Then I went to Brimfield last May and picked up the vintage hooks I could use for this. Spring turned to summer, summer to fall and yada yada yada. Last month I finally got to a big old home improvement store to get some wood and have it cut to size. Annoyingly none of my small hardware stores sell lumber or cut it down if needed. Oh did I remember to buy screws to fit in the hooks while I was there? Of course not, back to the local hardware store I go. Then I had to buy cute paper. I had seen something I liked at Paper Source and now of course it was gone, so I checked another store, also gone. Grrrr.... For a straight forward project with not many materials I sure was was hitting a lot of stores.
So I took to the internet and started looking for pretty wrapping papers, I wanted something with red and it seemed everything was Christmas-y or just fugly. Then I came across Smock Paper located in upstate NY they print on bamboo paper and are amazingly eco-conscious and most importantly have gorgeous stuff! I checked to see if any local stores carried their products and turns out there were a couple including a really cute paper store that I had no idea existed in Beacon Hill, Rugg Road Paper Company. After looking at all their yummy papers I still ended up going with the Blossom paper from Smock.
Really, buying the materials was so much more of an ordeal then the actual project. I pretty much followed the tutorial to the letter except I did decide to seal my paper with Modge Podge. Yet another trip out for supplies since all I had on hand is gloss Modge Podge and I really wanted a matte finish.
I modge podge, I drill, I screw and I am done! All ready to hammer to the wall. I take out the tool box and I don't have nails long enough! Seriously?!? One last trip to the hardware store and now it is really done! Yay!!!
2 comments:
So cute! This looks great.
This looks beautiful, you did a great job!
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