Thrift Store Pumpkin Makeover

September 23, 2019September 22, 2019Leave a comment

Good morning! Now that’s it’s officially fall, are you experiencing fall weather? This week we have a few cool days, a couple hot ones, and then it cools down for the weekend. I do love the cool nights and being able to cuddle under the blankets!

I found this paper mache’ pumpkin at a thrift store this past week. I liked the size, but didn’t like the shiny finish on it.

I took the stem off and then used some of the chalk paint I had on hand. I used what I thought was a cream colored chalk paint, but it was actually wax. I thought I would try it and it ended up working out.

I used a couple of coats of the wax and I like the chalk look much better.

I used Waverly ‘Mineral’ and Americana Decor ‘Heirloom’ and used a small paintbrush to brush small strokes of paint all over the pumpkin. I made sure to add some in the recesses, to give some shadow.

I also painted the stem with the ‘Mineral’ and ‘Heirloom’ paint and then glued it back on the top of the pumpkin.

I added the pumpkin to my mantel along with a couple of lanterns and a large pumpkin canvas I painted last year.

Just a few touches bring fall into the room!

I also bought a new candle from Bath and Body Works, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin. Mmmm! It smells so good!

I love when I can take a thrift store item and remake it to be usable again! I also love when I don’t have to spend a lot of money to bring something ‘new’ to my home. What items have you made over? I would love to hear about it!

A Lacy Look for a Everyday Household Item

June 24, 2016June 23, 201647 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope you have all been having a good week and are ready for another blog post that will blow your minds!

Okay…maybe not, but you never know.

So, I was looking around for free stuff/cheap stuff on Craiglist. I was looking for some furniture that I wanted to redo. And, I found these beautiful bar stools for $30 for the 4 of them.

They were really nice, but they did have some damage done to them. They had some chew marks from a dog and some paint on them as well. But it wasn’t anything that couldn’t be fixed.

So, I had a great idea on what I wanted to with these bar stools. So, I started with painting the seats white. I used Waverly chalk paint and absolutely fell in love with how it covered the bar stool. Here is how it turned out!

I like how the white paint covered the seat and how well it worked. I can officially say that I am a believer in chalk paint!

But, moving on. I really wanted to paint a design on the seat and had a great idea to put a doily on the top and paint over it. So, here is the doily that I used.

Isn’t it pretty?! I love it! I love that it isn’t just a plain white doily and love all the circles and the design.

So, I wanted to paint over the doily with black so that the white would show through. I used American Decor black chalk paint and love how it covered, the same as the white. So, I used a small circle sponge to cover the doily in the black paint to finish off the seat.

Unfortunately, my first attempt failed miserably.

Yeah…I put too much paint on it. Oops.

So, I had to sand off the paint and repaint it white. Thankfully, I only did this to one of the seats. But, this is how all the seats turned out.

I am so happy I finally figured out how much paint to put on the doily. Because honestly, this looks so much better than the first one. Hooray!

the final step in my bar stools was painting the legs black. I used the American Decor chalk paint that I had used previously and covered the legs, bars, and underside of the seat. It took about 2 coats of paint with some touch ups, but it wasn’t too bad!

And finally, here are what they looked like when they were done!

I absolutely love how they turned out. They look so much better than I was expecting and I am happy! I hope that I can work on more furniture and show you what I did!

I hope you all enjoyed my blog post. The stools are awesome and I can’t wait to do more fun projects for you to see!

Thrift Store Metal Medallion Makeover

November 2, 2015November 1, 201516 Comments

It’s November! The weather is finally cooler here, at least in the mornings and evenings. And we have finally had some much needed rain! It’s been wonderful! This type of weather brings back memories of the sound of the chainsaw as my dad trimmed the trees in the back yard. My sister and I would use the cut branches to make forts over the swing-set. Of course, it only lasted a day. My dad would take the branches, cut them up and cart them away.

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I found these metal medallions at the local Goodwill a couple of week ago. I knew right away what I wanted to make (for once!). I had found some chalk paint at Walmart made by Waverly and wanted to try it out.

I bought the white chalk paint and painted two coats on each medallion.

After the paint had dried, I used the Waverly Antique wax to spread on the raised areas.

I put a little on a rag, wiped some off on the paper I was using to protect the floor and then went over each piece, lightly.

I went over the edges too. After is was covered, I kept rubbing to buff it out a little bit.

Here are all three! I like how each one is a little different and I really like how they turned out.

I had never used an antiquing wax before, but I really like it. It gives it a little bit of a farmhouse look.

Here you get a little peek of my faux fireplace. It’s almost done! I will be showing it off next week!

Hope you all have a wonderful week! See you next time with my fireplace!

Thrift Store Metal Medallion Makeover

October 5, 2015October 31, 20152 Comments

We made it to November! Already! The air is finally cooler around here, especially in the mornings and evenings and we have finally been getting some rain. It has been so wonderful! Fall also brings back memories of the sound of the chainsaw as my dad trimmed the trees in the yard. My sister and I would build a fort with the cut branches. Of course, it only lasted a day. My dad would cut the branches up and cart them off!

I found these metal medallions a few weeks ago at the local Goodwill and snatched them up. I knew (for once) just what I wanted to try. I had found some chalk paint at Walmart made by Waverly and wanted to see how well it worked.

I painted each one with the white chalk paint and painted two coats.

Once the paint was dry, I used Waverly Antique Wax.

I put just a little on a rag, wiping some off on the paper I had down to protect the floor

Then I lightly rubbed it all over the raised surfaces of the metal medallion. I also went around the edges.

Here are all three!

I like how each one is a little different and I really like how they turned out! I had never used the antiquing method before, but it looks great.

I am giving you a little sneak peek at my faux fireplace! It should be done this week and then I will be able to show it off!

I hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween! I will be back next time with the faux fireplace reveal!!

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Mom and Daughter Creating Together Decorating with Thrift store and Discount Items

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Thrift Store Metal Medallion Makeover

Thrift Store Metal Medallion Makeover

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