Flip Flops & More Picture Frames

R.I.P. Favorite Flip Flops 

(about 2010 - July 19, 2012)

Today my favorite pair of flip flops died. They totally came undone. I tried to put them back together but they still kept coming apart. So, I guess it is goodbye. They were the best flip flops ever! They had polka dots and they were so well worn  that they were almost like a second skin. They were just wonderful! I miss them already. Luckily, I had a back-up pair of flip flops ready to go...but, they just aren't the same and they're just not quite as cool. But, I suppose I'll survive...somehow. 

Today, I also made more picture frames. Andy and I have been married for 5 years now and we still haven't hung up any wedding photos. So, I decided maybe if we had picture frames we just might get around to hanging some up. Plus, I just really wanted to make picture frames again today. I must say that the frame I made the other day turned out sooooo well. But, the frames today were just O.K. Maybe it was beginners luck. Nevertheless...I can't really complain I got them at the Dollar store and if I really end up hating them I can always make new ones. Here are some of them. The lighting is not the greatest so you don't really get the full effect. They look better than their pictures.

This one is spray painted white.

You can't really tell from the picture but the inner rim (right around the glass) is textured with dots.

This one is also spray painted white. 
Then I took glitter glue and made swirls all around it.

This one I spray painted white and then took glitter glue and made hearts in the corners. 

But, the one in the top right corner got kinda smudged. Hopefully, once it's on the wall it you won't be able to notice it.

This one was a disaster. 

It was supposed to be white glittered. 

But somehow, it just turned into a goopy mess.

I also have a couple that are silver glittered. Those turned out so I'm not sure why the white glitter didn't work. Sometimes, I'm not the brightest and I didn't realize the fumes from the spray paint would be so strong. So, I spray painted them in our apartment. I didn't even open the windows or doors or do anything for ventilation. Then, when Andy came home he kinda lovingly scolded me. So, I did what I should have done in the first place...I went outside and finished my last few frames. I spray painted those frames grey. Luckily, with both our doors open and the air conditioner on the fan setting it didn't take too long for it to get rid of the fumes. But, seriously, I don't know what I was thinking. 

Being Crafty!

I'm on a crafty kick right now. Today I decided that our bathroom needs some decorations. So, I made this. In case you can't tell it's a picture of a guppy. The reason that Guppy is spelled "Gu-pee" is because Andrew and I have this little thing we say when we have to pee. Instead of saying something like "I've gotta pee" we started saying "Guppy" so I made a play on words for the picture. I made the frame from a Dollar Store $2 frame. I took Mod Podge and mixed it with glitter. Then I covered the frame in the Mod Podge/Glitter mixture and let it dry for a few hours. I also had the Guppy picture printed off at Office Max on their glossy cardstock and then had the mat cut at Hobby Lobby. I know it sounds like a lot of work for this one little project, but it kept me busy and satisfied my need to: a. decorate our bathroom and b. make something cool.