New Life Cork board

So I've had this cork board since I was 13 and it was just laying around collecting dust. So I decided to put it to some use in my kitchen. The problem was that it was just so "Blah".

So I went to work. First I wiped the thing down with a damp cloth. Then I grabbed my paint and brush. I used Apple Barrel Colors Misty White acrylic craft paint and did a dry brush of the paint then wiped it off with a paper towel.

 I think it came out really nice. I like the "white wash" look and you can still see some of the wood. Next was to do some kind of design, cause it still looked alittle "blah". At first I was going to do a butterfly or even owl, but then I decided that it might not go well when I redo my kitchen. So I decided to go with a monogram of an H. Here is the finished project.

A close up of the H. I'm happy at how it turned out.

Great weekend

We had the greatest weekend. Our first all summer. The girls new swing set is finally together and useable they played on it for hours on Saturday. 

Sunday we had a wonderful visit some old friends. It was just an all round good weekend. I even made a pair earrings that are quickly becoming my favorite.

I just hope that the rest of week goes just as good.

New Blog

I've been wanting to start a blog for some time now and thought what better time then now to do it. I'm still learning the ins and outs of blogging so please bear with me. I plan to blog about different crafts my daughters and I do, of the jewelry I make and just day to day life.Thank you for stopping by :)