When I learn something new, or dip my foot into an old pleasure, or start something that I have been meaning to do but haven't done it… well once I get into it, I am on a roll. I want to keep on doing what I am doing, and not stop. Call it mad inspiration, manic, or simply passion… it is a driving force to reckon with. Are you like this too? Once I start something that inspires me I usually don't want to stop… even if it is passed midnight.
When Chelsea and Sacha were little I stopped reading. I am by nature a night owl who doesn't need much sleep. When the children went to bed, I would read. I loved to read. The problem was "one more page" turned into late nights… Topped that with babies that didn't sleep through the night and who were up at six. No sleep was not enough.
Well, something had to give, I stopped reading at night, so I could be a better mom during the day.
Anyway, that is just to say that when I do something I love I don't want to stop, unless babies are waking me up at two, three, four in the morning.
After wallpapering the bathroom. I was itching to get my hands in glue again. The kitchen wall was crying my name… and so yesterday I dove back into it.
First, I copied a bunch of old papers I had. Then I covered the wall with neutral colored tones copied old hand-written letters. Next, I collaged images I had (copied) over the neutral toned letters, to add color and depth.
I collaged an eight meter square of wall with copied old papers. The wall, was a stairwell with two doors under it. Can you imagine the ton of angles! After glueing the truckload of papers, the doors didn't match. I am painting them today.
Of course I will show you the results tomorrow. I'll let you know my next adventure into wallpapering. Our home didn't have a single wallpapered wall until this weekend… at this rate I fear it might say the opposite by next weekend.
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