Painted vase, paper flowers and washi tape......

I know, I know…… vases are made for flowers, but who said they had to be real flowers?

Remember this vase?

Well, it needed a paint job! LOL! So that’s what I did

1 bottle of acrylic paint was all I needed to coat this little girl (I got it on sale for .67 at HobLob). Lots of swishing (the paint I bought was pretty thick, so not so much swishing, just turning and coaxing!) Since the shape of this vase was not straight up-and-down, I couldn’t use a paint brush. As a lot of the tute’s say, turn upside down, then move the vase every 15 minutes or so. That way the paint doesn’t puddle that much and your vase won’t get stuck to the paper! Not too shabby for only $1.17!

Ms. M has a Sizzix machine, so she was able to crank out some really cute flowers in no time for me! All done in our citrus tablescape theme! I had some wooden skewers that I wrapped in washi tape, then just taped the flowers onto them {I cut the skewers to different lengths too}.

This is a bright and cheery part of my tablescape. This reveal is taking a little longer to put together, as I’m trying not to go out and purchase a lot of things to add to it. Also trying to take advantage of things around the neighbor’s yard my yard that work well too!

Oh, by-the-by, look at these super cute placemats! Easy-peasy and cheap! Will post on these tomorrow!

I really appreciate you coming by to take a look-see at what I've been up to! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! :)
Sharing this on-going project with the following AWESOME link-up parties!!!

CraftOManiac
TaterTots and Jello
Design Dazzle
Uncommon Designs
Savvy Southern Style
The 36th Avenue
Ivy and Elephants

Be sure to go by and see all of the other great ideas for DIY crafting!

Great finds #1........

Well, this haul isn't exactly from just this week...... We were out of town for a week while we went on vacation for Spring Break, so this is probably around 3 weeks.

Big Poppa needs shelves in his newly decorated room (reveal to come soon). So, to do it as cheaply as possible, I was going to buy a 2x10 board at Lowes and have them cut it in half, then purchase the L-shaped brackets to hold them up. All-in-all it would have been about $12.00, pretty cheap-o, eh? Well, to my amazement, when I was perusing the local Goodwill, I found these babies! Oh yeah!

Hmmm, what's that you say, only $3.00 each? SOLD! Have redone these honey's already and will reveal soon! Pretty much in love with the way they turned out. So about 1/2 the cost of what it would have cost for el-cheapo shelves in the first place....{{{{SCORE}}}}

I really like this glass thingy :) Not sure what it is or was it's used for, but I do like the shape of it. I'm thinking of pouring yellow paint inside, swishing it around, then let it drain, but kind of concerned that it might not work? Any of you ever done something like that? But if I do paint the inside, I can't put flowers in there.......oh dear, the decisions I have to make! LOL!. This little beaut was .50, broke the bank with this one.

Glass plates. $1.00 each. Don't know if I should decopauge fabric behind it, then paint an initial in the center, or just paint the initial underneath for a pretty place setting. Still thinking about this one.

Ms. M and I went to an Estate Sale this weekend and picked up this FLIPPIN' AWESOME blue Ball jar! $1.67 and that's all she wrote! I have been in search of the elusive blue Ball jar and so HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY that I found one. This is first of my new collection! I can just see some pretty Shasta Daisies in here, makes me SMILE!

So, there you have it! Will be on hunt again this week, I can just feel the bargains out there! I really appreciate y’all coming by my end of the world! I love me some comments, and I read each one. Are you hosting a link-up party? If so, please leave a comment and linky-dinky-do, and I’ll hop on over and share the love! Sharing this on-going project with the following AWESOME link-up parties!!!

CraftOManiac
TaterTots and Jello
Design Dazzle
Uncommon Designs
Savvy Southern Style
The 36th Avenue
Southern Hospitality Blog

Be sure to go by and see all of the other great ideas for DIY crafting!

Washi tape painted vase.......

I've got this idea in mind........

Cool citrus colors for my tablescape......orange, lime green and yellow. Oh, and of course, crisp white :)

I'm still mulling things over in my head and think I know where I'm going with this! LOL! I saw this little fluted fat vase today while looking under my kitchen sink and figured it would look super cute spray painted white. So, that's what I did!

Yep, 3 little things to make this vase super cute and citrus-y!

Just a little hint, make sure you get the good Krylon spray paint if you're going to paint on glass..... Ooopsie! While I managed to get the washi tape on pretty straight, when I tried to remove it a little, the paint came up. Oh well, guess this washi tape will stay on for a while...heehee!

I've already got a killer yellow and white table cloth that I bought at Target last year for $6.00! We'll have to see how this all comes together! Look for a reveal in about 2 weeks......gotta play this week since the kids are on Spring Break!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Sharing this idea with the following link-up parties:

CraftOManiac
TaterTots and Jello
Design Dazzle
Uncommon Designs
Savvy Southern Style
The 36th Avenue

Ivy and Elephants

Be sure to go by and see all of the other great ideas for DIY crafting!