But I had the hardest time figuring out what I wanted to paint. Sure, there were lots of cool items to choose from, but I was trying to keep costs down also. I finally decided on the square tiles ($4 each). Then I stared at them for a while, trying to decide how to paint them. And I stared, and I stared.
Finally, it hit me. Chevron stripes. Rainbow colors. Awesome.
Then out came my inner geek. Ruler, pencil, eraser, and math. Surprisingly, I had a blast figuring out how to measure the stripes. I divided the tile across by 4 and the length by 6 (since I had picked out 6 rainbow colors). It was actually pretty easy. If you look at the tiles closely, you will notice there are 7 colors. Turns out if you make six lines down, you end up with 7 sections. That was my only oops, and it just meant that I had to pick out one more color. Darn!
I love the way they turned out when they were all painted, but I thought they needed a line between each color to help define the pattern.
I'm not 100% thrilled with the black lines, simply because some sections are thicker than others. It was hard to control the flow of the paint. But in the end, I think it helps to give it that homemade touch.
Now I'm itching to go back and paint 2 more. I mean, seriously, who has 2 coasters? They always come in sets of 4. And I want to paint some for my shop.
I love it when I get all excited about something.That little spark gets ignited. Have you done anything lately that ignited a spark?
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