Thursday, January 23, 2014

Too Many Shims on my Hands

My daughter was married last September. It was a gorgeous wedding. We made table runners with shims. MANY, MANY, MANY shims. I believe it was about 750 shims that we made runners with. My daughter and her now husband stained the shims and I and my now husband put a pink wash on them. They turned out gorgeous. Here is a few pics of the table centerpieces from the wedding. Loved it!



Of course now the question is, 
What to do with all those shims???
I know...let's make sunburst's!!!!!


I chose the pinkish shims I could find and laid out my design on the floor. I started hot gluing my shims to a round piece of thin wood I had bought from Hobby Lobby. Since making my shims I was perusing Hobby Lobby and noticed the round cardboard cake plates. Those would be perfect to make these. It was about $5 for a package of 6 and with a 40% off that would be a great deal.
On this Sunburst I used a cut out piece of foam board which did not hold up too well. The paper came away from the foam and I had to glue it after I had made the Sunburst. But here is a pic from another Sunburst I had made using the wood piece.

After all the gluing I then glued my doilies on. I then glued the beautiful brooch on the doilies.

 I decorated the tips of the shims with pearls, and white and clear gems.


And WAH-LAH
A beautiful Sunburst for my pink guest bedroom








Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Clocks are Ticking



It's so easy to paint something new again. It changes your whole outlook on life. For a few weeks after new carpet, new cabinets, new flooring, new paint.... nothing can go wrong. It's like the planets are in sync only for you.





And let's not forget that new outfit you wore when you felt Uber skinny. Your hair was fluffy enough, and your eyes had just the right amount of smokiness. You walked down those stairs clicking your heels and thinking "Dang I Look Good! And it didn't even matter that you fell the last few steps and bounced on your butt all the way down. 



Or that awesome apothecary jar at a yard sale for $3. Or the milk glass that when turned upside down substitutes as a candle holder.




And after an ice storm, when your lucky enough to be driving by a huge Birch tree limb sitting on the side of the road. And you brave the stares of other drivers to grab said tree limb and shove it in the back of the truck. Hoping beyond hope that it doesn't fly out and poke someone's eye out. 


In the end it only matters if you laugh. And laugh hard. Laugh crazy. Oh and coffee...coffee matters.... and chocolate. Chocolate definitely matters.