These are my painting 'helpers'!
And I use 'helpers' VERY loosely! We have a small shelf that Duke's Grandpa made that has seen better days, so the kids and I decided to take on the project of painting it so Duke could use it in his shop for the heaps and heaps of books and manuals that are currently stacked on our bedroom floor So, you see, this project is as much for me as it is for the Mr.!
**Notice Audrey is once again donning one of her infamous 'faces'**
Well, the what I thought would be a nice
little project for us to tackle last Saturday turned into an ALL day project that still isn't done!
I had only gotten a quart of white paint (not sure what I was thinking) and we ended up running out with still having to to a second coat on the inside of the shelving unit. I bet you can guess what we will be doing today!!! Yup, final coat. {{Lord lend me patience}}
Before we could get started, we make sure all of the prep work was done.
Then, let the painting begin!
Seriously, just painting the first coat of the back took over a half hour. I finally had to step in and smooth out the paint while it was still semi-wet. Then we had to wait a couple hours before doing the second coat and that just about killed the kids to have to wait!
Though it was a true test of patience for me to stand back and watch, it was really fun seeing how excited they were to help paint. I won't lie, there were times I had to try my hardest not to just grab the brush and roller and take over...but alas, I was able to restrain.
I went to the store this week and got another quart so the kids are excited about getting to paint again today.
Wish me luck (and a
lot of
paitence)!
And I use 'helpers' VERY loosely! We have a small shelf that Duke's Grandpa made that has seen better days, so the kids and I decided to take on the project of painting it so Duke could use it in his shop for the heaps and heaps of books and manuals that are currently stacked on our bedroom floor So, you see, this project is as much for me as it is for the Mr.!
**Notice Audrey is once again donning one of her infamous 'faces'**
Well, the what I thought would be a nice little project for us to tackle last Saturday turned into an ALL day project that still isn't done!
I had only gotten a quart of white paint (not sure what I was thinking) and we ended up running out with still having to to a second coat on the inside of the shelving unit. I bet you can guess what we will be doing today!!! Yup, final coat. {{Lord lend me patience}}
Before we could get started, we make sure all of the prep work was done.
Then, let the painting begin!
Seriously, just painting the first coat of the back took over a half hour. I finally had to step in and smooth out the paint while it was still semi-wet. Then we had to wait a couple hours before doing the second coat and that just about killed the kids to have to wait!
Though it was a true test of patience for me to stand back and watch, it was really fun seeing how excited they were to help paint. I won't lie, there were times I had to try my hardest not to just grab the brush and roller and take over...but alas, I was able to restrain.
I went to the store this week and got another quart so the kids are excited about getting to paint again today.
Wish me luck (and a lot of paitence)! 
Good luck!! Geez, you're a much better mom than I am because I don't even know if I would try that with my kids! They look like they had fun though. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso Audrey's curls are SO adorable, what a lucky girl!
I'm with laura! Idk if id let my kiddos help me, good for you!!!!! I love audreys face!
ReplyDeleteYou're awesome...I would be wanting to take over too...it's hard! They are so cute and so fun that they will remember helping with this project every time they see the shelve :) Too cute! I'm sure as hard as it was...it turned out perfect! ;)
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