Saturday we finally got some much needed rain, so I turned my attention to some indoor activities.

Mainly, finally doing some painting on all the outdoor garden ornaments I’ve acquired that need restoring.

I learned from my poor goose and swan beaks that my craft acrylics just won’t cut it in glare of the summer sun. I needed an exterior paint that would stand up to the elements. But I didn’t need full sized cans… not to mention how spendy that would be.

Then I had the brilliant idea to get sample-size paints! I got the three primary colours, a white, a black, and a brown, so I can mix pretty much any colour I want. Then I went back and got a nice ginger-cat orange. I have several projects I want to paint up like the boys, so I figured it would be easier than constantly mixing some up.

I spent the afternoon working on a multiple projects – going back and forth as parts dried. In the end, I only finished one.

A concrete Lemmy cat, sleeping on a cushion. And even thought it’s technically done, I’m still thinking of going back and adding a bit more to his stripes. What do you think?