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i love paint...it covers a multitude of sins!

Me again,

Paint...I have discovered just how much I love it...a $5 500ml test pot of interior wall paint from Bunnings, who knew how much joy it held for such a bargain price!  I didn't until just recently when I was so sick of looking at my ugly coloured second hand furniture that I bought for it's 'potential' and just hadn't got round to doing.

I dived into my projects just wanting to get them off my list of things to do (which is never ending!!) and discovered along the way how therapeutic painting actually is!  I am not a painter of pictures and details, best left to my Mum and sisters, but there is freedom in slapping good layers of paint on a piece of furniture that is brown and forgiving of my somewhat lacking painting skills!! 

Side note: - my absolute least favourite colour in the world is brown!!  Coming in close second would be maroon (which all the curtains in the house we rent are!) and beige (which all the walls in the house we rent are!!!).  

So here's a little look at the dining table I have just finished and some of the chairs (the rest still need completing but who would I be without several half finished projects on the go?!).  At first the table was a slightly off white (frosted window) all over which looked fantastic but too clinical for our house and life and I was afraid to touch it so my clever Rob suggested we 'country style' the legs and corners and this is the end result - LOVE IT!!  I painted the chairs black too and when I eventually cover the seat of the chair at the back and to the right it will be with fabric that is red, black and off white.

Another little project I've just about finished, all but the hanging up system on the back, is this whiteboard...

Now this is not a fantastic photo (another skill best left to one of my super talented sisters) and I had a better one for you but deleted it by mistake and had already got comfy on my bed in the sun with the computer on the ready and to be honest, just could not be bothered getting back up again!  I'm sure many can relate!  Anyway this whiteboard idea I stole...er borrowed,  from my creative and clever sister in law and I just love them (because I have done two).  Secondhand frame from the recycling centre, which is a posh name for the dump shop, paint it up and put a fabric on the back board and put back in place behind the glass and there you have it, an awesome looking whiteboard for not much moolah.  Love a bargain!

Take care and till then...

small beginnings

Why hello there!

Where to start....hmmm...I have so many ideas of what I want to create but there just never seems to be enough time.  Common frustration I am sure!  I have set up this blog to record the journey of my 'red delicious' creations, to motivate me to actually finish my thoughts and make them a reality.  'red delicious' is the label I put on most things I make, red because it is one of my favourite colours and delicious because it is a fabulous word.  Fabrics, buttons, ribbons and all things craft, full of vibrant colours and patterns are just 'delicious'!!!  I long to one day own my own craft shop, a hub for all things creative, workshops, information, a gathering place full of delicious craft supplies!  One day....

Righto off to bed I go, work tomorrow and only a few small hours till I have to be onto it and organised and ready to start another day...sigh....



 Take care and till then