Sunday was an eventful day.
There was chocolate and dragons and flesh wounds. I met three pugs on one leash in the checkout line at Petsmart. Game of Thrones came back, and then while slicing Ghiradelli in the name of portion control, I slashed my pointer finger down the middle with a bread knife. Fun! Lots of blood. Lots.
The good news is that old black pepper trick saved me from another trip to the emergency room. The bad news is it sliced up the most critical finger for typing and taking photos. The bandage is impressive. I’m not saying there is leopard duck tape involved, but I’m not saying there isn’t. I’m currently typing these words by bouncing along the keyboard with my pinky and thumb. Not that my other two fingers are incapable, however, they appear to be sticking to their friend Pointer in solidarity while Thumbkin is making up the difference. That Thumbkin, what a champ!
Anyhoo, since I am having a hard time typing and operating a camera right now so imma postpone my planned post in favor of something more important: Flamingoes. Namely, flamingo wallpaper. Specifically, pictures of flamingo wallpaper I will never have.
I know. You want it too. And here is where to get it. At $37 a roll, it’s a bargain as far as wallpaper goes. Might just be fun to cover the back of a cabinet or bookcase. Hmmmm….
Here is a flamingo colony, with a pelican interloper. That poor pelican looks so emasculated. 
This one is on a navy background, so that makes it unfoofied, for sure. 
And here we go. I didn’t know my claw-foot tub needed to be painted hot pink. Until now. 
This on is a National Geographic desktop wallpaper, not a on-the-wall, wallpaper. But someone should think about making it into one though, I think. They can do that with those new-fangled computerizers.
Never thought the day would come that I would be crazy about wallpaper but here we are my friends. Blame it on the ‘mingos. Am I insane to be even considering this? Have I forgotten every episode of Trading Spaces? What if goes up and I hate it? It’s expensive and difficult to remove. It’s probably just best to stick to my flamingo Christmas tree. But what do I do for my flamingo fix in April? I could keep it small. For real. Real small.
Wallpaper! It might just need to happen.
Oh, I want this wallpaper! Thanks for the links.Hope your finger feels better. What is the “black pepper’ trick?
Click on the link in that sentence and you’ll see it in detail…but the crux is to smother the wound in black pepper, tissue, and apply steady pressure…it’ll stop the bleeding. Everyone thinks it’ll hurt or get infected, but it doesn’t. Magic.
Sending healing thoughts! Thanks for the black pepper reminder, I’d forgotten it. Love that bathroom with the pink tub SO MUCHHHHHH. Hey, how about instead of wallpaper, you stencil a zillion flaming flamingos on a wall. Much cheaper!
I am thinking that too. I have a crappy record with “nice” stenciling results, but it’s *very* possible.
Have you ever seen the patterned paint rollers? Haven’t seen a flamingo one yet but sure would get around your stenciling results… and you could use it on fabric for matching throws, curtains etc (not that you would go that mad) here is one I found of another bird… http://www.etsy.com/listing/160488268/tuvi-patterned-paint-roller-from-the?ref=related-3
You know what actually, I have seen them. Actually, I bought a wood print roller a few years ago and I was so excited, but it came out just horrible. The roller wouldn’t hold the paint. It would hit the wall fine but 20″ down it would be all faded out. And it’s not like you can go back for a second coat, you know? End result looked like a print that was run through an old copy machine. After all that work I just had to go back and paint over in a solid color. So frustrating! If you or someone out there has found a better brand though (high density foam roller maybe?) I’d be willing to try again. It’s amazing nobody has invented this yet as a high density foam flamingo roller would be in high demand!
LOVE flamingos! They give everything a 1950’s Miami Beach-on-vacation vibe.
Your “back of cabinet or bookcase” idea would be the best way to go—just enough to cause a “cool and funky” reaction but not a gobsmacked “OOH, WOW…that’s A LOT of flamingos!” overload after covering 4 walls of a room.
Hope your finger heals quickly! That’s the worst possible finger to injure because it makes life difficult.
True on all counts 🙂
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Ouch! Next time, put frozen Ghiradelli into a baggie and smash with a mallet. Sure, portions will not be perfect, but your finger shall be preserved for finger-lickin’ the shredded remains of chocolate. Heal fast!
Excellent idea, Nicki. Lesson learned!
Smash!?!? Wait…this is Ghiradelli we’re talking about here.
Good point 🙂
Love it, Deb… and with all due respect to Ghiradelli, it comes great! “Smash”? Poor choice of words. Only a few remaining shards of choco, I promise! Thing is, the bigger results always go before the small pieces. Oh, and we eat it straight from the freezer, too…
Chocolate Cheers!
You could always make customized Flamingo wallpaper. And if you hate it, it’s easy to take off – at least according to their instructions. 🙂
http://www.spoonflower.com/wallpaper_welcome
I SAW THAT. Isn’t that nifty? Yeah. I can;t see me ever doing a whole room at that price, but on a smaller scale for sure!
If you want just a little, put some of the flamingo photos on the copier and print them off on a 11′ x 17′ on a color copier and instant wrapping paper for someone who would appreciate a present wrapped in flamingos. I would like to take credit for this idea but it came from an engineer I worked with. When his son graduated from college, he took his son’s baby pictures (even the ones sans couches) and arranged a collage of them on the copier and made wrapping paper for his graduation present.
I did something similar a few years ago for the holidays (http://www.auntpeaches.com/2011/12/giftwrap-challenge-custom-photo-paper.html)…but flamingos might be a whole new ballgame. Thanks!
I am 100% positive that the pics of the flamingo paper with the hand dryers was shot at the Royal Palms here in Brooklyn. It’s a brand new, beautifully designed shuffleboard club.
http://www.royalpalmsshuffle.com
I got it from Refinery 21’s Instagram (thought I linked but now I don’t see it?)…anyway, One more reason I need to get to Brooklyn 🙂
Get thee to my homestead of Brooklyn!
Love the wallpapers but that bathtub is amazing! That pink is perfect. I also wonder if you could put your signature black and white stripes on a tub. So sorry about your finger. I hope it heals quickly.
For a small touch of the wall paper, stick it to the inside of cabinets or bookshelves, the back of a door, or line a drawer with it. You save money by not needing to cover a whole wall and it adds a spot of surprise and interest to your home.
That’s not a pelican interloper, it’s a Roseate spoonbill. 🙂 http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/roseate_spoonbill/id