Frosted Plastic Sheet

My weekend home has a bathroom with a piece of clear glass. It can see through and it is unsightly when one can see the water closet. Everyone saw it suggested me to put a blind there. If I were to put a blind there, I may as well have it bricked up. I want to be able to see the scenery outside when I am in the toilet, but at the same time, to cover enough so it looks good when viewed from the bathroom.

I tried to paint some pictures using acrylic paint but it was hard to cover most of the glass. I came across frosted glass spray paint on the Internet but I could only get it at KL, and it was very costly.

I stumbled upon frosted plastic adhesive sheet at Jusco and it cost much less.

Following instructions, I managed to put it up without anyone's help. (Not that I wanted to do it on my own, and my arm sored for days afterwards.) The sheet was in place, together with unwanted bubbles.

Rather boring. Cut out some parts to let the light inside shines through, or to allow me to see a little bit of outside when I am inside.

I used acrylic paint to paint the flowers.

Spray Painting

When I was shopping last week,  I saw a metal painting which was priced at a hundred ringgits. I went home and dug out a few metal sheets that I saved from old CPU casings, bought a few cans of spray paints and tried my hand at spray painting.

It wasn't easy because I had to control the distance of spray, and the pressure applied to the nozzle. But it was less messy than actually painting with acrylic paint. The results were definitely not professional. But I thoroughly enjoyed the process.

Hard at work.  :-)

Does it look like a pumpkin to you?

Brinjal.

Lacy table mat.

Sun Shield

I wanted to hang at plant at a position such that it could shield the afternoon glare from the sun. I bought a fake fern, as it is light. Added some banyan aerial roots, which are real.

 

I bought a white metal food cover, turned it upside down into a planter. It cost only RM7. Of course, I needed to add some chains in order to hang it.

Metal Chairs Painting

I have some paint left after painting the bamboo poles, and this was what I did with it.
Two old metal chairs, rusty at some parts, are now given a new look.

Waddle Waddle Waddle Duck

Climb up. Don't be afraid. Mum is waiting.

Cabinet Runner with Paper Flowers

These 2 large paper flowers were made from crepe paper. The paper had been kept for 20 years, and the years had turned its colour from white to yellowish white, which was the exact colour I wanted for the flowers. If it were white, the flowers would sort of 'disappear' into the white cabinet!

I used poster colour to add colour to the petals, and I painted the edges too. The petals were curled using a pencil. The flowers were about 12" in diameter.

 I made a peach colour runner to match the flowers. 

Bamboo Poles Painting

I have a shrub of bamboos at a corner of my garden. New shoots appear after each rain, and they grow really fast.

The bamboo poles are rather slender, making painting not very easy. I used acrylic paint to paint on the pole, and it was not easy for the paint to stick on it. It took time for the paint to dry before a layer of different colour could be applied. Even though we had very hot sun, drying could take more than a day.

I got my inspiration from Australia aboriginal art. I was so glad that my son spotted this as soon as he saw the poles.

The yellow pole has a lizard painted on it, the red pole has two turtles, and the blue pole has a snake. These animals are easily found in Malaysia.

 I also put in pebbles to prevent the vase from toppling over. The pebbles were painted black with white 'ribbons' around them.