Fun, Part 2

Last week I wrote about collecting dead/dying vegetation to bring home and spray paint as decorations for my house. I said I’d get back to you if the arrangement worked out okay, and guess what – success! You’ll see the finished “bouquet” at the end of this post, but first, the process. After hanging the plants in a closet for a week to dry, I prepared a place where the paint would do the least damage:

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My paint supplies:

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The drying room:

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After a few hours of drying, I assembled this fragile foursome like so:

I’m really happy with the results, except that my new “tanned” feet look like I spent the day at the beach. I didn’t realize how far the overspray might drift, or that I shouldn’t wear flip-flops for this job. I also dusted the cement with a rosy glow, accentuated by the sharp gray rectangles that appeared after I removed the newspaper. Bill said at least I didn’t get the car.

It was worth it, but too much mess. In the future, I’ll stick to hanging roses and statice upside down in the coat closet to dry:

This was fun! A nice diversion from work. See you next Friday.