Preparing a craft room
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63614)
United States
July 22, 2015 11:38am CST
So, now that we've evicted that bad, childish, brat of a roommate, I'm going to turn her room into a beading room. I have, literally, over a hundred pieces of jewelry that I have made, that I want to sell.
Now, when she moved in we painted the room green with yellow (gold) trim. That has got to go! I need white to make sure my colors are good.
So, today I watched a vid on Martha Stewart's site about painting...
Well, I'm not going to "cut in" with a brush... there are some GREAT cutting in tools out there. Honestly, the trim is going to be white too, so I'm not really too worried about getting paint on the trim, or the ceiling, since its already white... well, mostly white...
Now, I just need to buy the paint, those tools, a few brushes - for the trim - and a paint roller, since I have no idea what the roomie's nephew has done with the other ones. I do have a nice paint tray and liners.
But, today is cat box day, and so I'm going to be working on that! Tomorrow I need to go to the Social Security office and see what I need to do to start getting social security at 62 (less than 5 months from now!)
I hope you guys are not too busy, getting hurt doing stuff, I'll probably be in pain by the weekend!
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8 responses
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
22 Jul 15
Howdy! I'm back! I hope your painting job goes smoothly with no hitches. I always run into something or other that slows me down (like bumping my behind against a freshly-painted wall or dropping the paintbrush on carpet) so it's not a chore I look forward to, although I'll have my share of painting soon.
@ElicBxn (63614)
• United States
23 Jul 15
@mentalward - well, one thing on my side is that there IS no carpet to get paint on, no carpet in the house at all! I've also done pretty well to avoid close encounters with painted walls.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
12 Aug 15
hmmmm, green with gold trim.. I think I'd have to change that too!
Have fun with the beading! Sounds like you are doing a good job with them! Hope you find a good outlet for selling.. Etsy? maybe.. Or ebay?
Have fun with the beading! Sounds like you are doing a good job with them! Hope you find a good outlet for selling.. Etsy? maybe.. Or ebay?1 person likes this
@ElicBxn (63614)
• United States
12 Aug 15
So far, no. I have put things up at the Old Bakery and Emporium here in Austin. and I've done a few craft shows.
The Old Bakery & Emporium is a historic building located in Downtown Austin. The Bakery operates as a Consignment Shop, Visitor Information Center, Art Gallery exhibiting local artists 50 or better and houses a museum, the Lundberg-Maerki Historical Colle
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
25 Jul 15
I never know where my painting tools are, I hope that improves when we move. We will have a big shop/shed
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@marguicha (223430)
• Chile
16 Aug 15
I´m so happy to see you again, friend! I´m sure that all will be fine. Maybe you should take some pictures about before and after to show us. Remember about taking breaks once in a while.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16771)
• China
23 Jul 15
Nice to see you here !Since I have problem with logging in Bubblews ,I haven't read your posts there for ages ,so I know nothing about evicting the roommate .
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@ElicBxn (63614)
• United States
23 Jul 15
She didn't think she should do housework, she would start fights just for the "fun" of it, at first she would suddenly decide that she needed to go to the ER. We did break her of that habit. Told her that neither of the things she went for were things that HAD to go to the ER. So, we don't have her in our home anymore and she's back being a brat with another member of her family.
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@ElicBxn (63614)
• United States
24 Jul 15
@changjiangzhibin89 - not moody, but very difficult. She hadn't been here a week and she was on the phone with some friend lying about the house. She hadn't been in her new place when she was on the phone to her uncle lying about her cousin. And she was lying about him because he was making her do the work of unpacking. He had been over there for 4 or 5 hours every day, but he wasn't doing it for her.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16771)
• China
24 Jul 15
@ElicBxn Oh ,I see.She seems to be moody and difficult !
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
22 Jul 15
Good luck with your project. As you're fixing the room up just think you are getting rid of the bratty roommate vibes. Hopefully it'll take your mind off any pain.
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@allknowing (137051)
• India
25 Jul 15
No gain without pain - so they say. Hope you will gain a lot by this activity.
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