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DIY Text Painting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a detailed how-to for the text painting I made last week for the <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/guest-half-bath-update.html">guest half bathroom</a>.  Spoiler: I found a neat use for parchment paper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_er-9p_DZIq0uMKCS2mj4U3OKB6W7hXviN0tmNiMPoCT_uk9m7t4pTE7_KtCUb_rqDO_FkOTyp_F3ym14gdKHN5WC-JkgmRv-y-fr5LwGB5RwNO0dLM7r1aOlPlCcIbUNeNnHDZi9mva/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_er-9p_DZIq0uMKCS2mj4U3OKB6W7hXviN0tmNiMPoCT_uk9m7t4pTE7_KtCUb_rqDO_FkOTyp_F3ym14gdKHN5WC-JkgmRv-y-fr5LwGB5RwNO0dLM7r1aOlPlCcIbUNeNnHDZi9mva/s640/003.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>How-to:</strong>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I taped off the first colour blocked section.  I painted it a pale blue/turquoise, using a large paintbrush and acrylic paint.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSI3Pssh_fjM__DywxYKrnhtzdG10JcU3Ez-e3kcaBW24D51Lrpd_DtrgoeJOTJwUe-Tb3C60QegwMhErsQhv8bwQ_KKZ7B1WggtFCgIdmh9EKPKD4o3ys44lVaRE2TqiPTACR3ZzLLh9/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSI3Pssh_fjM__DywxYKrnhtzdG10JcU3Ez-e3kcaBW24D51Lrpd_DtrgoeJOTJwUe-Tb3C60QegwMhErsQhv8bwQ_KKZ7B1WggtFCgIdmh9EKPKD4o3ys44lVaRE2TqiPTACR3ZzLLh9/s640/002.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't mind the dim lighting in my "studio" a.k.a. messiest basement ever.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I waited three hours for the paint to dry, then taped off another section and painted it.  I waited for three hours and finally painted the final cream block of colour.  For all three colours I used a dry paintbrush and brushed away from the tape to help avoid bleeding.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B0aL-z_0gIP_r9OM8N5Jkb2xz2HRiOdXH7lG-uwJKvR_G3Er0xddguCNyYdIrmpmvtndIjlaRlFBIBGPWfgZ9Uo40yPR8QduhiUSOIe7GwJLnRy88MKLXaZwyghq0fPMAZniFJ5UyMCA/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B0aL-z_0gIP_r9OM8N5Jkb2xz2HRiOdXH7lG-uwJKvR_G3Er0xddguCNyYdIrmpmvtndIjlaRlFBIBGPWfgZ9Uo40yPR8QduhiUSOIe7GwJLnRy88MKLXaZwyghq0fPMAZniFJ5UyMCA/s640/003.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><br />While I waited for the paint to dry (as tempting as it was to watch), I worked on the letters.  I printed out the letters I wanted and taped them together with spacing that looked "right".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrcerLX2hY_WicDTkQBIJuE1xjC_MYAfHR0Nye2N3gmmczUGxsgZjW0H_E-BONlthrotwCwC3aw4d-AsqHv-8S9xAM6wof2n4CAxIJgMeoUPPBejDzq-5-vGhL72mmCwx4Fr6sBtVneq1/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrcerLX2hY_WicDTkQBIJuE1xjC_MYAfHR0Nye2N3gmmczUGxsgZjW0H_E-BONlthrotwCwC3aw4d-AsqHv-8S9xAM6wof2n4CAxIJgMeoUPPBejDzq-5-vGhL72mmCwx4Fr6sBtVneq1/s400/012.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />I laid parchment paper over the word and carefully traced the perimeter of the letters.  You can also purchase artist's tracing paper, but parchment paper was convenient and I found it worked just as well.  And thanks to Costco I have oodles of it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1sZG41IhxuQ6KEq1FfpjXZoZuaxRyhXWtwqtgYDPWfi4YBH-wtb3jPexKlyDypCSBg8WEPqCkEQ0RRtk4Tb-3aExgJeNeN8nutpIjuU79lrTheuJfbOHWaSlrYo2E5RYk6PR8WZcA97D/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1sZG41IhxuQ6KEq1FfpjXZoZuaxRyhXWtwqtgYDPWfi4YBH-wtb3jPexKlyDypCSBg8WEPqCkEQ0RRtk4Tb-3aExgJeNeN8nutpIjuU79lrTheuJfbOHWaSlrYo2E5RYk6PR8WZcA97D/s400/013.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhCdANsCq9-fo5nGnETPuelKrs68nfJqROIJIzCu5Vxr052ESAn3pZCEFYjJb6-H2cOqwqr82SG1cLE_2Or7-yZG3bHXHsuiaYUttB9_LTiS8Wj1ZlaLb5Ip3VJk4EPm2SOian6JF_BB9/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhCdANsCq9-fo5nGnETPuelKrs68nfJqROIJIzCu5Vxr052ESAn3pZCEFYjJb6-H2cOqwqr82SG1cLE_2Or7-yZG3bHXHsuiaYUttB9_LTiS8Wj1ZlaLb5Ip3VJk4EPm2SOian6JF_BB9/s400/016.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />Then I flipped the parchment paper over and followed the outline of the tracing I had done.  I placed paper under the parchment paper because the graphite transferred.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgiwKKYIdZttZQQmMeFQVQbw9J4FLGVa1Ypi4V1J5a16CtJQbp_L6Ffo71AwDIJLcYPtx_pvBtZD3J_fl0prz_hfUfeUXOBdQZu-Dx0SAgx1KakOg2WXIkWVCRI1I6u9CM8OymTpd2ziq/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgiwKKYIdZttZQQmMeFQVQbw9J4FLGVa1Ypi4V1J5a16CtJQbp_L6Ffo71AwDIJLcYPtx_pvBtZD3J_fl0prz_hfUfeUXOBdQZu-Dx0SAgx1KakOg2WXIkWVCRI1I6u9CM8OymTpd2ziq/s400/019.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />I flipped the parchment again and followed traced the letters with my pencil again.  The tracing I did on the back side deposited graphite on the canvas.  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwbZlKeJLsEJNXEk28AaxxvoN-_Ei2Ycy6YCsSYXxh1fFD-0IjuwYWNFWFNknJYm9KcgL5-p-v0ijjAkuUdhz8fmvkgv0qoBisWD7dwj2Wna50kBuiHmKwmAS4_EBu_0yt8S21W4Q2JGq/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwbZlKeJLsEJNXEk28AaxxvoN-_Ei2Ycy6YCsSYXxh1fFD-0IjuwYWNFWFNknJYm9KcgL5-p-v0ijjAkuUdhz8fmvkgv0qoBisWD7dwj2Wna50kBuiHmKwmAS4_EBu_0yt8S21W4Q2JGq/s400/021.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, that is a Dora the Explorer pencil.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXpDmZYFB2A8rV_nrJlih0oPQFINM6L80G4j5VY9DLVpE80C9Q0Y_AamFJ9OvURJFaBNsLePjNBMwJw6g7TG_0RROvUhvFNJZmMhT5Mh8mQdFNWu7OIRNWWIWGkY1xNREjPomevy0dgSq/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXpDmZYFB2A8rV_nrJlih0oPQFINM6L80G4j5VY9DLVpE80C9Q0Y_AamFJ9OvURJFaBNsLePjNBMwJw6g7TG_0RROvUhvFNJZmMhT5Mh8mQdFNWu7OIRNWWIWGkY1xNREjPomevy0dgSq/s400/022.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />I filled in the lines using a very small, angled paintbrush.  I prefer this method because it created a hand drawn look (but much neater than my hands could do unassisted) and not a stenciled look.  But this project would work with letter stencils too.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5O2a9cSVwXtsYzHIaspa7I7DVRur4V8eYxtdXR_gbt234feXRF0C7pHm7lweRKn73u9F5vdb_Bx-3dLjPmnGjDMzgDsU_0rbEiizGsJYbcC_tWi7r3uOdLT5QEsT2MP-hz4NCzXdEUe8/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5O2a9cSVwXtsYzHIaspa7I7DVRur4V8eYxtdXR_gbt234feXRF0C7pHm7lweRKn73u9F5vdb_Bx-3dLjPmnGjDMzgDsU_0rbEiizGsJYbcC_tWi7r3uOdLT5QEsT2MP-hz4NCzXdEUe8/s400/023.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half-way done.  More paint needed to make the letters opaque.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRFnDF11DNRS41d2Vc-A8swYq6Z6HqwpCAV0zka3mCxz6pQs2gfxb6YJ7hef6LwBTJLPkyVsBuPok0pGzxDvGqTsgBr-4p8av5UkjoCPosMYeAsJUD-lJZ7c9iNTR-h43Sbe5Bc3a9Hp-/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRFnDF11DNRS41d2Vc-A8swYq6Z6HqwpCAV0zka3mCxz6pQs2gfxb6YJ7hef6LwBTJLPkyVsBuPok0pGzxDvGqTsgBr-4p8av5UkjoCPosMYeAsJUD-lJZ7c9iNTR-h43Sbe5Bc3a9Hp-/s640/009.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><br />Here is my colour inspiration: an ad I filed away just because the colour combo was so inspiring.  Looking for some inspiration of your own?  Check out <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/art-attack-textalicious.html">this post</a> for some text-y works of art.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4vKm-GScKvxthL_7DHkyBK15-bVNBDJNAdlRAdkxkMIX3MlwOD5dIBfHqXpeJBPB7u60vlBYRG5h5JHQtf5krFpsn2V3-toeYnA508VCcupbQa87heoR_k9p2x2lR7U88ZE6WloPzO36/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4vKm-GScKvxthL_7DHkyBK15-bVNBDJNAdlRAdkxkMIX3MlwOD5dIBfHqXpeJBPB7u60vlBYRG5h5JHQtf5krFpsn2V3-toeYnA508VCcupbQa87heoR_k9p2x2lR7U88ZE6WloPzO36/s640/028.JPG" t8="true" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My inspiration.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS51TMvShDx1ZzGnCzxFpbSO2gezi6cu8pxjWMRakvugI_mDdMjF_AFDh1Rt5WVANwK5bTC3RIYa-bA5R7Msh43N0z__HpCGYWd0PfqEmKhy-JUd3LMVJaWvaiZRZuZIItFnCUTmDWmOix/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS51TMvShDx1ZzGnCzxFpbSO2gezi6cu8pxjWMRakvugI_mDdMjF_AFDh1Rt5WVANwK5bTC3RIYa-bA5R7Msh43N0z__HpCGYWd0PfqEmKhy-JUd3LMVJaWvaiZRZuZIItFnCUTmDWmOix/s640/024.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Word.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Klarb2HvIm0P95BSl3B92BfGV9KGm40kkPR4NMw5UjGCYtHzZiEPbPRmW_JO7Ss5Q0PLHFlQ5PWhp87KZiPVDF-AC0ajHG1qGGwgH86U6QulAlPb-FfJh8rWKe_FqI9ejI6eiJ-RHy71/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Klarb2HvIm0P95BSl3B92BfGV9KGm40kkPR4NMw5UjGCYtHzZiEPbPRmW_JO7Ss5Q0PLHFlQ5PWhp87KZiPVDF-AC0ajHG1qGGwgH86U6QulAlPb-FfJh8rWKe_FqI9ejI6eiJ-RHy71/s640/005.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div>

DIY Text Painting

Here is a detailed how-to for the text painting I made last week for the guest half bathroom . Spoiler: I found a neat use for parchment pa...

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Guest Half Bath Update!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/half-bath-fresh-start.html">guest half bath</a>, which was a blank slate just taunting me, is finally looking good.  Remember my <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/art-attack-textalicious.html">post about text-y art</a>?  Inspired, I DIY'd a painting with my favorite word: <em>sigh</em>.  I'll post the how-to next week.  Here's a spoiler: I used parchment paper!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The new painting, the re-purposed <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/david-stark-in-our-bathroom.html">West Elm pieces</a> and two etchings I moved from the hallway (my <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-needle-felted-art.html">DIY'd needle felted abstracts</a> live there now) were all the bathroom needed.  Sigh.  If only I'd know it would be so easy.    </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSjc59mBhFKL-Cubz8mWU8TzevHGFAKr9-B7LyAfI_u7j-HebzklxU-Znp7BS-i0syBwkE-uUZhHlFn_vITTxyckrMMGwf2hvwQuTdC1aDKD3lN3ojb_C1n8PSo6LngmLZNtD0YAh-pe5/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSjc59mBhFKL-Cubz8mWU8TzevHGFAKr9-B7LyAfI_u7j-HebzklxU-Znp7BS-i0syBwkE-uUZhHlFn_vITTxyckrMMGwf2hvwQuTdC1aDKD3lN3ojb_C1n8PSo6LngmLZNtD0YAh-pe5/s640/015.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added a teeny flower from my "garden".</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpG4un599UbxzJVQIcVx735EqO9ikLGUpKzMBF89RlmSbIoo0SEhuckTeReKRrZPKLHedVzgbjWfAptAfTZ5e_ZStjKqwV1fyq9B_ZRPHfdY3irGlxrtFzIrI7_nOymHJ4jk88EDmbF4i/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDujNEMbBSqQ64xz-isnEGCE-qVqDB_9IjgHmDkYdBZsEe3QecWKS_dLizwSZ6rx5JzarmxGTmbvMKIP3gdAbGUlS58P6VM1rsnWU-_4D9aZqwwJR3FG_09mGk7Yap-aquSh9vvfGUceY/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDujNEMbBSqQ64xz-isnEGCE-qVqDB_9IjgHmDkYdBZsEe3QecWKS_dLizwSZ6rx5JzarmxGTmbvMKIP3gdAbGUlS58P6VM1rsnWU-_4D9aZqwwJR3FG_09mGk7Yap-aquSh9vvfGUceY/s640/007.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two prints, up close.<br />The top is of the Sleeping Giant in Thunder Bay,<br />the other from Hungary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And remember, THIS is the real "before":</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAAATBJ5CDLk3lxHJLn-1e_OO6qkTIsbGHg5jvrZk1XwiHT7wtt6xB4rDnuXzIRiPTZ3gAwGQhVZLe2veFy_oR5zLlqyK_4xSFOjq8RmBBoxJVpmQFmPQcAhMDk87eG3VqyxF1lVpwgA/s1600/P1030169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAAATBJ5CDLk3lxHJLn-1e_OO6qkTIsbGHg5jvrZk1XwiHT7wtt6xB4rDnuXzIRiPTZ3gAwGQhVZLe2veFy_oR5zLlqyK_4xSFOjq8RmBBoxJVpmQFmPQcAhMDk87eG3VqyxF1lVpwgA/s400/P1030169.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The BEFORE</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91wKg3c5f3qmhy93e8FTOquleuc3h70jTEMLYoEujX1g_PvrD-T05hso5GkIouQhxCyGO2GeiDdrNsE2Eq6aYDZnQbJwHghNfFj0wLKB23mWiiuBAWjJdgXGbUCONBgaJra_ViO6hW3cC/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91wKg3c5f3qmhy93e8FTOquleuc3h70jTEMLYoEujX1g_PvrD-T05hso5GkIouQhxCyGO2GeiDdrNsE2Eq6aYDZnQbJwHghNfFj0wLKB23mWiiuBAWjJdgXGbUCONBgaJra_ViO6hW3cC/s640/021.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NOW.<br />(And yes, we're painting those ugly radiators.  Someday).</td></tr></tbody></table>

Guest Half Bath Update!

The guest half bath , which was a blank slate just taunting me, is finally looking good. Remember my post about text-y art ? Inspired, I D...

5:11 AM

Art Attack: Lime Green Abstract

Mmmmm.  This painting really tickles me.  Who am I kidding?  I am salivating over the entire bathroom.  I'd be thrilled if I could just have that doorknob.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ7aBP5nKskYGOPQ-KjyTL8fsU0YI3szpHz57qWx_E43rX7gkNNj2N4SabGE-QXGICQkLDMdXd5xQ0CxbouRCoTrkFmjOE1YhbaNIYhPVyhNtZ96LJCUoHkbVqaSEadGxg3qVylSS70VD/s1600/green+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ7aBP5nKskYGOPQ-KjyTL8fsU0YI3szpHz57qWx_E43rX7gkNNj2N4SabGE-QXGICQkLDMdXd5xQ0CxbouRCoTrkFmjOE1YhbaNIYhPVyhNtZ96LJCUoHkbVqaSEadGxg3qVylSS70VD/s640/green+art.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Style at Home <a href="http://marcusdesigninc.blogspot.com/2010/03/5-bathroom-trends.html">Via Marcus Design</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Although I love bright green and have blogged about it tirelessly and shamelessly, there isn't that much bright green in the townhouse.  I tend to commit more easily to the turquoises, teals and <em>pale</em> greens.  But I'm feeling less lusty and more satiated now that I finally gave the townhouse a nice dose of bright green via <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-needle-felted-art.html">my DIY'd felted wool art</a> (that I also seem to blog about shamelessly):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe06SOn7hYNFQgpu4leD3VwwpDg0E3TdEoY6H-ql2Gl7j57-yeOK2Mt9iQnCbkR2oUpea8NntDjEo73DtNthfR0ocPsdSqCITamBiF9zvh5AmRgG2iP6iU5DAlYZutZ5YgmF9K3uek39iR/s1600/175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe06SOn7hYNFQgpu4leD3VwwpDg0E3TdEoY6H-ql2Gl7j57-yeOK2Mt9iQnCbkR2oUpea8NntDjEo73DtNthfR0ocPsdSqCITamBiF9zvh5AmRgG2iP6iU5DAlYZutZ5YgmF9K3uek39iR/s640/175.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BDlf-ewS_4GqkN5O6CpASHdVV7qOBKkXCITPSaZRWSeuy1hjPKf_MA2Ji9tJSURYpEUB8sIfgcr7fFHCw7zBdGLVFwqgmpR1uHEt_1uy9uNkgrgta68fsddSJFX4sBEJjXqprGB_m58J/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BDlf-ewS_4GqkN5O6CpASHdVV7qOBKkXCITPSaZRWSeuy1hjPKf_MA2Ji9tJSURYpEUB8sIfgcr7fFHCw7zBdGLVFwqgmpR1uHEt_1uy9uNkgrgta68fsddSJFX4sBEJjXqprGB_m58J/s640/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Ahhhhh.

Art Attack: Lime Green Abstract

Mmmmm. This painting really tickles me. Who am I kidding? I am salivating over the entire bathroom. I'd be thrilled if I could just ...

6:21 AM

DIY Needle Felted Art

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yep, I was on a wool craft kick a couple weeks ago.  You already saw <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-felted-bead-necklace.html">my felted bead necklace</a>.  I planned more posts about Houston, but I'm super jazzed about these three needle felted abstracts that I finally popped into some inexpensive <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/00078051">Ikea frames</a> - I couldn't wait to share.  It is hard to capture on camera, but the abstracts are three-dimensional, and really vibrant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe06SOn7hYNFQgpu4leD3VwwpDg0E3TdEoY6H-ql2Gl7j57-yeOK2Mt9iQnCbkR2oUpea8NntDjEo73DtNthfR0ocPsdSqCITamBiF9zvh5AmRgG2iP6iU5DAlYZutZ5YgmF9K3uek39iR/s1600/175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe06SOn7hYNFQgpu4leD3VwwpDg0E3TdEoY6H-ql2Gl7j57-yeOK2Mt9iQnCbkR2oUpea8NntDjEo73DtNthfR0ocPsdSqCITamBiF9zvh5AmRgG2iP6iU5DAlYZutZ5YgmF9K3uek39iR/s640/175.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeQkP1xQjiDQFH20ue5xR5qasDn53wfETea6PDJAGBGesl9BCRJgdR60jKi3XMfRFUGHEcNM4ChbC6TBaxkdZQp83N_16XzFfFPhs5EHqW70pEPJr0sTEj61q3pQbN2674WUnJkOsXHdt/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeQkP1xQjiDQFH20ue5xR5qasDn53wfETea6PDJAGBGesl9BCRJgdR60jKi3XMfRFUGHEcNM4ChbC6TBaxkdZQp83N_16XzFfFPhs5EHqW70pEPJr0sTEj61q3pQbN2674WUnJkOsXHdt/s640/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzxcsmvG_4ptk7UAP5k2ksW8ok1dU1BqHdhWHkTxSzPHaMfIeYgtyArPmfkkMmZzsz8ez0MaTa9T3h-O0y3jFuPD6VAUdOM0jiYuLR4bqjnYCZZC1MuG-UNQ1mE3CuXPJFB9nyx8pPGUa/s1600/176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzxcsmvG_4ptk7UAP5k2ksW8ok1dU1BqHdhWHkTxSzPHaMfIeYgtyArPmfkkMmZzsz8ez0MaTa9T3h-O0y3jFuPD6VAUdOM0jiYuLR4bqjnYCZZC1MuG-UNQ1mE3CuXPJFB9nyx8pPGUa/s640/176.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I used my favorite of <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/bedroom-update.html">the three paintings I made for the bedroom</a> as my colour inspiration:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YDwfHXQUw773racpn83IWP8kKNF6oTZ4s57_XWWeRBzsMtDtTYhj8SiTqROjX_ZAMLLc7V9umFAudbBA_f2UHL0gbjECbedLnGglDeBQ0-XrX7wHeVGeOBrFFliue28NKY0-_AhP_aPE/s1600/197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YDwfHXQUw773racpn83IWP8kKNF6oTZ4s57_XWWeRBzsMtDtTYhj8SiTqROjX_ZAMLLc7V9umFAudbBA_f2UHL0gbjECbedLnGglDeBQ0-XrX7wHeVGeOBrFFliue28NKY0-_AhP_aPE/s640/197.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><strong>Here's the how-to. </strong><br /><br /><strong>Supplies:</strong><br /><ul><li>A square piece of foam</li><li>Felting needle</li><li>Piece of felted wool (you can felt an old wool sweater, or buy felt in fabric or fibre stores - the piece will act as your "canvas")</li><li><a href="http://sarastexturecrafts.com/userimages/Merino-64s-Pink(1598480).htm">Wool rovings</a></li></ul><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYjH-dG4v2zG1ydNuvYDo_2Isy6OL0uvoBFJXcTYOy8RTbRhZDxrwd3cPVHE1MW7jCpbGscSdccy_s6UE6-LbnYu-m-Wk42OpEYqr3zuiQqStOhcrcOfF6wESPzGH_WX_Ixm1m4UNI4m2/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYjH-dG4v2zG1ydNuvYDo_2Isy6OL0uvoBFJXcTYOy8RTbRhZDxrwd3cPVHE1MW7jCpbGscSdccy_s6UE6-LbnYu-m-Wk42OpEYqr3zuiQqStOhcrcOfF6wESPzGH_WX_Ixm1m4UNI4m2/s640/046.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felting needle and foam block</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmscmZuowyswxjsAZv6szAnDm7iDiQgSm9uKCuJjtnXqFuFaK6sEGLjnYNsaL08BR_jEMDghX8K2RKlN_0ImTJxqAWrWpL6JupG6jbOrC1cH3FeR_MLfLfbu0gY3mdcX2fktZhgyyPGMrK/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmscmZuowyswxjsAZv6szAnDm7iDiQgSm9uKCuJjtnXqFuFaK6sEGLjnYNsaL08BR_jEMDghX8K2RKlN_0ImTJxqAWrWpL6JupG6jbOrC1cH3FeR_MLfLfbu0gY3mdcX2fktZhgyyPGMrK/s400/052.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wool rovings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><strong>How-to:</strong><br /><br />Needle felting is super simple.  Just sketch out your plan on a piece of felted wool (or free-hand it).  Lay your piece of wool on your foam block and grab some wool rovings.  Tear pieces of the wool roving off, like you would cotton candy.  Then you use the felting needle and pierce the wool roving through the piece of wool, using the foam as a surface to stop the needle.  Just keep piercing again & again (& again & again - this is a good craft for tension relief!)  The felting needle has barbs and it catches the wool roving, pushing through the piece of wool which tangles the fibres and locks them.  Like paint, you just build up layers of rovings - you can layer different colours to create depth or just to mix new colours.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucubeeB0c9vBqDLdRRqjpc20BuRV_uAppNHUjoMX8abRrGbg42uNa_ASv2z0InKIdC8s6rdIU11NHaHfX34zgcdMJrEInmQYyCXhd5soJZpYSURyk-pkPEYmFUqrg6HpSxbuuS8R8yY_c/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the back of your piece will look like</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuA095rB9jSrs9pqmSWpIIGdFgO4HUp0E51R0LsjhCrA_N8KMOfflX6U9hgYHFeISr9_g0C971AkKhxQl86JeDjBfWC61jZvcCMBMyUnfLnu8Qi3rMZDHUaBaWWV-WBLIbQXxKhsYdPdG/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuA095rB9jSrs9pqmSWpIIGdFgO4HUp0E51R0LsjhCrA_N8KMOfflX6U9hgYHFeISr9_g0C971AkKhxQl86JeDjBfWC61jZvcCMBMyUnfLnu8Qi3rMZDHUaBaWWV-WBLIbQXxKhsYdPdG/s400/004.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The felting needle has sharp barbs - so be careful</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here are my pieces unframed.  I used a piece of paper with a square cut out to help me frame up the composition as I worked.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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DIY Needle Felted Art

Yep, I was on a wool craft kick a couple weeks ago. You already saw my felted bead necklace . I planned more posts about Houston, but I...

7:42 AM

Shocking News

This post features artwork that is <em>not</em> abstract.  Alert the media.  Hmmm, wait a sec.  Alert the media if I actually <em>produce</em> something that isn't abstract . . . and you might not actually have to wait <em>that</em> long.  Hint.<br /><br />Anyway, check out the gorgeous styling below.  The backdrop of creamy whites and mid-century mod furnishings really makes the rich colours of the artwork pop.  Kind of what I'm going for, but I need more whites and brighter pops of artwork.  My pieces meet too much in the middle.  I'll file this away for inspiration!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ceUSW1kxOmCYorbkUwwJcBGn3ItabIRAxs3bmD5mh8uHmZ6xyy-eoYHdebmQzrOF4qv6NJ9fv-UKHA3Mk4ZfzDoZVkhtXVTZZ-sPkgDXeTgvqsv06dUJ_O_D1LEVVYoUfdjcSnW5cUin/s1600/yellowart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ceUSW1kxOmCYorbkUwwJcBGn3ItabIRAxs3bmD5mh8uHmZ6xyy-eoYHdebmQzrOF4qv6NJ9fv-UKHA3Mk4ZfzDoZVkhtXVTZZ-sPkgDXeTgvqsv06dUJ_O_D1LEVVYoUfdjcSnW5cUin/s400/yellowart.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://modernhaus.blogspot.com/2011/02/possible-reasons-i-havent-been-blogging.html?showComment=1303434345891#c7257197380543679549">Modern Haus</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Shocking News

This post features artwork that is not abstract. Alert the media. Hmmm, wait a sec. Alert the media if I actually produce something tha...

4:25 PM

Art Attack: Black Flower

Via a glimpse of The Art Institute of Chicago's modern wing, curtesy of <a href="http://thingsthatsparkleblog.blogspot.com/">Things That Sparkle</a>, I was introduced to this fantastic painting.  You know I'm a sucker for <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/silhouette-wall.html">a silhouette</a> . . .   <br /><br />Is there anything that you pine for the way I pine for silhouettes?<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfUFRhLx2BXBQc2XAYdVqoU0pMRaVJLgMMdYbln0bR7p46iB0SGEPT7xfdlbiE_64_-4HTdHu22x7QMHhqPVAAiwtkSjKI1SLSxlhM1HpKRtexkvKPuPPj9N5wTkoG6eMF266kS4SgXRn/s1600/blackflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfUFRhLx2BXBQc2XAYdVqoU0pMRaVJLgMMdYbln0bR7p46iB0SGEPT7xfdlbiE_64_-4HTdHu22x7QMHhqPVAAiwtkSjKI1SLSxlhM1HpKRtexkvKPuPPj9N5wTkoG6eMF266kS4SgXRn/s640/blackflower.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thingsthatsparkleblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/art-institute.html">Things That Sparkle</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Art Attack: Black Flower

Via a glimpse of The Art Institute of Chicago's modern wing, curtesy of Things That Sparkle , I was introduced to this fantastic paintin...

12:52 PM

Art Attack: Textalicious

I am really obsessed with the 'LOVE" print by <a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com/">Made by Girl</a>.  What really tickles me is that '<em>szeretet</em>' means love in <u>Hungarian</u> (for folks new to my blog, I speak Hungarian and tend to favor anything that references Hungary or Finland - the other half of my cultural make-up).  Because I so rarely see Hungarian referenced outside of Hungary, this print really appeals to me.  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="640" id="fancybox-img" src="http://www.madebygirl.com/images/product/CA-0302.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="449" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.madebygirl.com/product.php?sku=CA-03">Photo Source: Made by Girl</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <br />But I think maybe I am on a text-art kick in general.  Remember <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-lovin-abcs.html">the random letter wall decoration</a> I blogged about & <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/art-attack-newspaper-art.html">the newspaper art I liked</a>?  And check out these fabulously inspiring examples of text-art I have amassed in my inspiration folder:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593920449989960242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tVnCYXrAUMogzf6yMIY_R6v1VYop9MLFG8WkqVhyphenhyphenqe0t6-qovlW9pHDRxVrNOTlN0c4IFKByrcriVibzN8LyrhRds70vpf2UK1LfoU7pbW2BYPQNDSXZWgxqhwyUOymT12obcMkQYVY/s640/IMG_0771.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-do-like-to-be-beside-seaside.html">Brown Button</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="kishaniperera DAYDREAM BELIEVER" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3679" height="494" src="http://7thhouseontheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kishaniperera.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="kishani perera" width="380" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lonny Mag <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1193862844">via </a><br /><a href="http://7thhouseontheleft.com/2011/03/daydreaming/">7th House on the Left</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img class="mt-image-center" src="http://pixstatic.com/4da5157532704a065f000001._h.500_w.540_s.fit_.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/small-cool-2011/louisas-eclectic-in-astoria-small-cool-2011-144621?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fmain+%28Main%29">Apartment Therapy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This piece, found on <a href="http://meohmymama.blogspot.com/">Me Oh My!</a> has a great tutorial.  Click <a href="http://meohmymama.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-tutorial-for-wood-stained-painting.html">here</a> to check it out.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnJq24X9Tolul9EgDCu23UqKOWv5NCwO3m_MkKlEkXxsFBMRqDfBGqpqQDKdmfu0G3qY3NpWXKlkzYCGXoVZ3In2SV_9DXNpyX1irqp19MbgwGBE62mLO6KiJDiV4gtqWeOzhySLZP9U/s1600/IMG_9279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnJq24X9Tolul9EgDCu23UqKOWv5NCwO3m_MkKlEkXxsFBMRqDfBGqpqQDKdmfu0G3qY3NpWXKlkzYCGXoVZ3In2SV_9DXNpyX1irqp19MbgwGBE62mLO6KiJDiV4gtqWeOzhySLZP9U/s640/IMG_9279.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://meohmymama.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-tutorial-for-wood-stained-painting.html">Me Oh My!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDFhysUn3npxjHB66XtobA0ei0PAAxCFOP5UgiLavAvH6I0czoVQG_pJiXVrcCHdgpU6qvXGq7_Wi_fXwpK3ZXSwvRtyR2iqhebLyidHK7vhL2v38GLiwcgZ-_UKCX6nHfS_b_mjJcFsE/s1600/textart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDFhysUn3npxjHB66XtobA0ei0PAAxCFOP5UgiLavAvH6I0czoVQG_pJiXVrcCHdgpU6qvXGq7_Wi_fXwpK3ZXSwvRtyR2iqhebLyidHK7vhL2v38GLiwcgZ-_UKCX6nHfS_b_mjJcFsE/s640/textart.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://erinmccall.blogspot.com/2011/03/just-some-lovliness.html">It's a Wannabe Decorator's Life</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8iqzkjJOSHLddkFFMmlWvA1nBhgKbvdKckzCkTJyhL4Jy_IFY3Xa19Lh8kSmsNLJw5Iog8ef2XfwEMfQ_bou5xzW2MpYxBTp8cVYmLhLCYpuPYDnRW1HDG0aLoW2KEswIURmhUOEKV_f/s1600/textartII.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8iqzkjJOSHLddkFFMmlWvA1nBhgKbvdKckzCkTJyhL4Jy_IFY3Xa19Lh8kSmsNLJw5Iog8ef2XfwEMfQ_bou5xzW2MpYxBTp8cVYmLhLCYpuPYDnRW1HDG0aLoW2KEswIURmhUOEKV_f/s640/textartII.png" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.littlebluedeer.com/2011/04/happiness-is.html">Via Little Blue Deer</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />What do you think of text as art?  Do you prefer vintage signage or do you like the DIY'd look?  I think I want to try making some textalicious art.  Something really random and personal . . .

Art Attack: Textalicious

I am really obsessed with the 'LOVE" print by Made by Girl . What really tickles me is that ' szeretet ' means love in Hun...

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