scratch and sniff

I got this wonderfully easy idea from kiwicrate.com's 2 ingredient tuesdays. Non-toxic, sweet smelling(and tasting) koolaid paint. Just mix koolaid with a high concentration and paint away. But make sure you are watching the whole time or you end up soaking up berry blood-like pools off the floor like me.

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Little Red Tea Cart

Little Red Tea Cart Revamp: Weekend Project

This was a relatively effortless, affordable revamp to a tea cart for my kitchen- but would also make a charming addition to a hallway or bedroom if painted in a different color. 

• How I did it: 
• First I nailed down some loose boards on the bottom that were warped from water, then lightly sanded the wood and stains. Then I removed the wheels and painted with primer (extra primer on stained parts).
• For color I used an indoor/outdoor lacquer spray paint as I was looking for a high-gloss effect. It took lots of layers and my fingers were sore!! I went through about 3 cans and had to wait between application.

• But in one weekend the little cart went from drab to delectable and is now the "bread station" in our kitchen holding the toaster and vintage bread tin (another one of my favorite things). 

Love and charm,

Kerry the Momster

The Colors of my World

The weather has been fantastic lately. We live in Florida, so winter is the most comfortable time of year to do outdoor activities. The other day, Kaylee and I decided to introduce baby Asher to paints. He is a tactile baby, so loved squishing the goo and messing it around s much that eventually his sister moved away to do her painting elsewhere. He also decided that tasting it was essential to the artistic process, so thank goodness for non toxic paint!

Kerry Jaclyn Photography

It's so much fun having children and watching them discover and delight in the world for the first time.

I love these kiddies!

Love and colors,
Kerry, the Momster

Idle Inspirations

unnamed.season by betteo

Recently I attended a local art exhibition, by various fresh-fingered artists, and was much inspired by what I saw. Some amazing examples of mixed media and presentation, feuled me with the desire to break out some canvas.  I am not blessed with the skills as many of the people around me, when it comes to art work. MY fingers don't listen to my brain, thus I generally prefer photography where my brain rules the roost and my finger just snaps. But still, there is something grounding about a paintbrush in your hand, and a blank canvas in front of you, whether you have talent or not.
I know I want to paint a tree- either a silhouette or some abstract semblence thereof, but with a fall theme, as in Florida we don't see much of the reds and oranges that glow like embers on my heart, in other states, this time of year.  And so for inspiration I began surfing the web. Sigh, I am just amazed at the abilities some people have to reel you in using color and texture. Especially inspiring are the digital paintings I came across. So I thought I'd share some of them with you:

Forest- by Andead

I think I might try a mixed medium using some blown up photos of mine and some sort of painting supplies. I have commissioned my husband to create a piece of art with me for our house. He is the true artist in the family, but usually his nimble art skills are being atrophied by video-gaming.

Still, it is a project that will ensue. I will show you the finished product here.
Love and art
Kerry, the Momster