you I planned on making this post like 3 hours ago.. so yet again.. easily sidtracked table for one.. right here)
- Finish little red dragon! do it Christina... you know you can.. just need to get out the fingerprints, apply the powder and BAKE HIM.. how hard is that? you can do it!
- Start something for this weeks Thursday Sweet Treats Challange
- Do the rest of the dishes!
- Finish folding the clothes that are in the hamper in the middle of the living room that you started at 7am.... stop being lazy! (ok maybe this one should be number one)
- Take some pictures of my little computer companions and list them on etsy.. (you knew you were going to list them when you made them, can't get attached to everything you make!)
Five things.. I think I can handle five things.....
maybe I'll make lunch and make one last trip round the etsy forums...... yea.. thats it.. then... the list tackling begins...
I will post later with some pictures of a finished little red dragon, a poetic sea peice in creation and some devilishly cute computer companions! (oh alliteration how I love thee!)
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