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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
finished painting - 03:25 PM
(filed under 'creative')
i've finished painting the other pieces of the table & chair set of which i painted this one chair the other day. i'll take pics of the whole set once it's put together.
thank goodness that's over! i enjoyed doing the painting, but since my pregnancy with smiley, i've had carpel tunnel syndrome & it plays up severely when i'm doing painting. about the only other time it affects my fingers is when i'm driving. i have to hang one arm downwards for a minute or so to get the blood back into my fingers.
before smiley was born it could get rather uncomfortable, but once i wasn't pregnant anymore, it eased up substantially & hasn't caused any pain, however, my fingers can still become quite numb. while i was painting, i had to put the brush down a few times before i dropped it. it's kind of hard to hold a brush & paint when you can't feel your fingers. lol! 
i'm sure others have had it worse, & i'm not whinging, i'm just commenting on it.
reupholstering - 01:13 PM
(filed under 'general')
rudi & audrey gave me a couple of single seater armchairs for my place when i moved in here (actually, they gave me a whole set with a three seater couch as well, but there wasn't room for the three seater since i was also getting a three seater sofa bed from my mum so i'll have a place for visitors to sleep).
they're lovely old armchairs & you'd pay bucket loads these days to get something of that quality. when they gave them to me, i had the thought right from the beginning that they should be reupholstered. they're top quality & the only thing on them which isn't so good any more is the fabric they're covered in, since they're quite old. in fact, there aren't even any holes in the fabric yet, it's wearing through fairly evenly, but they are definitely in need of some loving care.
so i had a man around today to quote for having them done. this is the fabric i chose:
if you click the image you'll see a larger version & you can then follow the links in the description to see a full view of one of the single seaters as well as the sofa bed to which i've matched the colour.
they're going to look amazing once they're been recovered!
no junk mail - 10:00 AM
(filed under 'creative')
i've been meaning to get a "no junk mail" sign ever since i moved in here, but haven't managed to get to the hardware store. there's so damn much junk mail delivered here, sometimes two massive bunches that i can hardly drag out of the letterbox it's such a thick pile, that i've been dying to stop it.
so i took matters into my own hands & made a sign of my own. i figured why not personalise it a little bit, hey?
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