I think styled spaces look great in magazines, but I don’t live in a magazine, so I will not bother with it. I do have a small collection of wooden cat statues because they make me smile, but for the most part I don’t have many things that only have the purpose of sitting somewhere looking nice. Of course an exception is wall art and picture frames, it’s not like they are making me breakfast or telling me the time, but they make a home nicer to live in, which is something. Anyramblingblogger, when I realized that I was logging lots of hours sitting in this here glider in the nursery...
I decided I was tired of looking at a blank wall. I did want a little flat screen there, but I know it wouldn't get much use after his night feeding is dropped.
I bought a cute bicycle print from art.com, and realized a clock to log the minutes would be a welcome addition. Specifically, I wanted to know how many minutes of precious sleep I was losing at night because I like to torture myself. I found a cute yellow clock at Target, and thought it would look sharp with my art and wall color. Then I hung it up and was pleased.
I bought a cute bicycle print from art.com, and realized a clock to log the minutes would be a welcome addition. Specifically, I wanted to know how many minutes of precious sleep I was losing at night because I like to torture myself. I found a cute yellow clock at Target, and thought it would look sharp with my art and wall color. Then I hung it up and was pleased.
So cute! (Placement looks a little weird here, usually the buggy is against that wall and the closet door is open, so that is why I picked those spots.)
I was happy until night time, then I was not pleased because this was what I saw:
Well, duh. How the hell am I supposed to see this thing at night? I like to nurse in an almost totally dark room so Ash goes right back to sleep without a fuss, which he does. A normal person would’ve invested in a digital clock for the nightstand, but I’m not normal. I decided to try something to make my clock work. I got out my teeny screwdrivers...
pulled out 5 wee screws...
and separated the clock from the glass enclosure.
Then I painted the hands of the clock with this glow in the dark paint I got at Hobby Lobby for $2.20 with a coupon.
I started off using a craft brush, but figured out by the 5th coat that a finger works best.
I was glad that the paint dries pretty clear. I charged this bad boy up with some light...
and was completely disappointed. It is not visible in the dark, and barely glows even after laying under a lamp all night.
This is the best pic I could get in the dark room. This makes it look glowy, but that is more a trick of the camera. Cry. Guess I'm just not going to worry about what time it is at night. Hey, at least this pretty clock is functional during the daytime.