Have you ever felt like there way too many obstacles for a project to ever be completed? Like the "project gods" were against you? That's how I feel about this first painting project.
After an appauling degree of difficulty (5 trips to the paint store) I finally finished painting the hallway. I liked the color so much that I decided to paint one of the walls in the kitchen. The yellow color is a shade or two darker than expected and I'm glad. It's cheery and welcoming, and will be especially nice in winter time. This picture doesn't really do the color justice.
The inspiration for this project came from some paintings I purchased at an art fair a year ago.
Once and "if" they ever get framed they would look great on this yellow wall. But of course I ran into another obstacle. Although the artist assured me that they were a standard size for pre-made frames; they aren't at all. In fact, the measurements are really strange in inches (but make sense in cenimeters). So, there aren't any pre-made frames in these sizes. I won't bore you with the details about what I'm going to do about frames.
Onto happier news. My beading class was a blast and much easier that I expected. We made 2 practice bracelets and 1 necklace using "mixed cheap beads". They turned out pretty good for practice pieces.
It was so much fun that I signed up for another class.
If you're wondering how I'm spending my time, and I know that you are on pins and needles every day just wondering about my schedule (NOT), I spend most of my time watching Rick Steves' DVDs and reading his books.
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