Have I Told You Lately I love Spray Paint

So I found these lovelies at the Dollar Store, and knew they had potential. Money is excruciatingly tight right now, so when I decided my decor needed a pick me up, I headed to the Goodwill (more on that tomorrow) and the Dollar Tree. Now you may not think that pink birds with reddish ugly glitter are fall decor, but you would be wrong. They are so much better now. The paint is called espresso and it was just a little drizzly when I sprayed them but I would not be stopped. Today was the first day of School and I felt the need for a creative outlet.

Now they are gorgeous and I love them. Once again Spray paint has turned an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.

I am working on Falling up my nest right now and these beauties will now fit in perfectly.

The Wonder of it All

Pam does such a great job of transformation with spray paint, I decided to give it a try. While I was with her fighting over the picture frame... I found a little square wire container. It was a lovely pepto pink and that wouldn't do. So we sprayed it with her ivory colored paint. I thought maybe coctail napkins would look good there, but it was too small so I decided to add it to this cabinet in the dining room with a collection of sea shells in it.


One of the great finds while we were browsing the thrift shops were these metal flower frogs. These used to be very popular with florists and homemakers to be used in flower arrangements. The frog holds the stem in place so that the flowers can be placed where you want them, instead of falling into a random display.
These were three different shapes and I like them sprayed ivory and arranged with photos in them on a tabletop. Of course they will also still work as frogs for the flower arrangements. As you may have guessed, I am a convert to spray painting, and when I returned home I couldn't wait to try that transformation stuff...what fun!

I love Spray Paint

Hey Everyone, sorry I have been AWOL. I always think that I will have lots of free time in the summer, but we always seem to overfill the calendar. Mom was here last week and we went thrifting and here is some of what I got and the spray paint transformation.





I picked up all of these items up at the local Goodwill As Is Store (I got my Mom hooked and we went two days in a row), and I paid 2.50 for the lot.

I fell in love with the Scotty letter holder, and retro magazine rack and Mom and I both wanted the frame, but I prevailed.

Here is the frame painted with 3 coats of Krylon Ivory, it took 3 coats to get into all the nooks and crannies. It now hangs on the outside of my house next to my sliding glass door.

Here is the Magazine rack also in ivory. I love it and it is practical. I also decided to paint the luggage rack style tray that I use as an end table. I think they turned out great.

And here is that Scotty in black holding a few photos. Soo cute.

Hope you are all well, I have been in a bit of a funk but am dragging myself back into the cheerful, all is well world I usually inhabit. I also promise to blog again soon.

Pam