The Fence Phase
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 by Alyice
After painting every room in our home, I ventured outside to paint the fences. I bet you thought I was going to say outside of the house, didn’t you? While I did have a neighbor who did a lovely job of decorating the outside of her house with stencils, I just couldn’t get myself to go there—too afraid of the cost to fix my mistakes.
Scanned Photos From Early Days © Alyice Edrich, 2008
I did, however, have a blast painting vines and flower gardens on our front porch and side fence while the kids enjoyed a painting session on the fence in the backyard. Our house had many “tourists” who’d stop by to admire my work.
I hate to admit it, but I would peek outside my windows when I heard talking, then quietly open the doors to listen to their conversations; every once in awhile I would spook a few. It was actually quite entertaining to watch them jump a foot or two. Once, I met a lady who had even gone as far as calling up her friend from a neighboring town to make a special trip to our town just to see my artwork and get a few ideas for her own yard. It was always humbling to have them praise my work—as simple as it was.
And I learned a very valuable lesson when it came to painting those fences: make sure you use “outdoor” paint because craft paint fades really fast and you have to do the work all over again!
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