Refinished Garage Sale Mirror

 It has been so long since I bought this mirror…just look at my flat tummy!
This was right before I got pregnant...I will be 28 weeks tomorrow
and am really missing my waistline right now.**Sigh**

Okay, back to the mirror.

I bought it at a garage sale for $5 and knew exactly what I would do with it.

I loved that it was a DIY mirror and that the glass was cut in 1980.
It has the date on the back.

I sanded it a little and primed it.
Do you like my canned food stands? Use whatcha got, right?

Then I painted it this scrumptious mustard yellow:)
The color is Solar Fusion by Behr.

…then I painted my face a little.

The yellow was a little bright,
so I busted out the RL Tobacco Glaze and dirtied up the shiny paint job.

  I found some hooks with an oil-rubbed bronze finish at Target and had the husband put them on. I could have done this myself, but I am such a freak with the measuring that I just delegated. I’m learning! ;)

This weekend we finally remembered to pick up some hardware to hang the mirror and my husband hung it up for me…not once, but twice! Yep. I have some holes to fill. The poor guy got it all hung up where I asked him too, only to look over at me making an “I hate it” face. Ha!

So then he lowered it about 9 inches and I was a happy wife!

 

See the hutch in the mirror?

Um, yeah…that’s another LONG overdue project that I am still working on.

It’s not that it is such a difficult project, it’s just that I can only work on it once my 2 year old goes to bed and by then I am so exhausted that I can’t do much. I am determined to get it done soon though! I am only getting bigger and more uncomfortable with the pregnancy, so it’s kinda like “now or never lady!” I’m going to have to COFFEE UP and push through the pain, but I am sure it will be worth it.

It is primed and now I just have to paint and glaze.

Dressed up a little for Christmas…I LOVE the colors together!

Added bonus: I have somewhere to hang my favorite ornaments from Restoration Hardware

that are too heavy to hang on our tree! Boom!

~Amy~

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A Painting Tip

Here's a little painting tip for you:

When you are done with a coat and need to wait for the paint to dry,

don't wash your brush...

Instead place it in a plastic bag and seal it as tightly as you can.

If you need to wait for a longer period of time between coats, you can then place your plastic wrapped paintbrush in the refrigerator. When it comes time to paint another coat your brush is ready to go!

Sharing this tip here:

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Painting and Printables

Yesterday there was no school...Presidents Day and all;)

So during Travis' nap time Brooklyn and I did a little crafting.

We got these document frames at the Dollar Tree.

They are 8.5" x 11", which is perfect for the printables that I found.

We painted several layers of paint and then topped it with a glossy clear coat.

Me and my girl, coffee, hot chocolate, giggles and crafting.

Perfect afternoon.

YUM! See the thumbs up? She loved it.

She made me "cheers" every time we took a drink;)

Here is mine:

I got this free print here from MaryJanes and Galoshes.

She has two other colors which are gorgeous,

but you can see why I chose this one, right? YUM!

I want this on a t-shirt.

 Here is Brooklyn's print:

I got this free print here from Sprik Space.

She has TONS of other great printables too, so go check her out.

We started out just wanting this to put in her room and by the time we were done painting

we had decided to do a gallery wall in her room.

So now I am looking for fun things to add to the gallery wall.

Here's my print on the buffet in the kitchen. It is so bright and it just makes me happy!

After the gallery wall was decided upon, we painted three more frames that I have had laying around since before Brooklyn was born. No joke, they were meant for her nursery!

She will be 8 in two months...better late than never, right?

Here they are in all their glorious color drying in the sun.

It was a wonderful day and Brooklyn kept saying how she would remember this day every time she looks at these frames. *Melt* Moments like that are why I do what I do.

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