Next I worked on the porch. I had never used chalk paint but I found some examples online and decided to give it a try. I found a recipe for DIY chalk paint here. It uses Plaster of Paris and powdered calcium. The powdered calcium was not easy to find in my area but I finally got some at a vitamin store. It was about $6.00 which will go a long, long way since you use very little of it. Then I got a chair from the thrift store for $7.00. As far as the painting it was a breeze. This stuff goes on so easy and you don't have to prime first. I put on a coat of blue, then a coat of teal green on top of that. After letting it thoroughly dry I sanded it down, making sure to let the blue show through in various place. When it looked just the way I wanted, I started waxing. I just used some old Johnson wax that I had around. I put on four coats of wax and it looked fab! It also was a much needed workout for my arms!
Then finally the day was here. This is my very modest (not!) look that I went for. Woot woot! I actually even wore these socks to work. Haha! Well, you know someone's gotta spice things up a bit!
Normally we only get about 7 trick-or-treaters at our house. This year we had a bumper crop of 26! Wow! And all of them were surprisingly polite. Very refreshing. I didn't take pics of many but here are a few.
All in all it was a fun day. For once the weather cooperated...sunny 78! Can't ask for any better than that.
Now I get to start planning for Christmas!
