I don't entertain a lot in my home. Probably because I find it stressful, and feel responsible for my guest's entertainment experience. Call me co-dependent.
Of course this carries over into blogging...
So, naturally when I reach out to other bloggers and ask them to participate in an event...I feel the need to support them as much as possible. The emails really do fly around behind the scenes. I want EVERYONE to have a good time and be successful. Recently, I was referred to as a Blog Camp Counselor.
Well there is a camper in trouble! Jennifer from The Pink Pagoda entered the Paint a Rug Party by her own free will. She wants to paint a runner for her daughter's hallway. One problem, she can't find one in cotton like the larger Ikea one she already has. Who would enter a rug painting party without a rug to paint?
Can you tell what this co-dependent Camp Counselor is about to do?
You guessed it
I even added her signature blue & white to the picture.
Time for another Ikea hack. Here is what you will need, campers.
The white duct tape is really the key! Start with a cotton rug on the WRONG side
Decide on your width...Jennifer wanted 39", so I placed temporary tape at that exact measurement (outside line)
Do the same thing at the other end of the rug...connect the outside edges with a straight edge. You will want to cut both sides of the rug for uniformed sides
Next, I ran the duct tape along the outside edge of the line. Note how crooked the manufactured edge is....we can do better than that.
Using a straight edge, again...and leaving plenty of tape left on the rug, make a line on the tape
Cut along the line
Then you have this
Not done yet....Jennifer, are you still with me?
I am so glad this does not fit my hallway. If it did, I would have to tell her that I tried to hack a rug, but was unsuccessful...because, I would totally keep it!
And now for the stylized shot
The rug is in the mail, Jennifer. She knows I'm not painting it for her....doesn't she? The moral of this story is....be careful who you party with. Now if you will excuse me, I have a rug of my own to paint.
