Monday, July 23, 2012

Painting a Chair.. :)

You may think this sounds a bit odd, but it is really fun and enjoyable.. Start off with any wooden chair of your choice:


And then sand it using sand paper. The paint will stay on longer and look better if the chair is sanded. If it isn't, then you will have to apply more coats of paint and the layers will be uneven. :(
Once you sand it wipe it off with a wet paper towel and wait for it to dry......

WHILE YOUR WAITING...

While you are waiting for your chair to do, go ahead and start to sketch out ideas on paper... I really like water and beaches, so I decided to do that on the seat of my chair and then have a palm tree going up onto the back of the chair. Later I added flowers :)

After you have decided what you are going to do, get the colors that you need in acrylic paint. Make sure you have a lot, because you will need a lot!!!

Things to think about:
What is my background color?
Do I have a backup plan if no colors match what I need?
What is my palette going to be?
(You can use foil to hold your paint, especially if you are mixing a color because you can just fold it up REALLY tight and then it stays wet for another hard day's work).


Once your chair is dry draw your design on it. Then, paint your background color all over the chair, leaving the design alone...

Then PAINT PAINT  PAINT  PAINT  PAINT  PAINT  PAINT  PAINT  PAINT  PAINT!!!!!!!!!

And then you're done :)

You can do this on any wooden item.. I did it to a desk organizer, a footstool, a chair, and a step-stool..


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Sunday, July 22, 2012

It's OPEN!

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Hello Everyone! New Message

Okay, so it's Evy :):):):) I'll be handling The Rainy Day Reporter at therainydayreporter.blogspot.com
therefore I probably won't be posting here anymore except to make a few short celeb appearances :) but Gracie will hold down the fort here!! Hope to see you both places!! Subscribe Rate!!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

"The Rainy Day Reporter"

hey guys,
you can now find us at

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Goodbye, Everyone

Hello, everyone.
Blogtime is being shut down. It's the summer and time for a new start, and Gracie and I will be keeping up with a new blog. We will immediately inform you of our new link as soon as we have it made, haha(:  you can still email us at evyandgracie@gmail.com however starting next week at the latest, this link will no longer be available. We will also email all of you whose email addresses we have on hand to let you know of our new link. We will be updating our system and be posting different things.

We love you and hope you visit us at our new, improved site.
Love,
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