Week 34 Project

In the last post I promised more creativity. Here ya go!

90% of people enter my house through the back door. There is a small landing and you either go up to my kitchen or down to my basement. I've been wanting to jazz it up for years, really welcome people into my home... warn them about what they are about to get into. For the longest time I thought I was going to paint black and white horizontal stripes. My kitchen is black and white and I thought it would be a good transition. I must have thought about it for too long because I eventually got bored of the idea.

Well, I saw this wall over on Suzanne's blog and immediately loved it! I had, black, white, yellow and grey paint. I went out in search of a purple to match the Stag's head painting I already had in the hallway and just choose an orange to round out the group. Tapping the horizontal walls took the longest.

For whatever reason I choose to start this project the same week I began loosing the eyesight in my left eye. (I've got optic neuritis. I can basically only discern light and movement in that eye at the moment.We don't know what caused it. I'm still seeing doctors. I'm getting by, but I gotta tell ya make-up application has been a b!&%h) So anyway, that made attempting plumb lines on a staircase quite the adventure. My balance is a bit off, so I had my dad help with tapping the most precarious edges.

Once the lines were up the fun began! Painting "random" patterns took a lot of planning. Ha! My bother is an entire foot taller than me. So he was recruited to paint the top bit behind the painting. I promised him it would take 10mins. But then he walked in the door and suggested a color change (He was totally right!) He had to stay for about an hour putting on three coats of that purple. I love the way it turned out!

Back Staircase Paint Project, Done!

Week 30 Project

Cy got me again.
Well, Cy and Valley Thrift.
Why do I go there with him?!?

We picked up this corduroy,flannel,button up shirt thing the last time we were there. I forgot to take a before picture, but the bottom had curves to it like a traditional tuck-it-in-men's-button-up. Cy wanted to use it more as a jacket. The hem job I didn't isn't the prettiest, but from the outside it looks pretty good.

I worked on the jacket while Cy sat at my dining room table painting. I sent him home later in the day to finish a couple of stitches himself. Later in the week I got a text from him in the middle of that day that read "I have gotten numerous compliments on my jacket today...Thanks for the help with it." He really is a kin- hearted, sweet kid!

 

Jacket Conversion, Done!

Week 27 Project

I took Cy up to Columbus is visit Robert at OSU this weekend.

I'm actually standing two stairs higher than they are in this pic. How unfair!

I sent Mary a text to let her know we were coming up and see if they could find some time for the Overbeck kids. We booked some Ionno time on Sunday and in her reply message she requested a necklace board like the one I have in my room for Ri!

Before we left to go buy supplies, I noticed that Ri had changed into her shirt  that I made earlier this year! I don't know if she wears it often, but I love that she was rockin' it on Sunday!

This was a super easy project since I had done it before.
Ri picked out the spray paint; pink, of course!
We did make one modification, due to Maria's father. My board used push pins. It works for me, but I'm not in grade school with a five year old brother. The idea of them falling out and being on the floor where the family often walks barefoot, didn't sit well with Jon. I thought about it and while I won't say he was right (if you know Jon, you'd know why), but I will say he wasn't wrong... We used 3M Command hooks. They were a great option now that the come with clear adhesive. We even used them to hang the board and the "GirlsRock" sign. No nail holes! I've used Command products to hang a lot of items in my house, especially now that I have ancient plaster walls. And no, 3M isn't paying for this post, although that would be awesome... 

Maria handed me her necklaces and directed where they should be hung one by one.

So easy, so fun.

Love spending time with the Ionnos!!!

Ri's necklace board, Done!

A Day with the brothers and the Ionnos!

Week 26 Project

Yet another trip to Valley Thrift with Cy lead to the following conversation:

"Laura, I need some shorts"
"What kind of shorts?"
"Khaki, like dressy, but not like uniform shorts"
"Um, yeah, most of those that would fit you, will look like cargo shorts"
"Yeah or they'll be way too short on me"
"Suck. You know we could always buy a pair of pants that fit your waist and then adjust the length"
"Yeah, cool"

Wait, did I say "We"?!?,  what was I thinking?

So "We" bought some pants. I don't have a before shot of Cy wearing them. I soooo wish I did. They would have hit him maybe four inches above his ankle with a super awesome taper. Dang.

(Side Note: Cy is 6'4" and really skinny, I think he has like a 34" waist)

I cut them off.

I hemmed them up, and promptly delivered them two month later...in September...

Pants turned shorts, Done.