It's a Cinch ... and It's a Confession

I have to come clean.

I’m concerned I may be leading you astray.

Because today I’m not sharing my first …

Not my second …

But my third Anthropologie-inspired ‘it’s a cinch’ project.

And this is where the problem arises …

… where you may now be judging my ethos …

You see, I’ve never purchased a single item from Anthropologie.

And, in fact, have only ventured inside my neighborhood Anthropologie store a handful of times.  Usually to kill time as I wait for a prescription to be filled.

Now don’t get me wrong.  I adore Anthropologie.  I marvel at their merchandise.  And their creative displays …

… and the reason I avoid -- and ignore -- my neighborhood store is because other more pressing expenses would be ignored if I ventured inside.

The pre-stay-at-home-mom-former-successful-executive Linda would be a frequent Anthro visitor and customer …

That Linda … the one who didn’t have kids and didn’t stay home to raise those kids … the one who actually brought home some bacon?

Yeah, her.

She would be sporting Anthro’s stylish clothing at her super-successful job.  She would be sipping her morning tea at her super-successful-executive-mahogany desk from an Anthro “L” monogrammed mug.

That kid-free-rule-the-world-executive-public-relations-queen-Linda would spend her lunch hours cruising Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Room & Board, Banana Republic, and Anthropologie with her credit cards held high …

But the post-rule-the-world-turned-stay-at-home-mom-Linda … the Linda who no longer brings home any bacon … can no longer afford the Anthros and the C&B’s and the PB’s of the world …

… so now she must resort to creating her own knock-offs …

Like the Anthropologie confetti glasses that I first pinned here on my Pinterest account …

So I enlisted my daughter’s help once again.  We cleaned the glasses with rubbing alcohol first … just like the DecorArt paint pens instructed … and then we grabbed those paint pens and started making dots on some glasses I picked up from the Salvation Army …

And after they dried for 4-8 hours we baked them in the oven to set those paint drop pieces resembling confetti … or so says the DecorArt paint pen instructions …

And I have to admit while this project is a cinch in terms of skill level … it does require a bit of patience.  Because depending on the look you want ...

…. and the size of the glasses you’re using …

… it could end up being lots …

… and lots …

… of dots.

The tween gave in at one point and asked me to fill in more dots on hers …

Not a problem.

I just parked myself in front of the TV and alternated between watching the men’s gymnastics Olympic trials and dotting away …

Oh, and the tween had a great suggestion to make votives from the little glasses …

… I’m so proud of my little blogger-in-the-making!

Linda is a wife, mother, Chicago homeowner … and creator and author of it all started with paint blog.  You can find the detailed tutorial on how she made her Anthropologie confetti glass knock offs by clicking here …