Rooster and Hen Painting and our new Buddy

Whew, it's been a while since I posted an actual project I made. I've been super busy and we also just got a new puppy to be a friend to our Boston, Chloe. :-) His name is Buddy and he's a 9 week old black lab pup:

 Of course, Chloe is a bit jealous of all the attention Buddy is getting....and though she looks vicious in the next picture, she is actually treating him quite nicely. I just thought her eyes were hilarious in the photo and had to show you. :-)

When he's not sleeping, he loves to wrestle with his sister. 

 So....that is a pretty good reason for being busy recently. I'm on puppy duty. (And, sometimes IN Puppy Doody).

Here is the project I wanted to show you today:

This rooster is decorating the side of my In-Laws chicken coop. It's made from the same Sub-Flooring that I've used on other projects like the Crab Apple Blossoms, and  Cheap Chicks. This is my favorite material to work on right now. Look how great it weathered!! Here is one of the Roosters hens:

Pretty simple, really. Just painted them on and used an acrylic spray to seal them once they were dry. Mod podge would do nicely as well. The hen painting stays inside, as you can tell from how little it has worn. The rooster painting is out protecting his ladies and getting a little faded from the sun. 

I'm sharing this post at these lovely parties:

Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design

A Marvelous Mess #15 and Features!!!

Did any one else have some serious trouble logging into their blogger account?? I couldn't get onto mine all Sunday....until I finally did some research and found the solution. Empty your cookies and cache. Then, close out of your browser and come back to it. Try logging in and it should be fixed. Sounds pretty simple, right?? So.....why did I wait all day yesterday to figure it out?? I was being dopey. Busy this weekend too!! Hope you are all enjoying your Memorial Day weekend if you live in the States. :-)

Here were my favorites from last party:

Yarn Chevron Canvas from Tattered and Inked:

And.....the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week:

Flamingo Beach Tote from Inspiration and Realisation!! What a an awesome bag and what a price difference on the Do-It-Yourself. Lovin' it!!

If you were featured in this post, feel free to grab a featured button and flaunt accordingly!!

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Now, on to the Party!!

Going To Camp

In a couple of weeks, my family and I will be heading out to our new favorite camp on a lake in Maine. It's so relaxing!! We're on our own little peninsula and to either side of us there are lily pads galore. Directly in front of the camp is the great big dock you see above, searching out to a perfect delightful swimming spot. The water will be COLD this time of year....but, that's no big deal, we are Mainers!! When we visited Myrtle Beach about a month ago, we were swimming like crazy in the 68 degree water and they all looked at us like we were bonkers. :-) It was warmer than our ocean in Maine ever gets. 

This camp is perfect for hosting friends and family. It's huge....with two master bedrooms, a big kitchen and open concept dining and living room, a gorgeous wrap around deck and a one large room upstairs filled with twin sized beds. The only thing I could think of to improve this camp (which would be hard to improve upon) is to turn some of the twin beds upstairs into bunk beds!!!! Not only do bunk beds look cool but they maximize the amount of people who can sleep in a space. Take a look at this funky bunk-y:

Triple Bunk!!!!

That's a double bed on the bottom and a twin on top. Yeehaa!! 

Or how about a metal bunk bed? This one has got a nautical feel to it that would go perfectly at a camp:

 Metal Triple Bunk Bed

The options are endless on the site I found these images. I think it is really hard to improve upon the incredible camp we stay at....but this would be one way to make it *even more* efficient. Here's one more camp image I'll leave you with:

Ahhhhhhh. I can't wait. 

This post is in association with BedStar. All opinions expressed within are entirely my own and written in my own words.