Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Modge Podge Montage

My dad gave me a huge stack of Lürzer's International Archive's which he found at Goodwill.  These things are packed with hundreds if not thousands of pictures by a ton of illustrators from around the world of all different styles so there is something in there for everyone. 

Naturally, as I do with all magazines I get my tactile digits on, I ripped out every other page until I had ravaged through the entire pile.  A couple hours later when my kids woke up I found myself on the floor in the middle of a pile of shredded glossies and my little one said, "mess!" and I felt ashamed but also excited for what was next. 

I looked around the room and spotted the sad ugly wall heater and the lonely bottle of modge podge and I knew what I had to do.  This is the heater in my kitchen:



Of course I couldn't stop there-slopping modge podge on everything is way too satisfying.  So here is the electrical panel in my bedroom:




I want to show you more but I have to go hit the books!




Monday, August 9, 2010

Hello, my name is...

Hi, I'm Bridget and I'm a young mom/engineering student/homeowner with lots of cool and creative projects in mind for the future and this is the perfect outlet for me.  I know I am not alone when I say I am inspired by everything that has a pretty color, shape, texture or smell and that these things spark something special and totally girly inside me.  They tickle my eyeballs and fill me with happiness.  It would be wrong to keep that to myself ;)

I don't have many pictures yet, I just sort of started this thing on a whim but I want to show you my childhood room that is covered with murals that my parents are going to paint white so they can sell their house.  But for now I will show you the progress we have made on our house since buying it last year.


 
As you can see, the place started out as a total cabin but we are slowly turning it into a colorful compilation of artful projects.  Near future projects will be a contoured concrete wall with built in benches, terraced hillside in back, garden roof, deck, and treehouse.  I'll leave you with some family pics.



xoxo