The one with pigs

Hello crafters! I'm finally starting my blog! And because it's the first post I thought I would start out with an easy craft of re-purposing a few knick knacks I had laying around the house with a little spray paint. My inspiration for this craft came from Sherri and John over at www.younghouselove.com I love what they do with spray paint and tiny items so I decided to try it myself. And it didn't turn out too bad!

While roaming my local thrift store I spotted a tiny little piggy bank that was just screaming to go home with me. And while it's not a looker, I immediately had grander plans for it! Key lime spray paint was in it's future!

(Before the spraying commenced)

(During the beautification process)

(New home amongst his people)

 After my trip to the thrift store, I raced home to see what else I would paint and I found this. This little guy has been sitting on my shelf for over 2 years holding a candle that was never lit.

He's just a plain glass candle holder I found in another thrift store during my travels. He looks okay but he is definitely missing something.  Perhaps a little paint? Yes!

(Doing his new job: q-tip holder)

This little guy now sits in my powder room serving the very important job of holding q-tips. And the pop of color makes him so much nicer looking.

Awhile back I told my dad, from here on out he shall be known as Papa Marx, that I was looking for some brass candle sticks. Not only did he find me brass candle sticks galore I got a tiny brass vase. It was a fine looking vase but I didn't really know what to do with it. Sadly it's been sitting in a closet since I received it. Continuing with my green kick I decided to spruce it up a bit.

(Pre- makeover)

(Post- makeover in it's new home)

The brass took the paint very nicely and now it is very nicely holding a plum flower amongst my crystal.

Lastly, I found this faux starfish amonst the treasures at the thrift store. By nature I am drawn to anything ocean related. I immediately went in for a closer look. 

It looked fine all on it's own but since I was on the painting kick I thought I would give it a healthy coat of white just to spruce it up. I am happy to announce it worked just how i had hoped. It looks brighter and whiter than I could have hoped.

She now rests amongst my books as an accent piece. I feel like it could transition to many spaces through out my home so who knows where it will end up.

Overall it was a very nice first experience with spray painting. I can definitely see myself spray painting a lot more in the future.

Until then,

Anna