I got two of the vintage books that I wanted, and…a Workmate! The instructions were something else–it would’ve been easier if they’d put the pictures with the text, and made them large enough to not require the assistance of a scanning electron microscope–but we managed. I’m currently thinking of a little project I can do today so I can use it.
P got me two cans of Caribbean Sand textured paint yesterday; my planter isn’t smooth (because it’s rough plywood leftovers), but it looks fine for its purpose, which is to hold a sansevieria that will sit on the floor, and it’s certainly much better than the other options in that price range (leftover paint, about six bucks a can for more paint than I’ll need, caulking we already had open, leftover sealer plus the full can of black that P said I can have). For twelve bucks plus leftover stuff we already had, it looks fine. I’m also going to put a band of green grosgrain ribbon around it; I had lots left after doing the curtain tiebacks. I’ve got one more coat of paint and a coat of sealer to apply, plus the rubber sealant inside. I actually prefer black; the pot and soil will blend better.
Painted, top-coated, sealed inside and ready for its ribbon as soon as the sealant inside dries.
Black sealant was my original intent, but we had leftover white, so I started with that. There wasn’t enough, but when I asked P to get more when he went out today, he said I could have the black that was in the kitchen. New can, didn’t need it all.
Not quite dry, but dry enough to put on the ribbon and take it inside.
My plan was to “echo” the curtains. Works for me!
Today’s little project was a tissue box cover because I knew P wouldn’t want to remove the box of tissues from the table, but the boxes’ colours usually clash with my cream/forest green scheme. Also, it had small pieces, so it was a good Workmate test. Workmate passed with flying colours. Here it is with two coats of primer.
Two coats of Caribbean Sand textured paint. Tomorrow, it’ll get a coat of flat clear topcoat, and I ordered two yards of 1″ grosgrain ribbon in forest green from eBay.
