NUDE PROTEST!! I heard on the radio at there was going to be a nude protest...did you know it is not illegal for women to be topless in public in San Antonio? Who knew. Well. I joined in...only for a little while. Paul was too disappointed that the two young girls where not going to strip. Oh well. Did I? What do you think? Personally I don't like peta becuase they sent Andria a birthday card when she was eight with a skinned rabbit. This to a little girl who raised rabbits!!!! The idea they have is fine but dang. Shock and awe doesn't work. Even Bush realises this now!
PINK MONSTER VANISHES!!!!!
Ok....I have been sniffing paint again. I hated this worn out pink bath. So I bought some self etching car paint in a can (CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN THAT STUFF AT THE BOX STORES) and MOST IMPORTANT a very very expensive gas mask looking thing and sprayed the heck 
out of the tile. Then I added white. I left the small detail of the tile and taped over the tp holder and soap holder etc. I didn't do the bath tub but I added a surprise on the wall there. Took all of 15 minutes.
Ok....I have been sniffing paint again. I hated this worn out pink bath. So I bought some self etching car paint in a can (CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN THAT STUFF AT THE BOX STORES) and MOST IMPORTANT a very very expensive gas mask looking thing and sprayed the heck 
out of the tile. Then I added white. I left the small detail of the tile and taped over the tp holder and soap holder etc. I didn't do the bath tub but I added a surprise on the wall there. Took all of 15 minutes. So how much did it cost? 1500! It shouldn't of cost that but of course when you remodel you always run into things and 1058.00 of it was just for the plumber to fix the old elbow thingy that goes to the waste plant. I think it may be why Jessica and I where always getting headaches and things and well I haven't had one since this thing got fixed. It was just a toliet sitting over a hole sort of going into the pipe. YICKES> Then my 99.00 sink got replaced with 380.00 sink and my Graigs list toilet got replaced with a one Paul bought at home depot three times because he kept breaking them when he got home! Oh well. It is done. The red seat
is a box I built and upholstered and painted. I dumpster dived for the legs a long long time ago. It is a seat AND a clothes hamper. Yeah...I know none of the sides match. I didn't have anything in mind so what the heck. 
Whats cool about this next pic is you can see some of the toile fabric and how I spiffed up the plain plywood doors. I added some old chair rail I had in the green house and two oval things...I don't know what they are are but I put them on there. Both were broken but I defy anyone to tell just which pieces where missing. See those two HUGE knobs? Those are old door knobs. I have carried those things around from house to house for probably twenty years. I FINALLY used them. I used my dremel to cut off the end of a 2 inch screw that had a nut that fit. I then used some two part epoxy and turned them into knobs. How funny huh? Didn't cost a dang thing. Speaking of not costing much. I bought the yellow paint for 5.00 (oops paint) and was going to mix it to make a color I wanted for my hall way. The rugs I got for 70% off because Mervins is going out of business (how sad). I got the black tassels on the edge of my curtains at a garage sale and the 1.00 a yard toile I bought about six years ago (it is upholstery weight too!) Of course in Dallas there are tons of places you can haunt to get bolts of fabric for .25 to 1.00 a yard. If there is one in San Antonio I haven't found it yet.
is a box I built and upholstered and painted. I dumpster dived for the legs a long long time ago. It is a seat AND a clothes hamper. Yeah...I know none of the sides match. I didn't have anything in mind so what the heck. 
Whats cool about this next pic is you can see some of the toile fabric and how I spiffed up the plain plywood doors. I added some old chair rail I had in the green house and two oval things...I don't know what they are are but I put them on there. Both were broken but I defy anyone to tell just which pieces where missing. See those two HUGE knobs? Those are old door knobs. I have carried those things around from house to house for probably twenty years. I FINALLY used them. I used my dremel to cut off the end of a 2 inch screw that had a nut that fit. I then used some two part epoxy and turned them into knobs. How funny huh? Didn't cost a dang thing. Speaking of not costing much. I bought the yellow paint for 5.00 (oops paint) and was going to mix it to make a color I wanted for my hall way. The rugs I got for 70% off because Mervins is going out of business (how sad). I got the black tassels on the edge of my curtains at a garage sale and the 1.00 a yard toile I bought about six years ago (it is upholstery weight too!) Of course in Dallas there are tons of places you can haunt to get bolts of fabric for .25 to 1.00 a yard. If there is one in San Antonio I haven't found it yet.So you can see that if I didn't have the expense of the plumber and sink things really would be cheap. One other suggestion. You can buy paint at places like Big Lots for 8.00 or 9.00 a gallon but only use those IF you mix it with a better paint. The coverage stinks. I use it for tonal control and a slight volume increase. I had great white paint on hand. 
I also silver gilded the mirror to match the mirror I did for the door.
ThAT tape over that LARGE mirror on the wall IS NOW OFF BUT THE MIRROR covers the area that we ripped the old counter out that couldn't be tiled nicely because tiles DO change sizes.... after 30 years they are not using the same molds LOL. Oh...the BEST THING IS I GOT A NEW TOOL. I did add this into the total for the room. The piece behind the sink is not marble like the sink top. It is FAUX. People think it is! I used my NEW HAND HELD ROUTER....which is MUCH better than the two handed one I have and could not control. What really makes it look like that marble is i used that really thick bar resin and flicked in silver mica dust. NO...the paintings are not mine. Jessica bought them years ago. I highly recommend getting a hand held router. I did all that free hand and when I checked to see if it was symmetrical it was! I love that thing.
I also silver gilded the mirror to match the mirror I did for the door.
ThAT tape over that LARGE mirror on the wall IS NOW OFF BUT THE MIRROR covers the area that we ripped the old counter out that couldn't be tiled nicely because tiles DO change sizes.... after 30 years they are not using the same molds LOL. Oh...the BEST THING IS I GOT A NEW TOOL. I did add this into the total for the room. The piece behind the sink is not marble like the sink top. It is FAUX. People think it is! I used my NEW HAND HELD ROUTER....which is MUCH better than the two handed one I have and could not control. What really makes it look like that marble is i used that really thick bar resin and flicked in silver mica dust. NO...the paintings are not mine. Jessica bought them years ago. I highly recommend getting a hand held router. I did all that free hand and when I checked to see if it was symmetrical it was! I love that thing. Speaking of pictures ......my four dogs I have painted I have to list. They are xmas presents for someone one (s) and I have two more and I haven't the foggest just what the hell the other two are suppose to be. So I am adding them here so my "client" can let me know what the heck the others are suppose to be! AND REMEMBER ONLY ONE DOG PER 9X12. The instructions I have say: Black face -tan one - all black one. Number six says" pug tan black together.
HUH????
Ok....lets see...besides having a dead computer off and on for several months I also decided to take an inventory of things that I have an excess of. This is an interesting exercise that allowed me to make some pretty interesting xmas decorations. One of them are sego palm leaves. I am trying to dig out a "big baby" from under one of my really large ones and thus came up with some decorative stuff. Little supper 77 
and old left o
ver glitter and viola. Here are some pics
...i DID a lot more of them but got bored taking pics. Sorry.
and old left o
ver glitter and viola. Here are some pics
...i DID a lot more of them but got bored taking pics. Sorry. 
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