The Show is on!

Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean! is up and running! Here are some publicity shots taken by Brandon R. Williams.

Back to Silver Spring Stage!

I auditioned for a part in the upcoming show 'Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' and I got a part!!! I'll be playing Stella May. Today was the first rehearsal (a read thru and design presentation.) The show opens May 30th and runs for four weekends into June.

Trash to Treasure Lamp Remix

It's too bad I didn't do a 'before' shot of this lamp: 1970's shiny black with brass etchings on a round ball at the base, with a spiraling brass thing whirling around the stem. I 'won' this at our WHITE ELEPHANT gift exchange last Christmas at work. First task: spray paint the whole thing beige. Big improvement. I created this for Joe R. at work since he and his wife just had a new baby girl. The color scheme comes from their nursery colors (beige and sage green). I bought little wooden knobs to make as feet; a clock face with a whole in it to act as a base; an aluminum bucket; wooden tulips; a new lampshade; cute little bears; green flowers; ribbon and trim; and fabric (a beige polka dot chenille). I painted the feet and the tulips green, and the base and the bucket were spray painted beige. I sewed up a 'cosie' to cover the hideous spirals. Covered the lampshade with the fabric, added ribbons. Glued it all together. (Also had to cut the cord and get a new plug so that it would go through the bottom of the base...) Anyway, I'll present it to Joe at work on Monday and I hope they like it.

Finally, kitchen paint job pics!

Don't mind the mess on the table -- or anywhere else -- I've been 'crafting' so the room is still a bit cluttered. But check out: 1) new toaster; 2) new Sedona picture on the wall; 3) new gumball machine acting as a bookend; 4) warm beige walls with a blue accent wall; 5) new shelf my Dad made for my cookbooks, etc. Goodbye yellow!

Continuing with the Kitchen Reno

Good news and Bad news. Yes, Tony painted the kitchen for me while I was in Vegas, but I don't like the color I picked. So we're going to change it. So beware out there, BM's 'concord ivory' can look very 'mustard yellow.' [For a blue and YELLOW kitchen, it would have worked great, but MY kitchen is supposed to be blue and AMBER -- yellow is supposed to be a background accent, NOT an overwhelming statement...]



But the other new things are quite cool: new track light, new table pendant, new shelf.



New colors have now been determined: walls - Maple Syrup; accent wall - Van Courtland Blue; ceiling - Fennel Seed. Photos coming soon!

Trip to Arizona/Nevada with Paul

Itinerary: Las Vegas (Star Trek Experience), Hoover Dam, Cameron Trading Post, Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Glen Canyon Dam, Horseshoe Bend, Monument Valley, Navajo National Monument, Waputki Ruins, Walmart, Oak Creek Valley, Sedona, Walmart, Route 66, Last Vegas