10 LITTLE LAMPSHADES

10 LITTLE LAMPSHADES

finally done

Hello again.  I know back in January I promised to have another post soon, but when you have health issues sometimes that just goes out the window.  But I am back now. 

      Remember the January post about the practice lampshade I did?  It turned out okay, so I went ahead and redid the 10 shades for the chandelier that had been languishing in the bathtub for a year.  Hubs got it hung up and I got the shades on.  It’s in the master bathroom. 

      The first picture is Hubs holding it up just so you can see what it really looks like.  The next picture is a close-up of the shades, in process and done.

      This application was a bit different from the one in January’s post.  I discovered that on the shades with the braid trim all I had to do was lift the braid up and gently, but firmly, slide the fabric under and then re-glue (just a tiny bit of glue).  I, of course, painted  the glue on the back of the fabric with a small paintbrush, and a bit on the shade, especially around the edges where the fabric would be.

     

However, on the shades with the flat trim it was a bit more difficult.  The trim was firmly glued down so I had to approach it from a different direction.  As you can see from the pictures, I over lapped the trim then just added more trim over that.

     

     It wasn’t too difficult, just time consuming and patience exhausting.  Yes, I exhausted all my patience with this one, but it’s done now and I really like it.  Here it is all done and pretty.

     And that folks is all there is for now.  I am working on a post with my “garden” and painted pots, along with a nice post about fermenting veggies.  This should be of interest especially to those with any kind of Adrenal Insufficiency.  We tend to crave salt and fermented veggies are a bit saltier than regular veggies unless you load them up with table salt.  So, keep a look out, it shouldn’t be too long before I have it up.

      And as always, thank you for reading me and please bookmark me, pin me, and come back often.

      And remember – Never give in, Never surrender, and God bless.

Victoria

a/k/a BizzyLizzy

PAINTED POTS

PAINTED POTS

I haven’t been doing a lot lately, it’s hot, it’s humid, and my allergies are acting up. The tissue people are making a fortune off me.  I did get my “garden” going and I already have baby squashes.  The peas are doing okay, just slow.  I thought by now they would have been a lot larger, and the okra is just sort of sitting there.  The tomatoes and green beans are healthy looking and growing, but in my opinion, slowly. 

We have been spending a lot of time just sitting on the deck this year and I just could not stand looking at all those mismatched pots. Some had something like cement on them, and others were just permanently dirty.  Some of the pots are over 20 years old (the small terra cotta ones). 

So what did I do?  I painted them, of course.  It’s one of the things left that I can do.

  Now I’m not going to tell you how to paint a pot, but I will give you a few pointers to make it easier if you are a beginner.

#1.  Have no fear.  If you mess up, just paint over it.

#2.  Soak your pots and saucers in warm water for at least two (2) hours before trying to paint them.  Sit them out in the sun to dry.

#3.  Spray paint is great.  Spray paint the pot, then get your craft paint and paint the top a different color, and stencil a pretty design on the lower part.  When dry, spray on a sealer.

#4.  If you are not a stenciler, there are a few things you need to know – less is more.  Use a stencil brush and almost no paint.  Look on Pinterest for more detailed stenciling instructions.

#5.  You don’t have to do it all at one time.  Take one day to spray paint, then decorate at your leisure.

 

I have sprinkled photos of my pots throughout this post.  Some are hand painted, some are stenciled and some are still unfinished.  I’ll get to them before summer is over.  

So just dig in and do it.  Your plants will thank you, your deck or patio will thank you and your family and neighbors will thank you.

And remember – Never give in, Never surrender and God bless.

And as always, thank you for reading me and please bookmark me, pin me, and come back often.

Until next time,

Victoria

a/k/a BizzyLizzy