DIY: Train Depot Sign

A co-worker/friend of mine wanted to create a valance for her boys' room who love trains.

She found this online; hence wanted to re-create it.  I offered to do so as I had all the supplies and it was an easy feat once the stencils were printed and cut.

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All I needed was white gesso, black spray paint, stencils, tape, and sandpaper.

After the initial go, I realized I didn't measure the spacing properly so had to paint over the "train" and re-spray paint.

The following was results before touching up:

And then the final result after touch-up and sanding areas.  I also shaved down the "I" a little.  It's amazing what you can do with gesso.

WHAT A DAY: APRIL 24-26, 2015

 Friday = cookout (hotdogs, corn, pineapple side dish)

 

 Saturday = lazy day...TV time, naps

Sunday = couple massages, coffee, Crispy Crepe + (Bad Daddy Burgers for Tony), and playtime with Xo

 

 

 

ART OF SPRING 2: Week 1

The beginning of my drawings... Art Of Spring 2 class with Junelle Jacobsen:

 

...to be updated as I complete pages :)

ABC BOOK: Layout, Cover, Title, & Table of Contents

Danielle Donaldson's Storybooks class is phenomenal....JOIN, JOIN, JOIN.

Layout:

table of contents:

Sketches:

 

Cover:

Title Page:

WHAT A DAY(WEEKEND): April 17-20, 2015

Tony & I  headed out on Friday morning to Carolina Beach, NC...stopping for breakfast first.

Tony drove the first shift, then I took over.

And then we arrived, I walked the beach while Tony took a cat-nap.

(and then scared the begeesus out of me when I came back...revenge is due)

And then it was rehearsal dinner time...YAY!  I get to see Jodi :)

After dinner, we headed to The Beach House for some bachelorette/bachelor fun, pool, drinks, and socialization.  Tony & I won the first round of pool with moi hitting in the 8-ball :)

 

On Saturday, I woke up solo to see the sun rise (or tried to see it), then headed to the infamous Britt's Donuts in the rain for our breakfast to-go.

Lunch was from the Shuckin' Shack....fish sandwich and shrimp taco.

A little break in the weather allowed for a quick walk on the beach before getting ready for wedding pictures and the wedding.

Jodi made the prettiest bride, and her nieces were adorable!!

Love her...and her photo bombing mom :)

Love him!!

The flower bouquets were so pretty and chocolates always make me happy.

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Rich!!

After the reception, Tony wanted more Britt's ...ironically, the line was longer at 9pm than at 8am.

But we enjoyed them and the movie "Exodus" at the beach house.

Sunday was the best sunrise of the weekend...Loved it, but not so much the 6:30 am wake-up alarm.

The day was once again gloomy; so after a beach walk, my Uncle Ken stopped by for a chat.  Tony & I then decided to go for a bike ride up to the pier.  Saw some fishermen, but all they were catching was sharks.  Then it started raining again.

So we went to lunch at Michael's Seafood...YUMMY!

appetizer of Fish N' Grits

entrée of Seafood Mac 'n' Cheese Bake and Steam Pot.

And then to see the movie "Paul Blart 2"

Monday before we left, we took time to watch the sunrise.

And then it was home to Charlotte/Anderson for us.