Mimick Michelangelo

One of my favorite past times is to check out interior design ideas on websites and in magazines. Sometimes the room has a BEAUTIFUL mural (or at least some kinda design) painted on the wall. I definately want to do something like that in a room in my house (once I get a house). Or... maybe it's not a mural that I want exactly- I don't want an entire landscape scene taken out of a child's Mother Goose book, I would just like some pretty design whether it is a big tree silhouette or perhaps some dandelions (my favorite) or maybe something as simple as a headboard.

I even know someone who painted their dining room a dark, FLAT, purple and painted a vine/flower design over it with clear, SUPER SHINY, gloss... GORGEOUS!!!!! I think that's what I want to do.

Anyway, you may be thinking to yourself... "I don't have the skills/ability to paint a mural (no matter what the size) on my wall!" Have no fear! Art-o-Graph as well as many other companies sell projectors (maybe you can even get one from a local school swapping them out for "smart karts") that allow you to basically trace your entire image on your wall- making it flawless! LOVE IT!

Here is also a video series on how to create an entire wall mural if you so desire- perfect for a child's room or play room!

If you don't want a wall mural simply because it is too much work and way too permanent, perhaps you should try wall decals. There are PLENTY available online for surprisingly cheap. Just Google "wall decals" or look at cool websites such as Etsy.com.

There is a need for creativity

I have had this creative itch recently that I just can NOT scratch! I just have this need to MAKE stuff! The problem is, things these days seem way cheaper to simply buy than to make them from scratch- everything from children's desks to apple pie. I say a desk because I have been casually looking for a new desk (since I put my cheapo one together and found that it was designed for a child around the age of 6 - or a person under the height of about 4'5"). While killing time at work the other day, I came across this great DIY desk project- and whattya know? It costs up to $650 to build! A desk for petesake! If you take all that money you would spend on wood, glue, nails and such, you could buy a crucial desk! So to reiterate, why make what you can buy for way cheaper? I know, to get the satisfaction of making something with your hands. Believe me, I get that part, but blowing money is simply not MY kinda satisfaction. Anyways, so here I was trying to come up with a craft... and then it hit me... flower pens! (I know. random). Off I went to that dreaded mega-store on a Saturday afternoon. I got some floral tape, a pack of pens, and 11 fake flowers in a bouquet (for only $2.50!) (Hint: the flowers come off the stem, resulting in the ability to make your own, ideal, bouquet- the pre-made ones were ugly. --- Note: this hint is most likely not supported by management- be sneaky). It's really easy to make these rather cliche and tacky pens- you simply wrap the tape around the stem of the flower and the pen. I found that this is kinda ugly and weird looking so instead I just popped the cap off the top of the pen and shoved the stem down there with a little super glue. It makes the flowers look more "real," if you will. Check 'em!