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H’s Room Redo – Painted Paper Boxes

August 19, 2013 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

Somewhere in the middle of the party planning, back to school prep, knee surgery recovery and a thousand other things, we started redoing H’s room.  Honestly, this is the room redo that was meant to be like a week and has taken over a month and it is still.not.done.  I’d love to be sharing with you the awesome finished product and her glorious reaction but instead I’m here sharing something a little smaller: painted paper boxes.  Ok, more than a little smaller….

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Filed Under: Crafts, Kids Tagged With: bow boxes, bow storage, H's Room Redo, painting projects, Upcycled boxes

Painted & Washi Tape Kitchen Utensils

June 4, 2012 By Shannah 20 Comments

Remember when I painted my kitchen spoon?

That turned into a full on “decorate all the wooden utensils in the kitchen” exercise.  Well, not really {yet}.  But it did spark an idea for a Mother’s Day gift for Junior.

I bought a set of bamboo kitchen utensils and prepared to get my decorate on

I got some paint and washi tape together.

I taped the spoons off where I didn’t want a specific paint color and got busy.  I just sort of randomly decided where to paint as I went along.

After they were dry, I used washi tape and finished the decorations.

I put a quick coat of acrylic on the top to keep the paint from chipping or coming off when washed and they were ready to go.

What have you been painting or washi-ing recently?

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shannah

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Filed Under: Crafts, decorating, DIY, Painting Tagged With: painted utensils, painting projects, upcycle utensils, Washi Tape, washi tape utensils

Why does it have to be so windy?

December 12, 2011 By Shannah Leave a Comment

So, on my to-do list for fall and Christmas, I have about half a dozen projects that require spray paint.  The problem:

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Yes, wind.  Just about any day I have available to actually spray paint it is too darn windy!  I finally gave up the dreams of spray painted and broke out the ole paint brush.
In June, we took a beach vacation (relive it here, here and here).  While we were there, Junior and I escaped for thrift store shopping.  It was there that I stumbled upon these wooden lanterns

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Filed Under: Crafts, decorating, holidays, Painting Tagged With: Christmas, painting projects

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Hi, I'm Shannah! Welcome to My Suburban Kitchen, where you'll find tons of recipe ideas including family friendly dinners, sinfully delicious desserts and even Paleo and Whole30 recipes. I love spending time in our kitchen and also share little glimpses of my life as a wife to one awesome Mathlete and working mom to 2 cute kids! I hope you'll grab a seat at our table and enjoy your time in the kitchen with us.

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