Pass the Decoupage Plate Please...

A 'test' plate to show you. Hence, I didn't trim off the over the edge paper. A rough draft to be sure--S'OK, we're chums, right? Wanted to share my first project made with these particular materials:

*8 inch glass plate from the Goodwill
* waterslide decal w/photo of my cute cat
* Mod Podge (matte)
* Mulberry paper (I used cream color)*PATIENCE

Next time I do this type of plate, I will put a bit of white background on decal. Othewise, away from the wall, the photo of my cute cat Earl Gray cannot be seen as much. Cat was not amused....

I HEART mulberry paper. This delectable paper does come in a plethora of shades. The plate was not difficult to do, however each step must dry before you do the next. Short cuts do not work-trust me. :) Stay tuned.

47 Minutes

Until it's Friday--which I consider to be the best darn day of the week.
Just a flash back to Thursday while it's still Thursday.

I trekked to the Goodwill to look at glass vases and glass plates. If you take time to look, it is amazing what treasures are among junk. My big catch tonight were three Arcoroc France plates, then fine china bowls, two glass vases and other stuff all for 17 bucks and 81 cents. The Arocroc plates could have been easily been five-eight dollars apiece. In my case they weren't.

Came on home. Did laundry. Picked up leaves in my yard to press them in books. Painted plaques and terra cotta pots. I realized my all-time favorite acrylic paint color is metallic black. Ate pizza bonded with my girlcat who decided she wanted to be held-first time since about September. Watched TV, specifically "True Lies" with Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold Schwarzenegger when we still loved him. Put laundry in the dryer. Watched more TV, specifically a sappy, romantical Christmas movie on Lifetime--and decided to head to bed.

Now there are 23 minutes left until Friday gets here.

Good.

In the Rain..

After I got home from work and did a little exercise, with the prayer I drop about a million dress sizes overnight--I headed to The GoodWill, up the street. Since I discovered my 'inner crafty' I wonder about experimenting with paint and decoupage on wood--the whole plaque thing 2.0.

For 19 bucks and some change I found cool, one of kind treasures. Solid wood. Different sizes. I looked for older looking plaques. I imagine their story. How they got there and from where. That's when the writer in me came out. It also amazes me, how pieces of china wind up at the Goodwill. For just pennies. The china is another post. I'll stick with the the plaques for now.

I surveyed the plaques. Thought of how to re-birth them. I mean, one of them is a wooden paddle with a bunch of cows painted on it...Did I mention it was also raining when I went to the GoodWill? The cashier packed all my goodies in a big, plastic bag. The size of my bag would surely rival that of Santa's.

I took good care of my treasures as I walked to the car and placed them inside. I did have two china bowls in the mix too. One was 50 cents. Told ya--cheap!

Well, if all excuse me, I'll call it a night. I need to peak in my sock again. Tickled how I stuffed my own stocking---sorta.

Stay tuned.

Gotta Do

I gotta do stuff before the Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game. Do sense game will be lots tighter than last week. Yet Miles Austin, Marion Barber, Tony Romo and the rest of the Dallas Cowboys shall be victorious at game's end.

Yet, I'll be ticked at me if I ain't got this stuff done by kick off tonight like:

Unclog the vacuum cleaner

Wash my dishes (so wish I had a dishwasher besides my two hands)

Mop kitchen and bathroom floor

Go thru stuff in back bedroom to either GoodWill or toss

Throw out stuff from fridge if it's been there since I moved in 2008

Before I start all this, I gotta do pancakes.

Stay tuned.