We were awakened by thunder and lightning at 6am this morn and now it's super grey and dismal out, so strange! But this weekend? This weekend was a ball of sunshine and I got so many projects done!
On Saturday morning we walked to breakfast and then went to the nursery to pick out some new pretties. And then I had a lovely crafternoon with my friend Ronit- we went to Goodwill to pick out some basic tees and stuff and then tried our hands at bleach tie-dyeing ala Honestly, WTF! Verdict? SO MUCH FUN. Although I kinda overbleached one of mine, I think- practice makes perfect tho, right? I wanna do it again!
Then on Sunday, the mister and I got our first coat of blue paint up in the office- bye bye yellow! We're keeping one wall behind a big bookcase yellow, but the agean blue is a breath of calm and cool fresh air. The mood feels so different in there, I love it so far! (I'll show final pics once we're all done, of course :) And later, in the afternoon shade, I planted some zinnias, straw flowers and a flowering maple to cover the eyehole where our big lupine & foxglove used to be (they're done for the season now.) And I planted some lillies and yarrow in another spot to hopefully come back next year. And my last bit of energy was spent giving myself a neon orange pedicure (thanks, R!) Phew! Was a fun one.
Work on any projects this weekend? Hope you're having a good Monday so far and happy week!
PS: My friend Jen from the DIY Lounge is looking for people to lead workshops for the Hello Etsy PDX conference coming to town in Sept- interested? Details over on Jen's blog!
awesome, sounds like a great weekend! i love the way your tie-dye shirts came out- so cute!!
Posted by: Color Collective | Jul 25, 2011 at 02:27 PM
your shirts look so fabulous! i did a dip dye/ombre project a couple weekends ago, and srsly now all i can think about it what else can i dye! i might have to try out bleach dying next :]
Posted by: michael ann | Jul 25, 2011 at 02:42 PM
I'm a big fan of reverse tie-dyeing (or discharge dyeing, as it's also called). I'm always excited for the end product because since so many dark clothing is actually dyed with a combination of dark colors, you never quite know what the end colors will look like.
I wrote a (somewhat more detailed post than Honesty, WFT!) on our blog: http://interrobangsanon.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/diy-discharge-dyeing/
Posted by: Katie, Interrobangs Anonymous | Jul 25, 2011 at 03:04 PM
I slept through the thunder storm! Not sure how, my husband said our thee dogs were going nuts! Love. The shirts, walls and flowers! Did my nails too and they are orange also, too funny! Went to the Gresham Farmers' Market Saturday, it was packed, shocked up on fruit and vegies! Sure hope the weather peep are right about the sun coming back, I was getting use to the lovely days!
~Michele
Posted by: Michele | Jul 25, 2011 at 05:52 PM
It's probably impossible to say this without sounding like a creepster, but you have beautiful feet (and flowers)!
Posted by: Dawn | Jul 25, 2011 at 06:03 PM
On my phone and the auto correct is killing me! Three dogs. Love the shirts etc. Stocked up. Weather peeps.
Posted by: Michele | Jul 25, 2011 at 06:32 PM
Haha! The neckline on the first t-shirt on the first picture made me think of a laughing mouth with two buck teeth. I can't stop looking at it now. :D
Posted by: Kathleen | Jul 26, 2011 at 12:17 AM
love the tees. and, girl, you have the cutest toes! (diggin' the orange polish as well.)
Posted by: Andrea | Jul 26, 2011 at 07:57 AM
That color looks so fun on toes, and I love all the flowers you have going in your garden! Such a fun, creative weekend - I am officially hooked on dying!
Posted by: Sweet Ronit | Jul 26, 2011 at 08:10 AM
So many pretty flowers! We're about to paint our entire house since it's all this ugly beige color. I mean who paints 2 whole floors the exact same color?! I love the agean blue so very much, it's exactly what I've been planning on!
Posted by: Meagan | Jul 26, 2011 at 05:57 PM