the chair

Since my first time eating at Cafe Rio I have always loved the tables and chairs they have there. I have always talked about how I wanted to make a chair like theirs but I never followed through. This summer I decided to go for it. I am moving and redecorating my room so I thought that now was the perfect time. My new room is going to be Black and White with Lime/acid Green. So I decided to make a green chair. \ I have never done anything like this and although it was a long process I am so happy with the way my chair turned out.

I started out with a $5 DI chair. I thought the chair was sweet to start out with. The shape of the chair has so much character.


The first step was a primer spray paint. I tried to give it a nice even coat around the entire chair.


Next step was the Base color. I had to do a couple coats of this green to make sure the chair was completely covered.

Final step is where I had the most fun. I just started apply my top coat randomly I used a crackle medium on some areas. I splattered some areas, wiped away some of the paint, sanded areas, dripped paint on other areas. I just went crazy to get the look I wanted.

The book thief

This summer I picked up this book. I just finished it and I really enjoyed it.
When I started the book I had mixed emotions. I think part of it was that I didn't know until I was a third of a way through the book that the narrator of the story was death. Once I knew that fact everything fell into place and the book became even better. The story does jump around a lot but it all comes together wonderfully.
The story is about a German girl in Nazi Germany during WWII. It is her story of survival through all of the things happening and changing around her. One of the things she does to survive through the war is steal books. Her love of words and love to read helps her meet new people and deal with struggles of the War going on around her.
I thought the book was beautiful written and full of emotion. It offers a new point of view. A child perspective on Hitlers, Jews and the hardships of war. Although it was not a "can't put it down" book, there is never a dull moment and you can't wait to start reading it again.