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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Eggshell Cups
I love gardening. I love eggs. I love peas. I saw a picture a long time ago of peas growing out of eggshells and I thought it was amazing. So, today I decided it was time to try it.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Picnic Basket Renovation
So one of my favorite things to do lately is go to Goodwill and search for treasures that I can fix or change or update in some way. I find walking up and down the aisles looking at everything cathartic and it's a great way to turn something someone didn't want into something lovely.
So you can imagine my excitement when I saw this small picnic basket for two dollars. It was ugly, it was tacky..it was actually kind of gross and dirty, but I saw potential...in short, I had to have it.
So you can imagine my excitement when I saw this small picnic basket for two dollars. It was ugly, it was tacky..it was actually kind of gross and dirty, but I saw potential...in short, I had to have it.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
A Fresh Start
Welcome, finally, to Sweet Peas and Honey Bees!
What better a time to start a blog than the first of January? I have a good feeling about 2011- it's a fresh start, a new year.
And speaking of fresh starts, in the early hours of January 1st, 2011, after a rousing game of New Years Eve Yahtzee with my parents and my cat (I know I'm awesome, you don't have to tell me.) I finished a project in my bedroom using a wall treatment tutorial from Ruche. I have been wanting to re-paint my room for ages now, but unfortunately, I am a poor college student. So I took a gamble and tried the book page paper-mache wall treatment on one of my walls. Honestly, what a difference! My room seems bigger and I think it looks beautiful and it's a refreshing change from the Happy Camper Green.
The whole project took me about 3 days to complete, working here and there when I had an extra hour to spare. I was a little suspicious about the starch actually keeping the pages on my wall, but it worked really well, especially if I let it sit for a little bit in the pan before rolling it on the wall.
I used two old Reader's Digest books from Goodwill ($2.49 each), a 2qt jug of Sta Flo ($2.18), and a roller and pan painting set ($7.49) from Walmart. Only about $10 dollars vs. the $100+ I probably would have had to pay for primer, paint and supplies. I still may be tempted to repaint one day, but it works for me for now!
What better a time to start a blog than the first of January? I have a good feeling about 2011- it's a fresh start, a new year.
And speaking of fresh starts, in the early hours of January 1st, 2011, after a rousing game of New Years Eve Yahtzee with my parents and my cat (I know I'm awesome, you don't have to tell me.) I finished a project in my bedroom using a wall treatment tutorial from Ruche. I have been wanting to re-paint my room for ages now, but unfortunately, I am a poor college student. So I took a gamble and tried the book page paper-mache wall treatment on one of my walls. Honestly, what a difference! My room seems bigger and I think it looks beautiful and it's a refreshing change from the Happy Camper Green.
The whole project took me about 3 days to complete, working here and there when I had an extra hour to spare. I was a little suspicious about the starch actually keeping the pages on my wall, but it worked really well, especially if I let it sit for a little bit in the pan before rolling it on the wall.
I used two old Reader's Digest books from Goodwill ($2.49 each), a 2qt jug of Sta Flo ($2.18), and a roller and pan painting set ($7.49) from Walmart. Only about $10 dollars vs. the $100+ I probably would have had to pay for primer, paint and supplies. I still may be tempted to repaint one day, but it works for me for now!
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