Friday, March 16, 2012

Finally , a Completed Pinterest Project

Ever have one of those days where absolutely nothing goes as planned?
Of course you have , everyone has.
And I had one today.


We are leaving tomorrow for a trip to New Orleans ( super excited about that ! ).
As you can imagine, I had tons of things to get done.
Including laundry.
The dryer quit.
Then Hubs broke the water line to the washer.
Not a good start to a busy day.

But it all turned out fine.
We had a spare dryer ( whole other story ),
 Hubs fixed the plumbing ( he is very handy ),
the laundry got done !

I haven't even begun to pack , but my house is clean.
I like to come home from a trip to a clean house.

Anyway , it was another gorgeous day day here in the trailerhood.
80 degrees again !
I'm hoping Mother Nature isn't just messing with us.
It made me ambitious to do a project.

A while back I had pinned this project

Pinned Image

and I have been wanting to create my own.
Well, a friend brought this into the store a few weeks ago

and the only thing I could think of is this would be so much better as a chalkboard !
Out came the chalkboard paint.
first coat
It only took two.
If I use chalkboard paint on metal or glass I give it a least 3 but usually 4 coats.

Remember that garbage bag of wine corks ?
Well they came out again too.
I don't know why I didn't take an "in progress" picture !
Geez....

I am VERY happy with how it turned out.

Here is a close up of the cork pattern.
Fun , huh?

Not sure where I'm going to put it yet.
Just glad it's done and out of my head !


I'm not sure what makes me happier,
the way this turned out or
that I finally created something that I pinned !

Also today...
Grandpa hung Addie's swing for her .
She loves it.
We couldn't find her sunglasses and she hates the sun on her eyes so Grandpa put his hat on her !

How about those boots !

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful day as much as we did !

Not sure if I will have any posts next week or not.
I'm off to the Big Easy !


Linking to these awesome parties
More the Merrier Monday@DIY Home Sweet Home http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
So Very Creative Party Time @ So Creative http://soverycreative.blogspot.com/
Meet Me Monday @ You're Talking Too Much http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/
Amaze Me Monday @ DittleDattle http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
What's in the GunnySack@The Gunny Sack http://www.thegunnysack.com/
Meet Me Monday @ You're Talking Too Much http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/
Newbie Party @ DebbieDoos http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill http://alderberryhill.blogspot.com/
Make it Yourself Monday @ An Original Belle http://anoriginalbelle.blogspot.com/
Show Me What You Got Linky Party @ Our Delightful Home http://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/
Talent Tuesday @ Vintage Wanna Be http://www.vwbblog.com/
Party Time Tuesday @ Northern Cottage http://www.northerncottage.net/
Trash to Treasure Tuesday @ Sassy Sites http://sassysites.blogspot.com/
Cowgirl Up Creative Linky Party @ The FarmhousPorch http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com
Show Off Your Stuff @ Fireflies and Jellybeans http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/
Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims http://www.mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage http://www.abeachcottage.com/
Rock & Share @ The Shady Porch(a pinterest party)http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/

Show and Tell Friday@ My Romantic Home http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday@ At the Picket Fence http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
Pinning and Singing on the Weekend@ 5 Minutes Just for Me http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com
Potpourri Friday @ 2805 http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Fabulous Friday @ Faith,Trust and Pixie Dust http://michellelunt.blogspot.com/
Weekend Bloggy Reading : Link Up @ Serenity Now http://www.serenitynowblog.com/
Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff and Nonsense http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/
A Pinteresting Link Party @ Here's to Handy Andy http://herestohandyandy.blogspot.com/
Tutu's and Teaparties : A Pinteresting Party @ http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/
Shine on Friday @ Happy-Go-Lucky http://happy-go-lucky-harvey.blogspot.com/
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/
Show me what you got @ Our Delightful Home http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/





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15 comments:

  1. Love the texture the corks provide!

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  2. TOTALLY LOVE THIS!! Now this is my type of chalkboard! Kuddos, Deidre~ http://simplysimplisticated4.blogspot.com

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  3. I LOVE it! Now i've got another project for my To-Do List :) Thanks

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  4. What a fantastic project! It looks great but kinda got upstaged by your adorable granddaughter. ;-) Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Inspiration Friday this week!
    Vanessa

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  5. Wow how neat!! I can't wait to give that a go!!

    I tend to have a bunch of projects that I try off of pintrest!!

    I'm following back! :) Thank for the support by the way !!!

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  6. Wow, I love how it turned out! I've been pinning wine cork projects for a month or so, but I thought that I would amass corks faster than I am. Darn screw top wine! That and champagne corks:)

    Jessica
    stayathomeista.com

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  7. Great project, turned out beautiful! I'm now a Linky follower!

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  8. Great transformation and I love the swing pics - too sweet!

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  9. WOW! You did an awesome job! I would love for you to link up at my Linky Party via: http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/2012/03/show-me-what-you-got-linky-party-7.html

    Mrs. Delightful
    www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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  10. Loving the corks, never a shortage in my house. You sure did a great job and it is a great transformation. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday's Best!

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  11. I do love my wine and really need to get on one of the many wine cork projects out there. And you combined it one of my other favorites -- chalkboard paint!

    Love the final product!

    :)

    Linda

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