Those of you who read my blog often are probably getting tired of hearing how much I dislike this time of year. It is just not for me. I live in Florida and I have a pool but, it is even too hot to be in that at certain times of the day!
I also love being in my garden and maintaining my yard...but that is almost am impossibility this time of year. I have been trying to get a few things accomplished before they get too far ahead of me but I swear I have been on the verge of heat stroke more than once!
I have done little bits here and there as I could but today I decided that I had to tackle something that was really bothering me. You might remember my post about my pool slide. It was a long story but, in the end, I thought I had won and somehow managed to get my very old, stained slide looking almost new again. I also knew that I had done some unorthodox things to make that happen and that it may not last forever but I certainly thought I would at least make it through this summer.
You can imagine my disappointment when, after a month of pretty routine afternoon rains, It looked as bad, if not worse, than it did before I started.
I was pretty sad about it because it had been a lot of work but, I don't usually give up too easily and so, the other day when I was actually floating around in the pool, I reached up and gave the slide a good rub and noticed that the new stains would come off with a bit of a scrub. I decided toady was the day and I would head out there as soon as it got light. Holy cow. Even though the thermostat wasn't all that high, the humidity was bad. I scrubbed and scrubbed and still couldn't get it all off so I resorted to my good old Clorox spray. I gave it a good douse, let it sit a bit and then scrubbed again and rinsed it with clear water. It looks so much better and I survived the heat. I also managed to get in some weeding while the bleach was working. Of course now I will have to go back and give it another good coat of paste wax...but, that will be for another early morning.
And so now I am back in the house and deciding that I have to find something to do in here to keep my mind off of all still needing to be done outside. I have this small paper mache' box that I got at Dollar Tree and I still have another of the black taper candles that I bought so, I am going to kind of do something that I saw on a site I follow. I wasn't really crazy about it. Hence the reason that I didn't jump right on it but, if it will keep me busy, I'm game!
This was even easier than I had anticipated. I gathered the supplies...
...using spray adhesive, I covered the bottom of the box...
...and then the top. I then cut out a hole to fit my candle.
I really wasn't sure how I wanted to embellish it but, since I love the vintage feel of Halloween so much, I used my antique tinsel around the edge and also around the hole. I had to really convince myself to do this because this is Bethany Lowe tinsel and I have used it in many places over the years but, it just felt right here so I went with it! And, I think I am glad I did.
Is this my all-time favorite craft? Not by a long shot. But, I do think I can find a place for it nestled in with the other vintage decor and the candle light might just help to brighten up a dark corner of a shelf somewhere.
That's all I've got for today. I'm fighting the urge to change my decor just yet but, if I don't come up with some other ideas, that is next on the docket! Stay safe and stay tuned.
Oh, today was the first day of school so I just have to share the picture of my three youngest off for the day. Their dog is looking so sad because she knows she'll be spending a lot more time alone now that summer break is over!
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