A couple months ago I found the perfect ornate mirror at a thrift store. I had been looking for one for a long time, knowing that I wanted to turn to use the frame with a chalkboard and finally this one showed up in my path. It lived untouched on our fainting sofa until Saturday, the day before out engagement photos, when Peter and I decided we wanted it to be a prop. Of course, I swore I had a before picture and of course I don’t. Arghhh. I’m going to blame the fact that we were running around like crazy people.
The picture of the back of the mirror will show you the original color.
I removed the red ribbon and the screws from the back of the mirror. If you want to turn the mirror into a chalkboard then you can fit a piece of wood to the frame or you can just use the cardboard. I opted for the latter. Spray the cardboard and the frame with primer.
Follow up with the color that you chose for the mirror and chalkboard paint for the cardboard. The main reason that it took us so long to get around to this project was that we were’t sure what color we wanted the frame. We should’ve just done it since we can always repaint, but we were back and forth between a statement color, silver, trying to silver leaf, or white. I think this is a great choice for us for now.
Here’s the final product.
And here it is in action.
These are the sneak peak from our fabulous photographer Mary Sledd. If you’re in the Austin area and looking for a photographer I definitely recommend her. When I get a bit more time I’ll write more of a review.
What projects have you been putting off for awhile? Is there anything that you think would really motivate you to move forward with them?
Hi Friends!
The past few weeks have been so unbelievably busy. I’m sorry to say that it’s one of those super annoying situations where I will tell you that we’re busy, but won’t say why. I’ve been trying to follow along with everyone else’s blogs. I’m sorry that I’ve been a little MIA when it comes to commenting. Anyway, I want you all to know that I’ve been trying to keep up and that I have tons to post whenever I get a free moment, which will hopefully be soon. In the meantime, here’s a picture of Peter and me that my brother took when we were headed out to a BBQ restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Aren’t Texas wildflowers beautiful?!
I made a goal for myself to learn how to paint my nails really well by the end of April. So far it’s coming along quite well. I think when I slow down and just do it my nails look a million times better.
I’ve found various tips and tricks across the internet, but I’d love to hear yours!! Please spill the details so that I can look as fabulously put together as all of you. On that note, I have a friend who swears that women are prettier with chipped nail polish. Thoughts? Does it capture the I don’t give a F*** look or is it just plain tacky?
Sunday while we were all talking at the tasting my friend, Leanne, fished around in her giant purse and carefully extracted a small tin of lip balm. She put a small amount of the pink substance on her lips and then handed the canister over to me. Never one to turn down “goo” (as Peter refers to beauty products), I followed suit. Fast-forward to me sitting at my desk at work this morning. I had to have that lip balm. Open gmail, email Leanne.
So what was this mysterious substance that had me counting down the hours until I could drive to Sephora? It wasn’t lip balm. It was actually Smith’s Rosebud Salve.
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The smooth finish that this leaves on my lips makes me quite happy. As I type I’m rubbing my lips together. It’s quite heavenly and the smell is amazing! If you put some on and close your eyes its as if you are standing in an English garden. Who wouldn’t want that? I will admit that after learning that this is a salve and not an official lip balm, I quickly contemplated rubbing it all over and basking in the glorious spring smell. I think that may be a sign that we need to plant more flowers 
Saturday afternoon Peter, Emily, and I headed out to Round Top, TX for the most insane antique fair that I have ever visited. As we approached Round Top we started to see yard sales popping up left and right and then suddenly there was a gigantic strip filled with tents. After sifting through furniture and trinkets for a good five hours Peter and I were sure we had seen everything until we realized that there were MILES more to see. I don’t think we ever actually entered the official fair. I thought we had but the website announced a $10 admission, but we never paid for anything other than parking and it seemed logistically impossible for anyone to charge a fee in the area that we were in. Strange.
Anyhow, the things that we did see were amazing. At one point, I was sure that Peter and I were going to need to rent a trailer to haul everything back to Austin. I fell in love with this vanity and this dining room table and chairs.
In the end, we didn’t need another vanity and while I LOVED the table and chairs they were out of our price range (Yes, we could’ve haggled but not to where we needed them to be). *Sigh* Someday…
There were beautiful iridescent plates, tiny single stem vases, and some awesome ceramic transfer-ware cake serving pieces. I wanted everything.
But we only bought a table cloth, a couple sets of napkins, and this salt and pepper shaker.
I’m pretty obsessed with the lettering on the salt and pepper shakers. Somehow when I look at them I see an intimate post script at the bottom of a love letter rather than “pepper” and “salt.” After our tasting today, I do sort of wish we had bought the transfer-ware cake server, but we have plenty of time to find something similar. Overall, we had a great time negotiating prices and looking through everything. The whole experience was a lot of fun. They’re having a smaller one this summer and I can’t wait to go back!! Has anyone else been to the Round Top Antique Fair or to any other antique fairs for that matter?
