Summer Fun and Painting Projects

So...I started creating this post a while ago and just never had the time to finish it.  But now I am sitting here, not wanting to finish cleaning the kitchen floor. I think it's a good time to finish this post :) And btw, I don't feel like taking the time to upload more pics so these are just the ones I uploaded a few weeks ago. Enjoy :)

Family time, swimming and...spray paint! Yes, spray paint! (I thought I would never stop having the smell of spray paint in my nose....)
First off...swimming with Oh Wise One a.k.a. Hailey Dalton :)

Super fun!

Next, some of my projects! Before...

This night stand that my awesome sis-in-law (they are all awesome ;) gave to me...

An old, gold light that was left here...

And a funky, ugly corner cabinet we bought for $2 at a yard sale...

 After!

Our kitchen isn't really big enough for a kitchen hutch, so I made my own miniature "corner hutch." I was kinda' pleased with how it turned out :)

This used to be that old, gold too. Sorry no before pic.

The old, gold is history!

So...I guess there are certain things in this life that it really doesn't pay to try to save money on. Apparently breathing masks are one of them! We bought some breathing masks a while ago from the dollar store to put in our 72 hour kits and I decided to use one while I was painting. (I hate having that spray paint smell stuck in your nose for 3 days.) But I think I breathed in more paint with the mask on than I would have without it! I should have known that it wouldn't have worked very well when I tried it on. As soon as I tried to put it over my head the elastic straps ripped right out of the mask. I had to make holes and tie the elastic back on. So I'm pretty sure that if we ever really *needed those masks from our 72 hour kit they wouldn't do the job... Moral of the story: don't buy dollar store breathing masks!

I had paint all over my face and in my nose for the next 3 days. This picture just doesn't do it justice :)

I'm sad I don't have more pics of when our family came and stayed with us! It was fun to have them here! These are a few pics from when we went swimming at the "beach."

Conner loved pulling Azuree in her little boat.
Hope you have a fantastic day!!!