Unfinished Projects

The dreaded second sock syndrome has affected me. I've started them but have little motivation to finish. I've decided to finish the second jewelry display that I started a few months ago.

It's coming along.

Michael has decided to take on another project. Ireland wanted her room painted an aqua color. No problem... or so I thought. A few minutes ago I walked upstairs to find this...

Apparently there is a lot of sheetrock work to do before he can paint. So to prevent all of her things getting dusty, he decided to take everything out of her room and closet. Great, is all I can say. Something else for me to do. (At least I didn't have to pack it all up)

Her closet was pretty full. Oh well, at least the walls and ceiling will look better.
Here's the new color.

It is a pretty color.
Now I need to go do something with all of our vegetables from the garden.

I see cucumber dressing and fried squash in my future.

Oh, and I finally went through our wedding photos and put a few in a Shutterfly photo book. I had promised to make my mom a book and never have. Shutterfly is pretty good, but not my favorite. I haven't used them lately, so when I received a code for a free book, I decided to give them another try. I like MyPublisher and Photobook America. I also want to try Artifact Uprising. If you want to see the book just scroll down to the bottom or click on the link below. (It's not very clear but it's something I guess)
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0UbtWLZwyYurg

Anyway, I am determined to get back to work on those pesky second socks. Maybe tonight. I may even get caught up on my blog reading. I've had enough of a break and I miss visiting you all.

Have a great week!

Printer Tray Number Two

A couple weeks ago I found this printer tray while shopping in Boone.

Michael and I love to shop in Boone every year after Thanksgiving before Christmas. Main street has Mast General Store and a bunch of cool little shops. I found this at Artwalk, a shop that has all kinds of unique jewelry, art, and accessories.

I bet you know what I'm going to do with it. I already have one...remember the jewelry display project?

What I love about this new one is its condition. It is in good condition and clean. So I don't have to clean, sand, and paint.

I also love that it has cool little antique things? stuck inside some of the slots.

 

I am definitely leaving this one all natural with no paint. I love pretty painted things but this tray would not look right painted especially since the condition is so good.

This project will be a fast and easy one.

Here's a shot of the first jewelry display that I made

The Jewelry Display...At Last

The jewelry display is pretty much done...

I need to add more eyelet hooks so I can finish adding earrings. This tray is not large enough for all of my jewelry, so I guess I'll have to find another tray and make another display to go with this one. 

I added the hooks to the sides for necklaces...I just need to add a few more (and the necklaces). I was too impatient to do that before this post;)

I'm not sure if I want to add hooks to the bottom. I think I'll just save that for the next display.

Here's how I made this thing

It began like this...

Michael sprayed a coat of primer, then used this paint... two cans

between coats

 I then added the hooks and eyelet hooks found at Lowes. To get the hole started, I used a sharp extra pointy knife, then just used my fingers to screw them in. It will make your fingers so sore, so I had to do a few each day for several days.

I'm soooo glad it's done. I'll think I'll go antique-ing next week to find another tray:)

Hope you all have a great weekend