Never Wear "Church Clothes"

Being artful and being ahhhh smart may not go hand-in-hand. Therefore, listed below are some items which you may wish to heed...

1. NEVER assume you can "open" a container of paint with your Good Clothes on! Even if you just want to let's say Dot-an-"I" with the tip of a paint brush. Nope it just doesn't work. You/like me would probably place your arm down on the canvas in order to steady your hand and BAM...paint on your new adorable Spring shirt. I have turned so many Good clothes into Yard clothes...like I WANT an assortment of Yard clothes?

2. NEVER leave containers of paint open even if out of reach of you/your brush. Let's say the phone rings and you would hate to miss that potential $million dollar call from Ed McMahon (even though he is no longer alive)...so you twist around, your necklace catches on the corner of the table and BAM...paint on your canvas...redo! p.s. take jewelry off also!

3. NEVER paint at night...my computer/filing/storage/paint room has maybe ONE 45 watt bulb in the overhead light fixture. Therefore, it gives the same illusion as when I put on makeup in the same night-time lighting....looks awesome in that room....looks horrible outside of that room in the "real light".

4. NEVER assume that wet paint dries instantly and you can begin to paint another coat. Nope that doesn't work either. It only makes the first coat into a textured mess and now you have to wait for double the time....so remember when Grandma used to say she was just "waiting for paint to dry"....maybe there is something to that.