January and February have been really intense at work, but also before and after :). My father started his latest book publishing project in June, 2021. Now, 9 months later – his “baby” is ready to be presented at different book fairs like the known German Frankfurter Buchmesse.
As co-editor, I checked and reworked the proofs sent by the publishing house. From October to February, I guess I spent 2-10 hours every week by revising dad’s book and the suggestions made by the publishing team. Whoever says “writing a book is something for easy-takers” should try it first – it is a hard, hard business!
Nevertheless, Thomas and I took some lucky moments for ourselves to become creative – and this is the secret: no matter how stressy your life at the moment is – take some time FOR ART (or for whatever makes YOU happy)! Because, happiness will give you the energy to overcome the stress!
Last year in July, I was searching for a good container for my different brushes and other painting tools. I used a basket first, but some brushes got damaged by the other stuff inside – so, I decided to find a new home for them. Inspired by my best friend who uses a vintage workbox for everything – as a container for make-up, for kitchen utensils, or also for art tools – I chose this little beauty here from ebay for 20 euros:
YES, makeover required, definitely! Thomas started right the way with a base coat:
We had some yellow wall paint left – mixed some white and red in it, and created a fresh apricot colour for the second coat:
Then – shame on me – it stayed untouched for 6 months in our living room before the next step took place (but I couldn’t resist to put already all my stuff inside – works perfectly :))!!!
Next step was: adding black knobs and legs 🙂
And last but not least: inspired by nature, I started to decorate the remaining apricot parts with some stripes – pastel-turquoise stripes! My “Little Zebra” became alive:
Wanna check some more from-old-to-new-stories?
Wishing you a big bunch of good vibes for your weekend :)!
magdalenaarte
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