A post in which I go dotty

So I got my hands on a large noticeboard for a mere £1

It wasn't pretty

And it had paint stains on the frame

So I de-constructed it and painted the frame 

Got some cheap blue fabric that I liked

Stretched it over and stapled it on at the back

Then I swiftly reassembled it with the help of  a little No More Nails

I say de-constructed and reassembled, the truth is more ripped it apart with

 hubby's help and a lot of swearing  sweating as well as a few tools 

and it actually took me ages to getting around to putting it back together.

Other than that it was a piece of cake! 

I hung it on the back of the kitchen door with eyes screwed in to the top and hooks on the door.

Bigger and better suited for all the bits of paper passing through here 

it replaced the small one that I adapted for the boys room.

I look at it now and think it would have been better with ribbons across like this, 

but I'll be darned if I take it apart again as I don't really fancy a fight with 

No More Nails that I suspect I'd lose.

A post where your imagination plays a part.

HERE 

is where I'd like you to imagine below corner unit in a state of unpainted as I yet again have not taken a before photo! 

I don't plan to do things, 

they seem to just happen and suddenly before I know it I am and halfway through a project and I think "Amazing how different this thing looks painted, if there only was a before photo I could share it on the blog."

This time the project looked like this when the thought occurred.

I had painted the untreated wood twice with grey undercoat. 

Why grey you ask, well it had to be grey or white as that was all I had at home and when I decide to paint I want to paint NOW not go shopping for paint or materials. 

Told you I don't plan to do things.

 and here is the finished result, carefully painted. 

I had to do three of four coats to cover properly but the finished result looks great.

This little beauty is now in the downstairs bathroom.

I also painted a very tired looking loo roll holder which now is more pleasing to look at.

 Again, no before photo so you'll just have to imagine the flaky rusty bits....

If I ever get around to finishing that room it will look great and I might show you more than the grimy bits lurking along the wall in this photo.

Hello and welcome!

Oh, what a nice surprise, I just got back from holiday to discover I have 4 followers!! Wow!

Hello and welcome! Nice to see you all!

I guess I better pull my pants up and post a few things before you all get bored and leave!
I'll get on to that and hopefully have something for you in a few days.

'Til then dear friends!

Notice me

 Re-using the little noticeboard we had in the kitchen.

I painted the frame white.

Cut the back out of an old shirt that was the right colour for the room it is going in.

 I hot glued and tucked the edges in around the frame, 

there was just enough of a gap to do this.

I then cut three pieces of scrap wood, two as in the picture above 

and one to go across as you can see below.

I hot glued all the sides together, first the small pieces to the frame last the front.

Before gluing I painted the pieces and wrote a quote with Felt tip (it was all I had at hand) then spray glossed the front to seal the writing.

There  were some gaps around the edges but I simply filled them with caulk and voila.... 

...a functional noticeboard with mail slot for the boys lounge. 

No more of their mail floating around the kitchen for days because they haven't noticed it.

From a box of treats to a treat box

I needed something nice looking to store the cat-treats in 

as they are always in the lounge 

and the glass jar they were in just didn't please my delicate eyes.

Enter this tin that briefly contained gorgeous chocolates 

brought back from Paris as a treat for my sweet, sweet children.

A quick spray paint later it was white and boring.

I tried painting lettering on it but with shaky hands that quickly went wrong.

After a few days with my thinking cap on I found a card with cats in a drawer, cut it to size, glued it to the top, rubbed transfer letters on (not without difficulty, hence the faded texture to some of them, but in the end that  kind of adds to its charm I think) and a coat of varnish later I had this...

Cute ne?

I am rather pleased with it.