I Actually Did Something Crafty...

Ok, so you probably think since i paint, i can do all kinds of crafty creative things.. nope, not really... 

But i did pull this one out... and i think it's kinda cool...

I collect all kinds of funky, sparkly jewelry from everywhere... i really like the kind that costs around $1.00 at the thrift shop...  But it is a BIG JUMBLED MESS... and i don't wear some of it, because i can't see it half the time... 

Sooooo...

I got an old mirror from my friends shop, Fetch Antiques and Interiors...,  the frame was dull goldish brown, but had lots of texture...

and i took the mirror out of the frame, and took it in the backyard, and spray painted the heck out of it...

and i was thinking i wanted some old screen or old rusty chicken wire to staple in the frame to hang stuff on... and was trying to figure out where i could go steal  

find some, because i didn't want any new shiny stuff...

anyway, (lord this story is getting long) i thought about these lace remnants i had... and thought i'd try stapling them on the backside...

and it worked!  and i thought i was so clever... 

people who don't craft alot think they're really clever when they think of something... 

probably 10 million other people have already done this whole lace in the frame thing....

and then i just started adding jewelry to it...

my walls aren't really pond scum green, it's the light

I kinda liked it plain with just the lace, and didn't want to junk it up, but geesh, i was making to hold the jewelry for goodness sake...

do you see that little glass ornament thing, i'm gonna take out the shredded paper and put little flowers in it, won't that be sweet... little violets, or this time of the year,  pansies

anyway, it's in the bathroom right beside where i look in my 10X mirror, put on my makeup,  and try to decide what the new thing growing on my face is... and if it's really safe to inject botulism that close to your brain... 

I've tried to take photos of my bathroom before to show you guys but, it is basically impossible to get a good shot, because all the shots are aiming directly into a window...

but here are a few pics anyway

because if you're like me, you're nosy, and you like to look at other people's stuff...

It's not that great or anything, but here it is... 

sure would love some wide planked chippy white hardwood floors in here... 

the cabinets were builders grade brown particle board, and i painted them white...

the chandelier was $15.00 at the Habitat for Humanity shop

that was a score!

the little ottoman underneath the slipcover was beat to death, so i emailed Christiana at Ruffled Linens she has a shop on Etsy

and she custom made a heavenly fully ruffled  linen slipcover for me for a great price!

ummm, notice my Rachel Ashwell swatches Amy gave me... I've been playing with them...

I have lots's of ruffled things hanging everywhere...

this cool old vanity tucked in the corner...  you 

can see it better in the first photo...

some vintage lace that i just tacked up for a little curtain...

and then, beside the toilet this cute little table with lace that i bought from "Nest", a little shop near me

It's a great place to stash things

...like your toilet tissue, and your vodka...

lots of random stuff, shells, dried hydrangeas, mirrors i've found at the thrift shop...

i can be pretty darn shabby... maybe not in a good way sometimes

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anyway, that's the bathroom overview... i'm really thinking of painting it this grayish lavender that Amy of Maison Decor painted her hall... I'm just itchin to do that... I went to her blog to try and find a photo of it, but AMY, i can't find it!  

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