I really need to get better about focusing on one project at a time! I get so excited about what I am working on, then I either move to another project before the initial one is completed, or else I make something and am not happy with the end result, so I put it away to re-vamp later. Please tell me I'm not the only one who does this!!
Yes, it's true, I am in love with chalkboards! I have made three of them in the past week, and am almost finished with fourth! I am always on the prowl for beautiful frames that I can transform.
I really love this shade of blue that I blended with several different craft paints. It's so fun to mix colors, I think! That way you can get so many different colors without spending a small fortune buying tons of paint!
So now I need to get busy and get back to my projects! Hopefully I can get my blogging fix tonight and get caught up on some great blog reading! Have a great evening!
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Brilliant as usual Donna! I love the light blue too. It was a nice day here so I was outside spray painting.
ReplyDeleteI am the exact same way! If the project takes too long I also get bored easily. So, you are not alone :)
ReplyDeleteLoving the color blue you used on the chalkboard! Can't wait to see what you do with the prints!
Wendy
Nice chalkboard! Interesting about the prints that were in the frames you bought at two different sales. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with them.
ReplyDeleteI'm like that with quilts....if a project is giving me fits, taking too long, etc., I put it aside and it becomes a UFO (unfinished object). The baby quilt I'm currently working on is nearly in that category, but I HAVE to finish it as its for a gift! The ripper has been a must have tool today....not a good machine quilting day.
Love, Karen
I just love chalkboards made using ornate frames. Yours are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm guilty of starting one project and going to another. Sometimes I can have four or five projects going at a time and I can't wait to get them done. So, you are not alone! LOL!
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Sissie
Donna-Those are great. I was going to say my favorite was the white one until I scrolled down to the French blue one! Oh. My. Gosh!
ReplyDeleteThat's certainly not our old Country blue from the 80's is it?
I just purchased some chalkboard paint. I am afraid to start because I fear that I will "chalkboard" everything in sight. A few years ago I bought an old window that had been made into a chalkboard and it is wonderful.
I am sooo like you...I always have about 5 different things going at once...plus I work so I am NEVER caught up with anything! lol
You are a great inspiration! Hugs- Diana
I'm a Libra what ever the scale tips to that's where I wander off. I really love what you've done with the frames. Glad Hubby is participating it will keep him out of trouble while recuperating.
ReplyDeleteDonna - once again - awesome. I LOVE the French blue...just love it. They will go fast, I bet. And I think it is great that you work on many projects at the same time - I think letting one sit for a bit - allows you to evolve it into what you really want it to be.
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ReplyDeleteI was on my way over here when I read your comment! The scalloped circle is from Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby...I have worked all day on a huge project (the project is little, but I did a TUTORIAL I will post for the weekend.) That's what took so long, and Ralph got pictures of me too...so funny!
Anyway, I LOVE the story about your mom and oh wow, you DO have her repurposing gene!!! I love the Christmas story--it is so beautiful beyond measure...
Thank you so much for being part of the inspiration of I Owe it All to Him today--you are such a blessing.
Love,
Cindy
Donna, Thank you for sharing your fabulous ideas! I love the color you mixed for the frame. Gorgeous frames too!
ReplyDeleteI am eager to see what you do with the pictures too!
Yep I love chalkboard too,painted my pantry door, then a oval ornate frame....made that in bright yellow! love them! yours are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAAAHHHH!!!! These are gorgeous, Donna! Now see, I look at frames like that and go blank. If I can put one more thing in my brain to remember while I'm at the Goodwill, I will bring one home! I have a small wall in my daughter's room done with chalkboard paint and I love it!
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lynn
I can so relate to having too many projects going at once! The chalkboards are gorgeous. I'm normally a white and pastel person, but that turquoise blue color has really captured my eye!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks gorgeous, bravo:))
Have a great weekend, hugs Biljana
Ditto on the project...best be a quickie for me, or else! I love that chalkboard and it is such a pretty color. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend. Debbie
ReplyDeleteI am obsessed with making chalkboards too! In fact, I have one drying in my garage right now! I love the frames you found, the blue is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe 3 pictures that coordinated are actually from a series of 4 prints by Cheri Blum. They're practically impossible to find nowadays.
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