Up, Up, and Away!

I did it! I managed to get motivated with my chalkboard project, and I managed to finish my dining room wall mural. The painted metal hot air balloons we bought in Annie's Attic in Mt. Dora, FL no longer are floating in space. They are in a blue sky soaring over a sunny meadow. The only problem is that my projects sort of take on a life of their own. This one decided it needs to grow some flowers and be the view from a European garden. I now must continue painting to add the flowers. I have also gone to Home Depot once more and bought some wooden lattice work. I have sanded it and plan on using some cherry stain on it and sealer, then placing it against my dining room wall and covering it with fake vines to add to the garden vista. There is a JoAnn's Fabrics near me that is moving and is having blow out sales to get rid of their inventory, so hopefully I can get some vines cheap. The picture above is the current stage of the project. To check out more walls murals in my home and additional artwork check out http://www.kizmetkreations.com/artgallery1.html

Magic Walls!

It's funny how life works. As I mentioned earlier this summer, I have a list of half finished or unstarted projects that I was planning to work on this summer since my kids were home and I would have more time due to not being a class mom, chauffeur, etc. Well, I didn't get that much done because my kids were home.

This project actually happened by mistake. I went to home depot one day to get plastic cement for a rocket my son was making for cub scouts. It turns out that the glues are on the paint aisle. While locating the glue, I eyed the glow in the dark paint I needed to finish the constellations in my son's room. I then spyed the item that inspired this project: chalk board paint.

This was the simplest project I have done in a while. We are trying to make part of the garage into a play area to occupy my youngest while I am working out there. We have been trying to cover the walls gradually with tapestries and shelving because they are full of holes and old wiring. I started painting this chalkboard on the lower half of a wall so my kids could reach it. The directions said to use a roller, which probably would have been faster, but I used a brush. Two coats and it looks great. Of course, I got a little out of hand and started painting sections of other walls with the excuse that I could write work ideas or notes to myself. Then I painted the inside of two kitchen cabinets for family members to write messages for each other. The paint dried fast so I was able to apply two coats within a few hours. It was just like using regular paint.

The simplicity of this project inspired me further last weekend. I ended up painting the constellations on my son's ceiling with the glow in the dark paint. I also temporarily finished the mural in my dining room. Look for more on this in my next post.