Washi Eggs and Life changes :0)

Gosh it's been too long. Lots has happened since my last post in Feb....first and most importantly I got married! No big deal. Just Kidding! So happy and so in love! Had a small court house ceremony on a lovely day in Virginia Beach. We'll be having a destination wedding for next winter and I'm already in planning mode! I'm collecting Birdcages, Vintage Dishes, Candelabras, Vintage Handkerchiefs, and  much more! I can't wait. So far I've gotten two birdcages that were both from Salvation Army and both a hideous green that looked like something my mother would have ordered out of a home decorating magazine from the 90's. I spray painted both of them Heirloom white. I realized that I packed them without taking before/after photos. How sloppy of me, I know. Guess you'll have to wait on those.  But imagine them with ribbon, maybe some flowers, maybe even one for cards.

only $4 for this birdcage and my other one which I don't have a picture of but they're pretty similar in size though the other had more details

I picked up two silver candelabras $7 for both..they need polishing but they fit the theme I'm going for

and a brass one that I painted Heirloom white as well for $3.50

this is bed in breakfast tray that is super cute. needs repainting but it was an awesome buy at only $2.99

My crafting is currently suspended as I am living in a  hotel at the moment. We are in a transition phase and I'm about to go back to school down in Panama City while the Mr. is doing some intense training. Everything you're seeing is old news. However my sewing machine will be in tow as I move my life back down to Florida! So at least I'll be able to do that!


Last craft I got my hands on:

My mom used to make washi eggs all the time when we lived in Japan. She has dozens and was kind enough to show me how to do them. Pretty easy...saw some different tutorials online guess it's all about personal preference.

Now I am all about keeping things simple so I changed this project to suit my...well impatience really...instead of using real eggs, which would mean I would have to poke the tiny hole in the bottom, wait for it to drain out, then clean it out, not to mention I would have to wait for a reason to cook a ton of eggs, I just picked up some plastic Easter eggs at Michaels...honestly they did the job..they feel lighter than using real eggs but they still looked the same. I didn't want to use up all of my mothers washi paper so I used origami paper in all sorts of pretty prints which I picked up at Michaels as well. Now the paste my mother used was Japanese and I honestly cant tell you what it was called or what it was made of. I know that is came in a yellow bottle and upon drying it became very glossy. I opted for Mod Podge in the gloss formula. If you want a glossier look you might wnat to cover the egg in another brand of glossy varnish once they are completely dry.

I'll have to post a DIY for this sometime but until then voila! They are great year round. I've had many requests to buy them but I just don't have the time at the moment to sit down and make a bunch...when I do though