Ideas O'Plenty

I recently bought a copy of Artful Blogging at my local book store. It was an easy read that has inspired me to get off my butt and start some of the creative projects I have been wanting to do. I have been very busy with tie-dying lately and building my online store. I am still going full throttle with this but am waiting to hear back from a knowledgeable website with some tips for dying rayon.









In the meantime, summer is starting and my kids will be home with me, so gone are the short quiet hours during the baby's nap where I can work on line. I decided this will be the perfect opportunity to work on some household projects I have been putting off since last year.

• Neighborhood Map-We recently painted our garage floor a light gray. I promised my son I would draw and paint our neighborhood on half of the floor for him to drive his hot wheels cars around on.




• Faux Mexican Tile-My home was build in the '70's and is surrounded by a hideous concrete patio. I would love to put down tile, but it is too costly and we would need to resurface the concrete due to cracks and it being uneven. I found directions on BHG.com for creating faux mexican tile with paint, so this is my current plan




• Wall Mural- I started a project in my dining room where I wanted to paint a french countryside as a background for these metal hot air balloons we bought. I started it several months ago, and left the project incomplete




• Faux Marble Desk Top- In addition to tie-dying, I do custom scrapbooking at Kizmet Kreations. Anyone that scrapbooks or does other crafts knows that a traditional desk is less than ideal as a workspace. Instead I created a series of large pieces of wood placed on top of filing cabinets to allow for a 14' desk space. The filing cabinets hold my supplies. I saw step by step instuctions on BHG.com and thought this would jazz up my work space at an affordable price.

I will keep you posted on by creative adventures around my house and document my work with my trusty camera to allow you to view my creations. See you soon!

-Donna