It's all in your perspective.....

Hiya Blogland!!! I'm still alive and recuperating from my "tragic hang gliding accident". At least that's what I tell people happened. It sounds WAY cooler then " I face planted on concrete like the klutz that I am". Still sporting the soft casts on my right wrist and left knew. HOPEFULLY at least the wrist one can go come mext Monday when I visit the doc. The knee is still hinky but I can get around THAT. Not having full use of my right hand has been a BUMMER!!

I haven't been blogging because I haven't had anything interesting to say.. and the couple of times I did Blogger ate the posts. My typing skillz are minimal with both hands and pathetic using only my left to peck the keys.

I managed to get the kitchen painted. Yep...left handed and it took FOREVER. Thankfully there wasn't much to paint--but I must've been a sight to see sitting on the stepstool with my leg propped on the counter, painting the walls with a brush taped to a pole-left-handed. LOLOLOL It's amazing what you can do when you're bored and
crazy!

Here are some pics. I painted it a pale beige--matched to a color in the wallpaper.

My super spiffy new window treatment. I had a bunch of old utensils and soapers and decided to hang them as the valance.

It my eternal quest for stuff at the thrifts I run across alot of items that the people at the checkout counter must think I am loony to purchase. It's all in your perspective, folks. I love finding things I can remake and repurpose. Recycling at it's finest.

Case in point:

A ceramic pheasant from 1983. A  hideously painted ceramic pheasant for $1.50. The check out girl rolled her eyes at me. She just did not have VISION!

A coat of my beloved Heritage White spray paint, some Tobacco glaze, an old fall garland, a repurposed candle stand and some berries and WAH-LAH!!!

Stunning Fall coffee table display!

The owl was another example of 1980's DIY ceramic lovliness. This one only needed a coat of tobacco glaze (to tone it DOWN--neon owls!!!).

I've picked up a few more of these gems to redo later this year. (Christmas stuff is a BONANZA)  It's looking at these items with new eyes allowed me to see the potential.

Cuteness alert!

Miss Callie looking cute in a basket-as opposed to terrorizing the dogs and tearing up stuff. And bringing me dead one-legged crickets from the basement.

Miss KaeKae supervising by laying on some lame' I was making into billows for our Hispanic Praise Flag Group. Never too much glitz for a diva!

Thanks for stopping by-I hope to not be away as long. I have TONS of pictures and stuff to share!

Tamera