Janet of All Trades

I am gone..literally and figuratively most of the time, but today I am one day closer to the beach. Blog in a few days or a week not sure when I will be back...literally and figuratively.

The weather is changing here today and it will be fall like, So I decided to play around with my blog a little to make it look cleaner. Just a few housekeeping details, not much else since we are getting ready to go on vacation and my mind is elsewhere. I really can't be thinking about fall, but it is just around the corner. So here is a lovely image to look at while I dream about vacation!

We did a crazy thing before going on vacation, we bought bedroom furniture! The first of my life since I have been using furniture I have had since I was a teenager that my mother bought at an Estate sale. Well it now has become a total room redesign. I am currently trying to find a side chair for a spot that now looks empty. I have not found exactly what I am thinking of but came across a seagrass chair like this and thought it would work, just the price was no working for me and the store would not budge. Other option is to make a slipcover for a garage sale find. I really don't want to do this, but it might be the only option until I find something I really like. Maybe I will find it on Vacation!

Today I am dreaming of the beach. You see we are headed to the beach in a few days for a greatly needed vacation. It's a lovely little place that we have been to before but it always is relaxing. It was the place that inspired me to paint and this time I will be taking my paints with me so as to possibly capture some of the beauty. I painted these two over the weekend while I was beach dreaming.

It is that time of year when my thoughts of color change to the fall. I have wrote before about the Suntanned Pumpkin color that I am looking for and have not quite found it yet. I just came across this article in Southern Accents and thought I possibly found the color, But I am not sure. They all look a little to peachy for me and that is most definitely not what I want. I guess I will keep searching although I love the quote "This color makes the room glow and the guests look glamourous!"

Before the long holiday weekend started I had grand plans to start and complete a few projects,but some very important family event (see previous post) took place that took presidents. I was able to squeeze in a few projects and one was a total bust and will not discuss and the other I think,in my opinion, is pretty impressive. So here is the back story..  I found this painting on online at Pier One and instantly fell in love with it. Only problem is that it is $350. So I thought I could reproduce it since I already had a blank canvas that someone had given me and we needed a nice piece for above our new bed. It would only cost about 2-3 hours of my time and $20 for a frame. Here is the end result and I actually just finished last night! Low and behold I can create during the week!

My time and thoughts have been consumed over the last few days with the birth of the my two newest nephews. They were so small and fragile when they were born but are continuing to grow and get ever so much stronger everyday. I am amazed at their hands and feet and at the beginning of their lives.