What you can do with $80 of trim

A {long} long time ago, we found a super sweet deal on CL. A whole heapfull of trim for $80. I think he wanted more, but with my {incredible} bargaining skills we got a whole heap for $80. Not all the projects are exactly finished yet {namely the crown molding that still needs the finishing touches}. But since I finally just used up the last bit of the trim {that just kept giving}, I thought I'd give a shoutout to that wonderful pile that haunted us for so long.

We might have been a little illegal on our drive home with the trim sticking both in front of our Jeep, and behind. {Red flags can only give you so much comfort, but it's even worse when they fall off during the drive}.

I had just finished installing internet wires through our place when we brought the pile home. So sadly we got to live with the mess in our hall for a while. I was successful in getting the bulk of it used up quickly {even if I didn't finish the project, at least the trim was out of toe-stubbing range}. So here's to that wonderful headache pile of trim!

Board & Batten in our Bedroom


Trim around Bedroom & Office {previously naked} Windows

Board & Batten in Office

Frame around {giant-mundo} Painting

Crown in Kitchen & Dining

Picture Frames

Crown in Office & Bedroom

Desk Re-Do

 Quick Baby Shower Present

 Beachy-Peachy Window

Frame around Bathroom Mirror

So can you believe all that! What a great pile of junk we got for $80! I might wait a while before I venture that journey again though.

{almost) Free Picture Frames

We had some cute {largish} pictures of us in our dining room. They were just in poster frames from wallymart, since we used them at our reception and didn't plan to use them on our walls at home. They were taken down and replaced by the tribute to the wonderful kitchen that I love. There's something that eats at you inside when you take down pictures that represent how much you love each other and replace them with a Paula Deen inspired painting.

Of course I saved the pictures and wanted to hang them elsewhere in our home. But I couldn't get myself to do it in those nasty poster frames. So with some leftover trim {the last of it} I made 2 frames. All I had to buy was a couple bucks in hardware: corner brackets and sawtooth hangers.

They're getting put into the photo wall that is growing above our computer desks.

You can also see my Mayan's predecessor painting up in the collection. Along with my framed degree, Chris's mission picture, his snowboard tribute painting, a couple blank spots that need filled, a decor frame from Ikea {that needs taken apart and our own pictures inserted}, and a frame with broken glass {you can't really see it in the picture}.

Oh, and I should mention. My wonderful husband installed the large {second} computer monitor above my desk just last week. I am loving it.

My Very Own Mayan

The past week has kept me rather busy. I've been working on a painting for the fair. Whew! I just finished about, oh... 2 minutes ago. So I will probably make some last minute touch-ups before I send it off, but nothing major. It isn't the smallest painting I've ever done. It's 36x48. Dang right?

Here's a progress shot so you can see the size-abouts. Take a look at the two 8 1/2 x 11 prints taped onto the canvas.

Here's the picture I took it from. This was actually taken the night before my wonderful husband proposed to me. Holy cow right? I know!