Twig Decor Re-do

So…HAPPY EASTER!

I figured it was time to blog again, way too much happening in our lives, but that’s life right?  If I didn’t have anything going on, you wouldn’t be able to read this, it would be a blank page.

I didn’t do any ‘Eastery’ decorating and I don’t think I ever have.  I did buy these Hydrangeas to brighten my hutch.  I just can’t get into the egg decorating and stuff, seems a little tacky to me.  And the colors just don’t do anything for me (or my house).

So here’s what I did this last weekend. 
Just to show you that you can change or improve anything you want with a little imagination.  I posted to Facebook some bedroom photos of our bed actually ‘made’ and it lifted the otherwise gloomy day is was turning out to be.  I however did not like the off-white twigs in a glass vase in the corner so I made sure they were out of the photo.  You can barely make them out in the right hand corner.

The next evening I proceeded to paint them a bright white using Melamine enamel.  About into the 2^nd twig I realized spray painting would have been easier but that opened so many other cans of worms AND I could have gone with an orange or green to add contrast to our bedroom.  Painting the curly twisty twigs really was hard but when you do them in your kitchen while you’re preparing dinner or watching TV, it goes quite fast.  Finding a place for them to dry was interesting as you can see my make-do basket with towel.  I had to paint half the twig at a time so it wouldn’t stick to the towel.

 

When you want to do something bad enough, you will find a way,

might look crazy but I’m glad with the results.   

I was diligent and finished them in a few days and now

they are noticeably pretty, at least to me. 

So I need to finish packing…..we’re off for the weekend to spend Easter with family in Alberta.

Have a Great Easter Holiday!!