Pasadena Flea Market Finds

I have been a bad bad blogger. Does "I'm so crazy super busy" hold water anymore? :-)

Last Sunday we made it to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market. I am suddently OBSESSED with all things old/ugly/disgusting/in-need-of-refinishing. It's my new thing.

We bought two things that fit the bill. The first, my new friend, Bill. Bill was all kinds of different colors. Mostly pastels. So I sprayed him white. And now he sits on the mantel in the pool room.


I've been wanting to do this for a LONG time. I found an old picture frame and painted it white. Then cut down a piece masonite to fit and painted it with chalkboard paint. It'll go in my office!


In other news, I walked into the garage to cut the masonite with Chris. It's like a freakin' Home Depot in there! 5 different kinds of saws, clamps, tools, saw horses... all kinds of stuff. Apparently we've been collecting stuff since we moved it... I had no idea. Where have I been!?

The Final Product

I am so impressed with myself and my photoshop skills! I love this final product.

We decided to add the bridal party and our officiant/director. My only regret is that the BP first names are black script writing and you can only see them if you're really really close. Oh well.

I took it to Kinkos to have it printed. I'm not sure what's wrong with the people that work there. I gave the CD to a guy behind the counter. After spending a good 5 minutes with the CD and the computer, he printed up a receipt and told me I could pick it up the next day. I glanced down at the receipt for $60!?!? What!? He told me he was going to print it on his best color printer. The one that was currently printing a giant Hannah Montana poster for Disney. Umm, I'm sorry, it's a black and white print! He said it would be crisper. I said I didn't care. So he printed me another a receipt for $4.00. Then printed it on a grayscale printer in 2 minutes. I hate Kinkos.