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Massey"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13921006709589676894"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"2"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"30"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981348492850110172.post-2836710190755328037"},"published":{"$t":"2012-05-17T06:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-05-17T06:00:06.912-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guest post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"out of my comfort zone"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"wall art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"step outside your comfort zone...with Shelley of Crazy Wonderful"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It's time for another installment of Step Outside Your Comfort Zone! Yay!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis time around the amazing Shelley from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/westermanfam.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrazy Wonderful\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is here sharing her project.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EShelley has magnificent taste and her design style makes me wish I lived closer to her so that I could have her come rearrange my living room. I find it hard to believe that there is anything she feels challenged by...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gLUOlj4XDSo\/T7RaUrAzVII\/AAAAAAAAFV0\/Yci0ddwM8Qg\/s1600\/crazywonderful.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gLUOlj4XDSo\/T7RaUrAzVII\/AAAAAAAAFV0\/Yci0ddwM8Qg\/s1600\/crazywonderful.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIf you're a new reader, let me give you a quick rundown on this series...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EAs crafters, diy-ers, moms, (dads?), humans, we often get stuck in our \"comfort zones.\" We find a place in our lives where we're comfortable. And we stay there.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThis series challenges bloggers to \u003Ci\u003Estep outside their comfort zones\u003C\/i\u003E (hence the catchy name), to try something they don't normally do...to do something that may scare them a little, frustrate them a little...whatever.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI think it's good for us to shake things up a bit...it keeps things from getting stale...and it keeps us on our toes...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESo, let's meet our challenger, shall we?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E*******\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHello everyone!\u0026nbsp; I'm Shelley from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/westermanfam.blogspot.com\/\"\u003ECrazy Wonderful\u003C\/a\u003E, and I'm ubber\u0026nbsp;excited to be here posting for Outside My Comfort Zone!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI've done a\u0026nbsp;couple pieces of art in the past, but\u0026nbsp;this time I\u0026nbsp;wanted to try something different\u0026nbsp;that didn't involve paint.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHere's what I came up with!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-52gz4caOKMk\/T628lk1QUSI\/AAAAAAAACCY\/eRLbItVe6ug\/s1600\/IMG_4703-edited.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-52gz4caOKMk\/T628lk1QUSI\/AAAAAAAACCY\/eRLbItVe6ug\/s640\/IMG_4703-edited.jpg\" width=\"547\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESupply List:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Esilver leaf\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Emetal leaf adhesive spray\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Eplain paper (I used a few sheets of computer paper)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Ebackground paper (I used a thicker paper so it wouldn't buckle)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Epencil and object for tracing\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Escissors\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003Eglue stick\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EWhat I did:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESTEP ONE:\u0026nbsp; Spray your plain paper with the metal leaf adhesive spray.\u0026nbsp; A light coat should be sufficient.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESTEP TWO:\u0026nbsp; Start laying down the sheets of silver leaf.\u0026nbsp; Cover the entire piece of paper.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-eFWSE4MYurY\/T6nNj-ifEmI\/AAAAAAAACAw\/yQLZ01pc2NE\/s1600\/PicMonkey-1,2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-eFWSE4MYurY\/T6nNj-ifEmI\/AAAAAAAACAw\/yQLZ01pc2NE\/s640\/PicMonkey-1,2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTEP THREE:\u0026nbsp; Flip the paper you just silver leafed over, and trace circles using the lip of a glass.\u0026nbsp; If you want a smaller circle, a large circular punch would make this much easier and save you the tracing and cutting out time.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTEP FOUR:\u0026nbsp; Cut out your traced circles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-36HZc6EoQLs\/T6nNlVAvuUI\/AAAAAAAACA4\/uXLvkERpDTg\/s1600\/PicMonkey-3,4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-36HZc6EoQLs\/T6nNlVAvuUI\/AAAAAAAACA4\/uXLvkERpDTg\/s640\/PicMonkey-3,4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTEP FIVE:\u0026nbsp; Use a glue stick to coat the back of your cut outs.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTEP SIX:\u0026nbsp; Arrange circles onto your backing paper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-85mkZApK_rI\/T6nNoXkVc0I\/AAAAAAAACBA\/wxHIq-yUzM4\/s1600\/PicMonkey-5,6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-85mkZApK_rI\/T6nNoXkVc0I\/AAAAAAAACBA\/wxHIq-yUzM4\/s640\/PicMonkey-5,6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EFrame and you're done!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMy favorite part about this piece is how it changes\u0026nbsp;at different angles. These aren't\u0026nbsp;the most glamorous photos, but it shows you how different it looks when you see it's reflection in the mirror.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JYXc9hvZZF8\/T63BlezbXxI\/AAAAAAAACCk\/m238sis0F1Y\/s1600\/PicMonkey-silverleaf.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JYXc9hvZZF8\/T63BlezbXxI\/AAAAAAAACCk\/m238sis0F1Y\/s640\/PicMonkey-silverleaf.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESo, another use for good ol silver leaf!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThanks for having me over today, Maggie.\u0026nbsp; I had fun, and definitely enjoyed stepping outside my norm!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;******* \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;\"\u003E*If you love Shelley's art, please Pin It! But first, please head over to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.westermanfam.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EShelley's site\u003C\/a\u003E and pin it from there to ensure that she gets proper credit...thank you!*\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThank you so much for sharing your project, Shelley! I LOVE the way this looks. It really reminds me of something you would see in a high-end gallery...it's just gorgeous. And I can't believe you cut out all those little circles by hand...they look perfect! Great job!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDo you have something you'd like to try that is outside of \u003Ci\u003Eyour\u003C\/i\u003E comfort zone? Just contact me at msgirlblog@hotmail.com and I'll set up a date to feature you!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2981348492850110172\/posts\/default\/2836710190755328037"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2981348492850110172\/posts\/default\/2836710190755328037"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.midwesterngirldiy.com\/2012\/05\/step-outside-your-comfort-zonewith.html","title":"step outside your comfort zone...with Shelley of Crazy Wonderful"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maggie Massey"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13921006709589676894"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gLUOlj4XDSo\/T7RaUrAzVII\/AAAAAAAAFV0\/Yci0ddwM8Qg\/s72-c\/crazywonderful.gif","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981348492850110172.post-3411009314423368156"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-01T06:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-01T06:00:02.173-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chalkboard art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"home decor"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"out of my comfort zone"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"out of my comfort zone...\"chalkboard\" art"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, today's the day...the start of the \"Step Outside Your Comfort Zone\" series! Yay!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor a quick recap on the premise behind this series and a summary of my comfort-zone problem, click \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/midwesternsewinggirl.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/something-newcoming-march-1.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.midwesternsewinggirl.blogspot.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i848.photobucket.com\/albums\/ab44\/midwesternsewinggirl\/comfort-zone---announcement.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan I tell you a secret? After I wrote about the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/midwesternsewinggirl.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/something-newcoming-march-1.html\"\u003Estart of the series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;I was wondering why I did it. I kept thinking...\"I don't want to do this - this is dumb...why would I want to spend time doing something I can't do? What a waste...\" I even told my girl, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/jaimelyn11.blogspot.com\/\"\u003EJaime \u003C\/a\u003E(whom I met in real life last weekend...and let me tell you, she is a doll! I adore her...), that I hadn't started my project - I didn't even know what I was going to do yet! - and I was really trying to find a way to get out of it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBUT, there's nothing like a self-imposed deadline to kick me in the butt...and, when I saw \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thenester.com\/2012\/02\/chalk-art.html\"\u003Ethis post\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thenester.com\/\"\u003EThe Nester\u003C\/a\u003E last week I knew exactly what my \"step outside\" would be. If you didn't see the post, Nester featured some amazing chalkboard art by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.danatanamachi.com\/\"\u003EDana Tanamachi\u003C\/a\u003E...have you seen this girl's work??? Here are just a few beautiful examples...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EeXaEI0EgYw\/T05zPljeuRI\/AAAAAAAAEG4\/7wDDUR2lAT8\/s1600\/dt\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"260\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EeXaEI0EgYw\/T05zPljeuRI\/AAAAAAAAEG4\/7wDDUR2lAT8\/s400\/dt\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cHFeO-pA_jM\/T05zQuhOw8I\/AAAAAAAAEHA\/Nn8pJPnPTpo\/s1600\/dt1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"243\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cHFeO-pA_jM\/T05zQuhOw8I\/AAAAAAAAEHA\/Nn8pJPnPTpo\/s400\/dt1\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vdI-cLCmms8\/T05zRYHv2XI\/AAAAAAAAEHI\/uNOYoxogoDs\/s1600\/dt2\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vdI-cLCmms8\/T05zRYHv2XI\/AAAAAAAAEHI\/uNOYoxogoDs\/s400\/dt2\" width=\"326\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EUnbelievable, right? That's chalk...yep, chalk...I still can't get over it...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI really really like the look of the chalkboards...but my issue was using a paint brush, not chalk (although that's another problem area)...so I decided to make my \"chalkboard\" art a little more permanent. Here's the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.danatanamachi.com\/\"\u003EDana Tanamachi\u003C\/a\u003E piece that I was most inspired by...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-d18zOyE4LLI\/T05z5PpslcI\/AAAAAAAAEHQ\/baavfGTqLOo\/s1600\/example\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-d18zOyE4LLI\/T05z5PpslcI\/AAAAAAAAEHQ\/baavfGTqLOo\/s400\/example\" width=\"325\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI started by painting 1\/2 of an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.elmers.com\/products\/foam-and-display-boards\/\"\u003EElmer's Foam Board\u003C\/a\u003E with flat black spray paint. Then I took a white tailor's \u0026nbsp;marking pencil (I'm sure any white pencil would do, I just used what I had around), laid out a rough design and started sketching my design.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TBi5ymXkkRs\/T050Z14vBSI\/AAAAAAAAEHY\/9bqaF8Gzg7M\/s1600\/start.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TBi5ymXkkRs\/T050Z14vBSI\/AAAAAAAAEHY\/9bqaF8Gzg7M\/s1600\/start.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis part was really fun for me. Here's a photo when I was a little further along...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oLqRSrlGVtQ\/T050zux294I\/AAAAAAAAEHg\/hKtVNLxz3hw\/s1600\/during.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oLqRSrlGVtQ\/T050zux294I\/AAAAAAAAEHg\/hKtVNLxz3hw\/s1600\/during.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I was all done with my sketch, I picked up my little paint brush and 2 bottles of my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/decoart.com\/\"\u003EDecoArt\u003C\/a\u003E paint...one in Snow White \u0026amp; one in Lamp Black (to cover up all of my mistakes). That was the best part of this project - when I made a mistake...and believe me there were \u003Ci\u003Eplenty\u003C\/i\u003E...I just covered them up with black paint and started all over. As it turns out, my painted design varied only slightly from my original sketch...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_nXXVjhmzJc\/T051di_TZxI\/AAAAAAAAEHo\/Vi_0E00zgvQ\/s1600\/fullshot.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_nXXVjhmzJc\/T051di_TZxI\/AAAAAAAAEHo\/Vi_0E00zgvQ\/s1600\/fullshot.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo...what do you think? Honestly, it was A LOT more fun that I thought it would be. And, after using the paint brush for a while, I actually started to \u003Ci\u003Eenjoy \u003C\/i\u003Ewhat I was doing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G9CoolRxVF4\/T0513sZqCzI\/AAAAAAAAEHw\/1b8btxYR3f8\/s1600\/small1.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G9CoolRxVF4\/T0513sZqCzI\/AAAAAAAAEHw\/1b8btxYR3f8\/s1600\/small1.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's certainly far from perfect...in fact there are some spots I may still change...but I like it. I really do. And I know exactly where I will put it (as soon as I get that project done, too).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ex0VdmvoAvA\/T052GcD86KI\/AAAAAAAAEH4\/WsqcrdGrqIM\/s1600\/small2.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ex0VdmvoAvA\/T052GcD86KI\/AAAAAAAAEH4\/WsqcrdGrqIM\/s1600\/small2.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWanna participate in this series? Just email me at msgirlblog@hotmail.com and I'll put you on the schedule...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2981348492850110172\/posts\/default\/3411009314423368156"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2981348492850110172\/posts\/default\/3411009314423368156"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.midwesterngirldiy.com\/2012\/03\/out-of-my-comfort-zonechalkboard-art.html","title":"out of my comfort zone...\"chalkboard\" art"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maggie Massey"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13921006709589676894"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EeXaEI0EgYw\/T05zPljeuRI\/AAAAAAAAEG4\/7wDDUR2lAT8\/s72-c\/dt","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});