“Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands.”
-1 Thessalonians 4:11 (ESV)
It was a quiet, work-with-my-hands kind of day, and here’s what I can tell you: putting old plant stands to good use is fun, and doing math is not. 🙂
The stand came from a flea market called Copper Possum. It’s in Milton, Florida and I try to stop in every time I visit my Mom. Copper Possum. I love a quirky flea market name, don’t you? It needed some tightening up, but for ten bucks, I thought it would be worth the work. The top is my favorite:
I started a paint project in the sunroom, too. It involved a lot of math.
Too much math.
But, there’s no turning back now. Remember the armoire I painted Gray Cashmere a couple of weeks ago?
I decided to put a bird buffalo check on it.
I taped off and painted the horizontal stripes today, and tomorrow, I’ll add vertical stripes and *hopefully* have some successful “after” photos to share with you later this week.
I’m following these instructions: How To Paint Gingham-Checked Walls.
SO glad they suggested painting the stripes in that order. Looking forward to doing less math tomorrow. 😉
I love the Copper Possum! I’m from that area and live in Salt Lake City now but every time I go home we make a stop there. I’m heading for a visit next month and will be stopping in again.
I bought a great bag of raw cotton when I was there last time and made a great shadow box display with it. Great place!! And that huge oak tree!!! BE-AU-TI-FUL!!
Will have to check out this copper possum 🙂
how cute! I love the idea of doing buffalo check on your armoire! I just painted a sign with checks, but I freehanded the whole thing- a la Caitlin Wilson! It was a bit hard to trust myself but it turned out super fun!
I simply cannot wait to see the finished product!
Love you Layla! : )
Thank you, Peg! 😀
Hi Layla,
When, oh when, will you be designing more adorable shirts? I love them and they are my husbands favorite!
Blessings – Megan
I’m lucky that I’m in the Milton area daily! I do the antique route rounds once a week to include the Copper Possum. I’m sure your Mom knows the lay of the area but if you ever need suggestions, let me know!
Why do so many decorating projects involve math? It is so not fair!!! Your bird checks look adorable though! 😉
Yes, and “decorating” is never something teachers mention when they tell you all the reasons why you need to learn math in school. 🙂 They should!
Math is NOT my thing. do, however, tolerate it when it comes to an art or decoration project. Can’t wait to see your finished product! The plant stand is so sweet and the ivy tops it perfectly. Praying for your hands to keep busy as a part of your heart remains far away…
The math part of painting can really be overwhelming. I painted a chair with a chevron pattern on the seat, but like you said once you start you HAVE to finish. It turned out great and was well worth the effort! I’m sure it will be the same with your project!
Looks like fun! Well, the painting part… not the math. 🙂 I love painting small projects. I’m working on some IKEA spice racks right now to turn into little book display shelves for our nursery. Totally not a new idea at all, but oh so fun to paint! 🙂
I live in Pensacola and the Copper Possum is by far my favorite antique shop! I go there any time I am even near that area! So wonderful to know that you are visiting so close by. Enjoy your time here in Florida when you are here!
In Denver we have a big antique mall called The Brass Armadillo. The Copper Possum’s cousin perhaps? 😉
Can ‘t wait to see how the buffalo check turns out…the math would have totally scared me off!
i love Copper Possum! I can spend hours in there! Between Alyssa’s Antique Depot and that shop, I can find some nice little accessories! If you ever come through Brewton again, stop by Longevity. Valerie is precious. There is a good little shop across the street, too.
Count me as a Copper Possum fan also!
A nice drive up from Gulf Breeze 🙂