painted piano

first birthday party

November 1, 2009 August Fields

what a FUN birthday party! i was sad my sister and kiddos couldn’t come because they had fevers…poor honeys…but they are better now and we can play soon..yay! so the party was simple and sweet. i can do “simple and sweet” with dubs because he’s still my baby! 🙂

below, the “kids” table was set for more seating.

the cupcakes were the perfect portion of “sweet” for everyone. i purchased them with plain whipped frosting and added the chocolate, blue and pearly white sprinkles at home. my sister helped me make the toppers with her cricut machine (she’s a scrapbooking hero!) didn’t they turn out so cute?? 🙂 oh! and the cupcakes were a total of $5.98 for all 24 from our local big box store….and really yummy. yay!!

getting ready to blow out his first candle! that little hat was 40% off $6.99 at hobby lobby (with coupon). i made the little banner behind the highchair. the baby boy figures are actually one of mr. daddy’s first birthday cards that i scanned and cut and mounted on plain card stock. the number “1”s are leftover cupcake toppers mounted on the same card stock. the ‘string’ is a torn piece of white fabric leftover from my in-laws anniversary party.

he finally started to ‘dig in’ ! 🙂

me and my little love.

present time! basil the bunny was first…so cute.

and this little ‘hammer’ toy….dubs loves this! he pushes the little rods with his finger instead of using the hammer.

and did you know that fisher price relaunched some of the classics??!! they are available at target….maybe other places. i was so excited when i first spotted them. here he is receiving the wind up t.v. that plays “row row row your boat”. we also received ‘chatter’ the pull along phone, and the wind up clock.

and finally my little one year old in all his messy clothes glory. happy first birthday buddy!

painted piano. the reveal.

September 12, 2009 August Fields

i am so excited! the piano turned out beautiful and the fresh paint just makes me want to play it!

i still need to find some cute little knobs to replace the brass ones.

the color is: benjamin moore wedgewood gray and i had it mixed in their soft gloss. i purchased 1 quart and used a little over half of it.

its such a soothing blend between blue and gray…..leaning more toward the blue.

i was happy to find out that once i lifted the piano face up i found a built in ‘prop’ which is used when it gets tuned. the little wooden prop worked out perfectly for holding the face up and painting the little spaces. my other ‘prop’ was boone’s book 🙂

here is the piano in the beginning

piano primed

getting in all the nooks and crannies

and again…the finished painted paino.

to see the before of the chair with yellow and white fabric look here.…

i am adding this post to met monday over at between naps on a porch…..head on over for a lot more fun makeover posts!

edited to add this over at kimba’s diy day 🙂

Painted Piano.

September 7, 2009 August Fields

sooo…………..i decided to take the plunge and just paint our piano this weekend!!! this was the piano i had growing up and we use it now, essentially, just for lessons and practice.

so far i have it 98% primed and tomorrow will be adding the color. i’m going to keep it a suprise though 🙂 🙂 any guesses????

so here is a before, during, and after of the priming process only.

i’m adding this to Met Monday over at Between Naps on the Porch. head on over and find some more fun makeovers!

**updated to add a link to the finished piano! CLICK HERE TO SEE IT! **