Well, here we go. I'm finally jumping into the Blogging pool. What better way to kick it off than writing about my latest challenge. I'm a newbie when it comes to the blog stuff, so I'm sure this will be a bumpy ride.
Last year, I wanted to do the Philly Home Show challenge, but a mini kid plague & what seemed to be a constant snowstorm (Abington friends, you remember this not too fondly) I had to bail out. I just couldn't head to the Restore with a sick kid in tow or navigate through partially plowed streets.
This year, things were different. Both kids were in school for full days, healthy and there was NO SNOW on the ground. The Philly Home show was inviting local bloggers, artists and people with creativity to transform something, anything from the ReStore in Philadelphia into a planter. I got the kids to school, filled my travel mug & hit the road. Thanks to the GPS (I have an awful sense of direction) I made it in one piece. I was like a kid in a candy store. I had a $100 store credit to pick out anything I wanted to transform into a planter. The only thing I knew was it had to have some space for me to paint.
After an hour or so of looking around, I had found paint, some building materials & an old dresser with funky drawers ready for the ride home. Then I saw it, a old phone stand/End table. I knew I had to ditch the funky dresser & go with this smaller piece. Boy, am I glad I did because I love the final product.
Here's what I started with. Looks like something straight from Grandma's home, right?
Last year, I wanted to do the Philly Home Show challenge, but a mini kid plague & what seemed to be a constant snowstorm (Abington friends, you remember this not too fondly) I had to bail out. I just couldn't head to the Restore with a sick kid in tow or navigate through partially plowed streets.
This year, things were different. Both kids were in school for full days, healthy and there was NO SNOW on the ground. The Philly Home show was inviting local bloggers, artists and people with creativity to transform something, anything from the ReStore in Philadelphia into a planter. I got the kids to school, filled my travel mug & hit the road. Thanks to the GPS (I have an awful sense of direction) I made it in one piece. I was like a kid in a candy store. I had a $100 store credit to pick out anything I wanted to transform into a planter. The only thing I knew was it had to have some space for me to paint.
After an hour or so of looking around, I had found paint, some building materials & an old dresser with funky drawers ready for the ride home. Then I saw it, a old phone stand/End table. I knew I had to ditch the funky dresser & go with this smaller piece. Boy, am I glad I did because I love the final product.
Here's what I started with. Looks like something straight from Grandma's home, right?
It was positively freezing the day that I started. The piece need a sanding. I was so happy that it was in pretty good shape, so I was not outside too long. MacGyver (my husband) came home after a long day & gave me that "really, that's your project?" look. I got even more looks when I told him that I'm only using cobalt blue and white for the entire project. I think my kids, Flash & Sassy McSasserson, were also on board with the "Mom is crazy" theme of the night.
Once I got the piece painted, it was time to have some fun. I wanted it to be funny, pretty, contain positive images and be appealing to a mass audience. I am a Pinterest junkie so I started looking for phrases that I liked that I could make into my style.
I can have a sick sense of humor. This was the 1st thing I painted:
I can have a sick sense of humor. This was the 1st thing I painted:
Then I came across this one...
I was really on a roll by this one. I love Audrey Hepburn. I knew I had to have this one...
It was a couple days till delivery day. Time to get MacGyver involved. He is the master of the power tools. As usual, I asked him to cut into a tight space and he delivered.
Finally! It was time for plants. Thanks to my favorite local garden center, Primex, I was able to find the perfect plants! Here's the final product. I hope you like it as much as me!