A PAINTED CUCKOO CLOCK !

Hi Everyone !

I've been wanting a cuckoo clock for the little guest room but these things are very expensive!!!

Upwards of 200.00 ( and very upwards in a lot of cases ) 

I didn't need a fancy one - I didn't even need a wood one for that matter - so when I came across this on Amazon I jumped on it !

Because I figured that within an hour or so of receiving it - it would look like this !

I knew it would look very plastic-y in the dark brown - and it did - it looked like someone dipped it in chocolate actually - mmmm - an Easter chocolate cuckoo clock 

I taped up the mechanisms

Stuck a plastic glass over the clock parts - 

and spray painted the entire thing - chains and all with white primer

I then gave it a coat of ASCP Pure White chalk paint because I wanted to give it a little texture - however once I removed the glass I really didn't like the brown plastic ( had it been black I would have left it ) so I painted over the entire clock face as well

I'll stencil in the numbers one night this week - but for now I painted the little doors in ASCP Antoinette - shabby doors  ( the paint is still wet in this next photo )

and I carefully - very carefully - painted the clock hands too -

and voila - a cute little cuckoo clock for under 30.00  ( I didn't want to take out the battery - so the pendulum is blurry )

Here's the cuckoo ( complete with sound and all )and when I put the numbers on the face I'm actually going to paint the wings blue - crazy I know but I want a blue bird - the wings flap every time it chirps " cuckoo "

John says - Don't tell me we're going to have to listen to that bloody thing every hour
Happiness and sunshine - really he's all about happiness and sunshine.

So the batteries have been removed - but I know what to do now when he drives me crazy

And they will be going back in whenever the little ones are here - I know they'll get a kick out of it.

I certainly do anyway lol

Then I cleaned the paint brush and started on the plank wall - this is just the first step - ASCP French Linen
haphazardly brushing it on - I do NOT want perfection on this wall................and don't worry I'm not going to give you little bits of this every day - I was just so excited that the wall was actually up !
I'll do it all - and then I'll do a tutorial ( it kills me when I say that - ME giving a tutorial is just hilarious )  I want it to look old and weathered and rustic because something quite glamorous will be adorning this wall.
( give to me your leather - take from me my lace )

Oh - and nobody reminded me about my giveaway for reaching a million views !!!
Saw it yesterday - but I think it happened a week ago - sooooo.......................PIORRA MAISON  has agreed to join me in this milestone - stay tuned - I'll let you know all about it on Friday.

And I also just realized that it's Wednesday - I'm supposed to be featuring a house - Oy Vey.................

Have a great one - I HAVE to get back to that wall don't you know !
Much love,

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ROBIN WILLIAMS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING...........................

AND I'M HEARTBROKEN.

RIP 

MAKE THE ANGELS LAUGH ROBIN

AND MAY THIS OPEN UP A DIALOGUE ON DEPRESSION AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CARE ISSUES - TOO MANY FIGHT A LOSING BATTLE WITH DEMONS.

HE BROUGHT JOY TO MILLIONS WITH HIS COMEDY

YET COULDN'T BRING JOY INTO HIS OWN SOUL

WHERE IT WAS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS SUFFERING

REACH OUT

WHETHER THEY WANT YOU TO OR NOT

WHETHER THEY'VE CLOSED THE DOOR IN YOUR FACE

WHETHER THEY TRY TO REASSURE YOU THEY'RE OK

YOU'LL KNOW WHEN THEY'RE NOT

DON'T GIVE UP ON THEM

THEY'RE WORTH IT

TRUST ME ON THIS ONE

DEPRESSION IS A DISEASE

AND IT'S DEADLY

I KNOW

BECAUSE AT ONE POINT IN MY LIFE

I SUFFERED FROM IT MYSELF

 I HID AWAY FROM THE WORLD

INSTEAD OF SEEKING HELP

AND IT WAS THE WORST THING I COULD HAVE DONE

IT LASTED FOR 2 YEARS

2 YEARS THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK

AND THOUGH I CAME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE

TOO MANY - FAR TOO MANY 

DO NOT

HEARING THIS YESTERDAY 

BROUGHT SO MUCH OF IT BACK

THAT IT TERRIFIED ME

BE WELL MY FRIENDS

ALL MY LOVE