Another Art Project

Maybe you saw my previous post where I worked on an art project.

The full post and tutorial can be found here

Then last summer I bought this hot mess at a second hand store for $0.50

I've been ignoring it for ages, but then last weekend I had a moment of brilliance and it went from blah to fabulous in under an hour.

First, you'll need some electrical tape and tape your pattern on. I would have used the letters again on this ... but the oil paint was too thick and lumpy.

Then you have to spray paint it gold. I didn't go too heavy, but I like the pattern showing through. 

Lovely.

Now hanging in my dining room. Art work for $0.50

A Pinterest Project: Artwork

A few months ago I found this great tutorial for some homemade wall art from Southern Belle Soul, Mountain Bride Heart - which was an idea from A Beautiful Mess (which is what made me fall in love with their site to begin with).  

Anyway, they inspired me to create something great out of an old piece of art. Enter Yard Sales.

Maybe you remember when I bought this painting about a month ago. It was a grand seventy-five cents and isn't really fine art. But I thought it'd do.

Supplies Needed:

A Painting

Repositionable Letters

Can of Spray Paint

Step 1. Get a Piece of art you don't mind painting over.

Step 2. Using sticky, repositionable letters, write out your quote of choice. I had to buy two packages for enough vowels - so plan accordingly. 

Caution: Make sure the letters are pretty even if you think that things being out of whack may bother you. 

Step 3. Prepare your painting area. I used a throw away drop cloth on my porch.

Step 4. Give the painting an even coat all over. Depending on the color paint you choose and what you are covering, you may need more than one coat - but that was all I needed here.

Step 5. Wait until paint is at least semi-dry. I was much too anxious to wait for it to dry all of the way - so I pealed them off before everything was all of the way dry.

Step 5b. I used a tweezers to pull the letters off - this was good to keep my fingers paint free and to not damage any paint.

Step 6. Save the letters - they are still plenty sticky and can be reused.

Step 7. Enjoy your finished project! Glee!!

Back on the band wagon...

... of yard saleing that is :) 

After a couple of weeks missing out on the sales, I was glad to get back at it again today. Here are the "scores"!!

Today I went to a mere 8 sales (normally I hit up around 20) and my mom came along with me. Because we are slow when we shop together, the eight sales took me what 20 normally take. Oh well, it was a fun morning for us that was finished off with coffee and looking at houses.

Here is everything I nearly stole today :)

Green Depression Glass Bowls                                             $5.00

Glass Salad Bowl                                                         $0.75

Matted Print of a store window with clouds                                     $1.00

Matted Black and White Picture of a Quilt hanging on the Line                      $1.00

Vintage Purse                                                          $5.00

Inside View of Purse

Ocean Painting (Oil on Canvas)                                               $0.75

(I'm going to use it for THIS project!!)

Sub Total $13.50

Coffee with my Mom $10.24

Grand Total $23.74