So, this is what we had going on.
Well, a while back anyway. It was the best picture I could find. It was fine. But the mirror had been up there as long as we've lived here and I was ready for something new. That's when my next problem came into play.
My dad made me this great wooden toolbox, exactly like the one my grandpa had carried when he was a construction worker. So, it's very cool. And I love it. I just didn't know what to do with it. I finally grabbed some white hydrangeas at Hobby Lobby and some floral foam and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. So I switched that out for the mirror on the mantle.
Pretty good, but it still needs something... And if you're curious, that's a pheasant tail you're seeing over on the left. My husband went hunting in South Dakota a while back and for this year's Christmas present I had his pheasant (that had been in my deep freeze for the past year) mounted.
So, the other day I was at JoAnn's picking up supplies for the cupcakes I'm baking for my sister's wedding and I saw these giant letters. I knew I needed one. Amazing and cheap. I just didn't know where it was going to go or how I was going to jazz it up. My brilliant husband says "Why don't you put it up above the fireplace" Oh man, that's exactly why I married him.
I painted the whole thing gold with some craft paint I had on hand. Then I grabbed my mod podge and gold glitter and headed to the deck. The deck is the perfect place to glitter. No glitter trail in my house. I don't know why I never thought about it. After my glitter had time to dry, I shook off the excess, my giant H came back inside the house to get hung on the fireplace. I just used a 3M tab.
Have I mentioned I love summer vacation? I've gotten so much done, it's great! I'll be back soon with more of my summer projects.
