Woodland Coasters

One thing Jeff & I did not think to put on our wedding registry is drink coasters. So, in an effort to preserve the kitchen table my dad refurnished, I have tried my hand at making some. It was difficult to decide how to decorate them.

I have recently become fond of forest animals due to the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox & book Watership Down.  I found online sketches, printed them out & Mod Podged them to tiles (which I purchased at Lowe's for 19 cents/tile). I added felt circles (2 dollars for a pack of 20) to the bottom of each so that they will not leave skid marks.

So, below you will see: A fox, a rabbit ( which reminds me of Fiver, a character in Watership Down), a barn owl, a bear, and a chinchilla (an animal native to Chile). I am happy with the end result & only hope they are as functional as they are attractive. We'll see...

A Midas touch

The full length mirror in our room had a black frame, but I turned it to gold! It was nothing a bit of spray paint couldn't fix, thanks to the help of my friend Brittany Grant. I feel pretty rich now that I know I can turn anything to gold.

Finished Bathroom!

The front of the frames are still a little wet, but dry enough to hang up!   Voila!

Recent Decorations

I am pleased to say that I have finally hung up our wedding & family pictures. Take a look!

Once again, I have changed the contents of the boxes in our living room for summer:

Moved the print of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhône to the back of couch to make room for other art in the kitchen. We can see it from our dinner table & imagine we are under the stars:

Pages from the children's book Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs
are framed next to the fridge. Breakfast, lunch, & dinner catastrophes are framed respectively from top to bottom:

This new addition hanging over the piano is a turkish lamp brought back from Turkey by my brother T.J.. Jeff did a good job wiring it so that we can easily switch it on & off:

                                                                                         How the colors change!

Graphic Design Print by Devin Dailey, My family, Jeff's family at our wedding, us:

Collage Hanging over our bed:wedding party, rings, vows, us, back of my wedding dress, painting of our engagement by T.J.:

Clover, feather, dandelion, leaf.

I have many projects I would love to start & finish this summer for our small apartment. A little more decorating & some organizing are the biggest goals. My first completed project is for our bathroom which has somewhat of a forest on the coast theme. It consists of four square-shaped white frames(which I painted a deep & bright blue-my favorite color!) displaying raw nature itself on cardboard squares.

Anyone would have laughed at me had they seen me carefully cupping the dandelion (now framed) on the way back up to my apartment. Oh-what a feeling of satisfaction to have finished something! The downside is that I happen to be one of the most impatient artists I know. I only had oil paints which is what I used which basically means these may not be dry for 3 weeks. At least Jeff stopped me from hanging them on the walls (I've done this before). What would I do without a reasonable man in my life?

Would you like a Cup of paint? I must add that painting again was just as reviving as a cup of tea.