look who's been busy!

The answer would be ME! i've realized that this deployment is always getting one day closer to being over, i have a list a MILE long of things i need to get done before Rye gets back. i've gotten the proper motivation to actually get things DONE! i have put a FEW pictures on facebook, but let's fill all my faithful blog stalkers in!

this bad boy i found at the salvation army for under $10, it took one can of kyrlon spray paint, and a little elbow grease, then i added a few bits of paper and VIOLA!

and here we have my AWESOME paint job, if you blow this up, you'll see all my horrible mistakes on the top. and as Riley put it, he's worried he'll come home to a retarded rainbow... HOWEVER... i quite like the colors i've been choosing, i think they are pretty "Gardiner-esque" i just picked out the color for the guest room... it's pretty awesome... i'm a little worried about how it will turn out but i have faith in my overall goal for that room. ya, i spent all of conference weekend listening on my T.V. and painting

after i finished painting the living room i had still had the Sunday session of conference left, so i started on this little project... i found this window thingy for $10 at Reuse Hawaii, which may become a favorite store! after one can of kyrlon spray paint, and some hinge thingy's installed on the back it's turning out almost like i had envisioned!

before!

all sanded and prepped for painting!

TADA!!!!!!!!!

oh and in the picture above you'll see in the corner THESE things

these are just the 2 small testers, i am making more, i wanted to see how they would turn out! and so far i am in LOVE!!! i'm making a bigger on that will actually end up being a hanging lamp :) we'll see how that turns out.

and now that the wind storms are finally over, i was able to re-hang the jars.. only TWO were shattered due to wind, i collected the sand to weigh them down in the bottom and i LOVE how they look in the dark!

so there you go, i still have more projects left, and ONE more paint color to pick out... the most important one... our bedroom... i'm thinking a REALLY light pastel, i don't want anything too bright... haha like the rest of the apartment. i think everything is starting to reflect US, yet i am REALLY worried that Riley is going to get home and HATE it... so cross your fingers that doesn't happen... only __ weeks left of this deployment and i am SO ready for Cute Bum to be home!