An extra Bed

 Visitors are coming, we desperately need another bed. 

Let's clean out the garage!

Hurriedly paint the bare walls and stamp a garland over the bed space. 

(stamps  cut from old computer mouse pads). 

That takes care of the headboard.

Now look for anything that hasn't been used in many years, anything you can find.  Cover rickety tables with pretty fabrics, add a few schatzkies, fresh flowers and a couple of old lamps and scatter a few rugs on the bare cement floor. 

Ignore anything utilitarian.

Everyone loved it, were fighting over who was going to sleep in the garage and who was going to sleep in the guest quarters. 

Wishing you a happy and safe week, 

Gina 

partial repost from 2010

You may

Want one of these.

All you have to do.

Is tell me why.

And what project they might help you with. 

All you have to do is comment. 

Please comment before Friday, the 8th of March. 

A panel of judges is standing by.  

I cannot ship overseas. I'm sorry. 

Have a great week and good luck my dear 

Blogging Friends,

Gina 

Putti flying overhead

You can have Angels flying overhead

A few life-sized stencils and a little paint is all you need

These were painted "on the ground" and then attached to the ceiling

Never pass up a new building site without asking for permission to "harvest" a few Drywall pieces

Stenciled onto dry wall slabs, added freehand garlands and flowers

The edges are broken off and the entire piece is aged with furniture stain

I wanted to give the impression that the painted panels were rescued from a historic site

To begin with, the idea was to temporarily attach the panels to the ceiling in order to determine the spacing. 

I was then going to paint a blue sky and Putti onto fabric canvas and attach it to the dining room ceiling

For now I explain, if asked, that the Putti were broken away from an ancient Fresco.

Gina

Stencils: Royal Design Studio