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Don’t Tell Hubby

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I spray painted his grass.  He does not like when I spray paint his grass.  But I had these two pieces that needed paint.  And Cupcake was napping.  And I didn’t want to get the big tarp out for two small pieces.  And I had these pieces of cardboard that weren’t quite big enough.

I couldn’t leave this black, though.  It wouldn’t work in the big girl room.  Nothing else in there is black.

And I loved the shape of this frame, but there’s no red in the room.

So I sprayed.  And at first I thought I was doing a good job of not hitting the grass.  But my cardboard is as small as it looks, so…….

Maybe if I overspray with green paint it’ll help.

Maybe not.

 

It’s not like the grass was green any way!  Between the drought and the heat and the city being on a watering ban and the fact that we don’t actually water the grass anyway most of the yard is brown and crunchy!  I think the spray paint blends right in!!!

Big Girl’s Bookcase

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It’s coming along!  The big girl room, that is.  I made some progress over the weekend and I’m so excited to share one of the projects, her new bookcase.  You got a sneak peek of the bookcase project when it got rained on.  The goods news is the project was able to be saved!  I was a little worried because there was some exposed wood that was pretty wet, but alas my quick attention to drying it paid off.

So, the crates started out looking like this.  They’re unfinished pine.  I picked them up at Joann’s at 50% off, so instead of $12 each I paid $6.  Score!  I stacked them up in the aisle to figure out how many I needed to get the height I thought would be good and settled on 4.  Four was a good number since I had 4 colors of spray paint at home.  :)

I got one coat of paint on these suckers before the rain incident.  Then they lived in the garage for 2 days since the spray paint told me to wait 48 hours before recoating (since I didn’t do it right away).   And I wanted to make sure they were completely dry from being rained on as well.  And I ran out of Berry Pink paint, so a trip to Home Depot was in order.  Luckily for me the convertible that typically lives on the other side of the garage was off to the shop, so I could do the second coat in the garage.  This makes me happy because I can see where I’ve missed spots better when I don’t have the blinding sun on me.  And it’s less breezy in the garage.

So a second coat went on and then a clear coat.  And then they had to dry for another 48 hours.

But alas they were dry!

So I gathered my materials.  Baby monitor: check.  Phone playing Pandora: check.  Drill with charged battery: check (someone take note that I actually thought ahead to charge the drill battery!!!!!!!!!!  That is a big deal for me!)  Drill bits: check.  Mending plates and wood screws: check.

I decided to attach the crates together from the back so this is what I got (also purchased when I went to pick up some more Berry Pink paint).  I bought two packs of plates and 3 packs of screws.  I think it cost me around $5.

And because the crates are pine and I was afraid they would split I predrilled my holes.

And screwed ‘em.

I did this on both sides between each crate.

Now here’s the tricky part.  You can’t just lift this thing up to set it right side up.  And it’s not because it’s heavy.  It’s because you’ll just snap the wood that you’ve just attached the plates to since the crates aren’t attached to each other in the front.  Flip it on it’s side, then holding the top two and bottom two crates together carefully put it upright.  Phew!  When it’s upright it’s sturdy.  You could attach the crates together by putting a small screw on the underside of each of the crates into the one above it, but I didn’t want to chance splitting wood (since I had gotten this far without doing so!).

The next tricky part was getting it in the house (without running into my car) and up the stairs into the big girl room.  Hubby was out of town for the weekend, so this was a job done alone.  Again, it’s not heavy, just awkward.  But it now sits in it’s new home!

How cute is that?!?!?!  All that is left is to attach it to the wall.  You can’t trust a 2 year old to not pull it over.  Oh, and to accessorize!

I love how it turned out!  I think it’ll make for a great little reading nook for Cupcake in her new room.  She’s already tested it out and I’m pretty sure she likes it.

*I was inspired to paint each crate a different color after seeing it on Crazy Little Projects.

*Spray paint might not have been the best choice as the ends of the slats didn’t want the primer or paint to stick to it very well.  It required several coats at weird angles to get to cover the rough edges.  But I wanted to use the colors that I’ve been using on everything else in the room, so spray paint it was!

 

p.s.  I also hung some curtains and some artwork on the walls.  I only have one wall left to decorate and am waiting on the replacement mattress and we’ll be ready for moving day!!!

 

Did you do any craft or DIY projects this weekend?

Night Stand, Blanket, Broccoli

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I have about a million unfinished projects right now.  The biggest one being Cupcake’s big girl room, which has a long way to go.  Although there’s really only one step that needs to be taken to make it liveable and that is getting a mattress for the bed!  I’ve priced out a few mattresses, but I really don’t know how to decide on one.  I can only narrow it down by delivery options.  We need it delivered since we don’t have a vehicle it will fit in.  My current project in the room is the night stand.  I’ve been checking resale stores, garage sales, and Craigslist for a night stand, but have come up empty handed thus far.  Well, I made an IKEA trip the other day and I think I have a winner!!!

Oh, and now you know what color I painted the bed frame!!

I fell in love with a different table first, but it had a glass top.  Momma thought “glass top table + 2 year old = disaster!” so I went with my second choice.  This cute little metal table only comes in black-brown, which is NOT going to work in this room, so I need to make a date with some spray paint.  But what color………………..?

Suggestions?

Update: To see the fabric of the bedding check out this post.  I’ve already got a can of the Berry Pink spray paint and a can of green paint that is a wee bit darker than the Apple Green that I originally posted.  Both have been used on small pieces that will be in the room.  The dresser is white.

While at IKEA I picked up a comforter and some pillows, a few pictures frames (one of which also needs to be painted) and I fell in love with a lamp that would look so cute sitting on that table, but it was sadly temporarily oversold.  We also had lunch while we were there because Kids Eat Free on Tuesdays!  :)

Also in the unfinished project department is this blanket I started on in the winter.  You know, a much better time for crocheting a thick blanket.

My original vision of Cupcake’s big girl room was a dark shade of purple.  This was the color scheme I wanted.  I didn’t find the dark purple bedding I had pictured in my head, so I went another direction with the room and balled this blanket up into my tote bag and forgot about it.  Now that the room is coming together, though, I feel like this blanket can still live in her room, so I’ve dug it back out, picked up a few more skeins of yarn and gotten back to work on it (during a heat wave!).  Having this blanket on your lap while you’re working is quite like having a dachshund on your lap.  Ask me how I know.

And now I’m going to let you in on a little secret.  I hate cooking.  Yep, I hate cooking.  Baking?  I LOVE baking.  Cooking, not so much.  What’s worse is cooking when it’s too dang hot to move, or turn on the oven, or wear more than just a bathing suit (if that!).  It was 99 degrees outside yesterday (felt like 103).  Ugh!  Not comfortable. Pregnant or not!!  Thank goodness for simple suppers.  I went super simple with this one!  I found a yummy looking recipe for Broccoli Salad over at The Naked Kitchen.  And after making Southwest Chicken Wraps for dinner the other night hubby declared we should have wraps more often.  Yes, sir!  That sounds like a good dinner for a hot summer night to me!

And it was.  The broccoli salad was delish!  You could taste the tang of vinegar, but it played off the sweetness of the honey.  The same goes for the onion and raisins.  Hubby said that a salad with bacon in it is his kind of salad, so I guess that means two thumbs up from him.  I kept the wraps simple; thin sliced turkey, green leaf lettuce, colby jack cheese, diced tomato, and ranch dressing on a whole grain tortilla.  You’re looking at my wrap above, so don’t strain your eyes trying to find bits of red in it.  I don’t eat tomatoes!

 

Now I’m off to start another project while I debate (a million times) in my head what color to paint that night stand.  Seriously, though, if you have a color suggestion let me know!!!!!