In the lead is the idea from Heather to paint it white and place pretty blue bottles on top (GASP!), so I am thinking of doing coats of watered-down white and then beginning a hunt for blue mason jars. I'm also pondering painting the inside the dreamy blue color, just to get it out of my system. I don't see this project happening until fall but am looking forward to it.
MEANWHILE ...
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The other day I found an almost-full quart of aqua paint in the basement. I can't recall what the original intent was but suddenly found myself gathering up everything I could to paint.
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Remember this once-red then-lilac chair? It didn't stand a chance of not being painted. As you can see, I even painted an emptied spice jar, now a vase! Nothing was safe.
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Then in stolen bits of time I added decals ...
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and added a "test" jar to my online shop, Tinkered Treasures ...
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and then decoupaged an old hanger.
Still have a few painted odds and ends left to play with, too. Hope you're also finding a little time to play this summer!
xo
elyse