Dropcloth Rug - A Kinda Fail

This story starts off promising enough. A big blank canvas of a drop cloth. But the seams were wavy. I proceeded to ignore that. 

I started taping off diagonal stripes 8" wide

I realized that would FOREVER so I switched my pattern up to wider stripes going the other way.  It was also about 98 degrees this day so I was running out of gas fast.

Then I painted.  I used some leftover latex paint from other projects watered down

My finished project. The paint made the fabric all wavy-like. Love the colors. But the size is really out of scale for the space. I ended up cutting it down to 9' x 9' but it's still not right. 

FAIL. 

I'm back to searching CL for a proper outdoor rug.  

Diggin Up The Yard

A big patch of weeds in our backyard went to the great composter in the sky a few weeks ago.  We decided to take a chance at planting some spring grass in the space.  We tilled and then raked.  Very exciting!

 

Tilling it up, instagram style.