He’s finally done!

Yes, I am referring to the floorcloth that I have been working on for what seems like forever as a “he”. Why? Because “he” could be the biggest pain in the a** at times!!! I have to say, this was quite the learning experience! I learned what not to do that’s for sure!

I decided to go with what I thought would be a fairly simple square design, but first I had to determine the size of my squares. 12” seemed too big for my liking, so I needed to find something smaller to use as a template.

So…I came up with this. I used this clock that hangs in my powder room that I had previously found at Goodwill (and had given a makeover of course).

It was the perfect size for the squares I wanted…approximately 9”.

First…I painted three base coats of beige, then the taping of the squares began. I then painted the squares black, and then chose a stencil that I felt fit well inside the black squares.

And here “he” is during the stenciling process.

And after completing the stenciling, and during the process of applying a stain on the entire cloth to give it an aged appearance and to tone it down a bit.

Here is a close up of the stencil I used…I alternated the center of the stencils accent colors between the beige I used for the basecoat and antique pewter….then I used black for the accent color in the beige squares.

So here “he” is all finished. First I tried “him” in my kitchen eating area.

But decided I liked “him” better in the dining room…for now anyway.

So…What do you think?

 

I’m fairly happy with “him”…now. Like I said, I learned a lot and would do things differently next time…that’s if there is a next time! There were many times I wanted to throw him out of the house!

Just glad “he’s” done…What a pain!

I found a few finds at Goodwill this week…This alphabet sampler. I paid $1.98 for it then bought a different frame for it there for $2.

Here is a close up view of it. See the two little Robin’s?

 

First I tossed the frame…coffee stained it and replaced it into the different frame…and here it is now at a cost of about $4.

I also found this Theorem painting.

And this little antique oil painting of a shoreline…The corner of the frame is chipped but nothing that can’t be easily fixed. It reminded me of our cottage in the Thousand Islands.

And this little lamplighter silhouette for $1.

Well that’s about it for tonight…Ruby pulled something in her leg earlier and I’m just going to watch her closely and make sure she rests and stays off of it and hope she is feeling better tomorrow…If she isn’t better by Monday, I will have to take her to see my vet…as for right now she is resting comfortably…it’s always something!

Sincerely,

Debra