This isn't a real "in-depth" post, but I figured I should probably try to keep my momentum of posting at least once a week. We don't want to go through another "Tawnya doesn't post for an entire year" fiasco again.
So here are five new things for this week.
1. School started again. Yes, I'm back in that saddle. Another round of classes has begun and even though I was able to start them two days early, I'm still feeling the stress that comes along with a new quarter. So please be patient with me. I'll try to keep the postings coming as house things happen, but it might be difficult as I adjust to another quarter of "I have no life". Work and school full time are tough to manage, but once I get through the first few weeks and have a routine down all should return to normal.
2. Art for the Dining Room. I was able to get one of the blank pieces of canvas covered with something last week. Whoo hoo! Inspiration came from the inverted arrow art Dana with House Tweaking has for her master bedroom (here), so I created my own miniature version using painters tape and gold leaf. I know, I know...last time I used gold leaf it was a disaster, but this project was pretty simple and I just vacuumed up the mess when I was done. It's one of my favorite pieces in the house thus far. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of the process, but if you want to make your own, just draw it out, tape off sections you don't want gold and then leaf away.
So here are five new things for this week.
1. School started again. Yes, I'm back in that saddle. Another round of classes has begun and even though I was able to start them two days early, I'm still feeling the stress that comes along with a new quarter. So please be patient with me. I'll try to keep the postings coming as house things happen, but it might be difficult as I adjust to another quarter of "I have no life". Work and school full time are tough to manage, but once I get through the first few weeks and have a routine down all should return to normal.
2. Art for the Dining Room. I was able to get one of the blank pieces of canvas covered with something last week. Whoo hoo! Inspiration came from the inverted arrow art Dana with House Tweaking has for her master bedroom (here), so I created my own miniature version using painters tape and gold leaf. I know, I know...last time I used gold leaf it was a disaster, but this project was pretty simple and I just vacuumed up the mess when I was done. It's one of my favorite pieces in the house thus far. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of the process, but if you want to make your own, just draw it out, tape off sections you don't want gold and then leaf away.