In honor of the first day of summer, my good friend and I headed to the lake for a much needed girls weekend. We stocked up on good reads, crafts and of course, chocolate.
Being a family lakehouse, my mother started us off young painting ceiling tiles to fill up the boring basement. Ever since, it has been a tradition for whoever goes to the lake house to paint a tile (or multiple!) to leave their mark on our family. It's sort of our version of a guest book. Schamay and I turned on Girl Code (current obsession) and brainstormed on what to paint. Of course, being National Wear Your Lilly day, our brainstorming quickly spiraled into what Lilly pattern to paint. Schamay, being quite the experienced crafter, immediately jumped into her pattern while I was a little more hesitant. Here is how our first tiles turned out...
top: Anchors Away
bottom: Shorely Blue Leggy (2012)
right: Schamay working hard
*please excuse quality of photos, my iPhone isn't working too well these days*
After a day laying in the sun and a a scary trip to the walmart int he middle of nowhere Georgia, our confidence in our painting abilities skyrocketed. We took on two more classic, but more difficult patterns. Mine is on the left, Schamay's on the right.
top: First Imperessions (2011)
bottom: You Gotta Regatta (2012)
bottom: You Gotta Regatta (2012)
My one tip for painting Lilly:
LAYER
What are your favorite patterns (past and present)? What have you painted Lilly?
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