Like this window from Mom's house. I've had it sitting on top of a bookcase in the living room for probably 2 years now. I intended to make it into a mirror like I saw in a magazine.
But, it just sat there--blank--until today.
What I love most about this window is that I probably looked out of this window while growing up, and on the back, you can see what color our house used to be (look by my hand).
As I cleaned it, I thought of Mom as the mom she was when I was a kid and how often she looked out this window and how often she washed it and how many years it was put in and out and what she might have been thinking through all those years.
I knew I wanted a tree with a swing on it on the window (thinking of us playing in our yard as kids), so I googled images and settled on this as my starting point:
And ended with this:
I really wanted the tree on the other side, but I forgot about reversing the image...I did get the letters on the tree trunk right, though (It says "R {hearts} K", in case you can't see it).
I already had the paint, but if I had to buy it, this project would have only cost me $10 since the window was free and I already had the black paint.
Well, that's it for tonight. I'm pooped and it's 9:12 p.m. and I want to take a shower and do some reading (Eat, Pray, Love). I'm not sure I'm fond of where the mirror is sitting right now, but you can give me your opinion when you see it in person!
2 comments:
Very cool project! Loved the book Eat, Pray, Love by the way.
I'm still on the part where she is in Italy so I'm kind of getting tired of reading about food. It makes me want to eat as I'm reading! But, yeah, I'm really enjoying the book. I think it's not a coincidence that I've been creating things shortly after reading how she had to ask what makes her happy and giving herself permission to be happy...Creating things and making my house feel more like a home make me very, very happy.
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