DIY: WASHI TAPE LETTERS

i love quick and easy projects - especially when i'm suppose to be cleaning my apartment.
these letters were floating around - getting moved to random places, cause i didn't know where to put them.  so i picked them up thinking i would slap a coat of paint on them (i was painting another little box orange) but then i remembered something i saw on pinterest...washi tape on letters...i though it looked really cute so i stuck the idea in the recesses of my mind (does anyone pin stuff and totally forget about it?)

if i want to actually complete a "pinterest" project i normally need to commit it to memory - not just pin it to the board. anyway, enough explaining - let's get started...

From this...{blah}                                                                                  To this....{ka-bam}

The awesome part...it was really simple...choose a few different washi tapes...start in the middle and run it diagonal thru the middle of your first letter.

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 When the letter is completely covered flip it over and trim the tape; using a cutting board and sharp knife.  I was too lazy to go get my craft knife and used a kitchen pearing knife.

Project is my middle name...

I need color...

I purposely painted my walls white so i can add lots of color in furniture and decor...Sunday a few weeks ago i looked at my end table and thought - I NEED COLOR!!! So i grabbed by paint brush and craft paint (of all things; still not sure how it is going to work hold up)

Bimini Blue....57 cents (seriously)

And then I promptly forgot to take any pictures until it was all done....

And i love it....

What do you think??

Updating my coffee table next - i have a matchy matchy but a little different plan...i bet you can't wait to see.

Go bless someone today! -mary

Rest a minute

Wow...October was my last post.  I've only written about 3 (in my head)...somehow they never make it here.  i'll write a 'perfect' post in my head and sit down to type a day or two later and the words don't come. but here's a photo i snapped that sums up what i should do...my purse jam-packed full reminding me...
                                     
                                           "rest a minute"

i did rest over christmas and new years but now i'm working hard to catch up and because its the end of the fiscal year so i'm not quite as busy as an account two day before April 15th but almost.  and this blog will be dead...for awhile and then i'll be back....with posts that started in my head.