Sunday, April 28, 2013

A picture paints...

Hi folks...they do say that a picture paints a thousand words and they may be right...I've been back on chain gang duty priming the plaster with a diluted coat of emulsion which inevitably means I've been splattered from head to toe...more paint on me than went on the walls I suspect and if it's a water based medium why is it such a devil to remove...even a hot shower with the aid of Timmie's scrubbie failed to do the trick completely...

but I'm cracking along just the utility room to do...
get those wall cupboards down and steam the tiles off the wall before hubby makes a start on painting the ceilings...hours of looking skyward with a roller on an extending pole is not my idea of fun and my neck doesn't think so either...no point in being Project Manager if you can't delegate the crap jobs is there. And the burning question...what colour did I choose for the walls...blimey I hummed and I haaed backwards and forwards between the two right up until the second I opened my mouth at the paint mix counter and out came the words "Woodland Pearl 5"...no turning back now but am I going to like it...only time will tell.
In the meantime I've been having a little play with Grunge Paste and a Pallet Knife...you could say...the cubbyhole's take on plastering.
and if I can sneak away to finish them...I'll be sharing tomorrow. To answer all the e-mails yesterday asking where I got my Kraft Storage Boxes....Tesco...on a "Buy 3-Pay for 2" deal....(not sure if that is still available) but they are really sturdy...the magazine folders are ideal for holding big stamp sets and my favourite sheets of alphabets and the A4 boxes hold loads....in fact I've got my Melt Pot...Texture Treads and lots of bits and pieces in one.  Enjoy what's left of the weekend and I hope it's considerably warmer where you are...it's real brass monkey temperatures here...hat gloves and scarf for a morning stroll at the end of April seems crazy.
Hugs Kath xxx