More things accomplished

We actually get on the airplane to go to Utah in only 5 more days.

I can't believe it.

My frantic project work has not slowed just because I am leaving soon.

Oh no.

Why would it?  I mean, I don't really have to pack until Friday. right?

So I finally finally finished my big mirror project.

I got the idea here.

It's a knock-off of a Pottery Barn mirror.  This one:

And they made it look so easy.

um.

yeah.

It quickly turned into a nightmare when Michaels decided to stop carrying the mirrors after I had purchased almost half of what I needed!

But by that point I had quite a bit of time and not a small amount of money involved so no way was I stopping.

*little hint if you do this project--get all the mirrors before you start!*

So after visiting numerous different Michaels stores, many phone calls, a few emails and probably a few bad words I got all the mirrors I needed.

Then I discovered that when it says 8x8 it doesn't really mean 8x8.

Some are a little smaller, some a little bigger.

Mostly a little bigger.

Which was a problem, by the way.

So, I spent some time throwing a minor hissy fit and tearing my project partially apart before I came to my senses again and calmly thought of a solution.

Hubby helped out and we were able to fix it up.

I should have taken pictures during this process to help others who might find themselves in a similar situation and I even thought of it, but just couldn't bring myself to do it.

So no hissy fit pictures for you.

Just lovely finished product pictures.

Here is my finished mirror:

Here are Pottery Barn's rosettes:

and mine:

And here's how it looks in my room right now:

Let me tell you, this puppy is BIG and HEAVY.

Frank was not too excited about hanging it on the wall so he was pretty darn happy when we decided to just prop it up against the wall instead.

And I am pretty darn happy that it is done and out of the garage where it has been staring at me and mocking me for weeks on end.