Friday, January 7, 2011

50 cents and 10 minutes

All of the Christmas items at the Christmas Tree Shop are 75% off, so I bought this silver cocktail napkin box for $.50:
I sprayed it white:
and handpainted some checks:
and in 10 minutes I was finished:
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8 comments:

  1. SusanJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Awesome! Paint does wonders doesn't it?

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  2. Richella ParhamJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Wow! That's so cool! You are one handy woman with your black-and-white checks!

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  3. JaneJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    10 minutes and 50 cents....you can't beat that! That's a great transformation. I love all those black and white checks.
    Have a great weekend.
    Jane

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  4. Glenda/MidSouthJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Nice redo! You did good.
    Have a great weekend.

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  5. Sylvia (at) Lily's Pad and PetalsJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Beautiful - how do you do that paint technique?

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  6. One Cheap B*tchJanuary 8, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Very cute Patti! I haven't been there in a while but I'm hoping to get other there in the coming weeks to check out their Valentine's Day goodies.

    Jeanine

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  7. La Vie QuotidienneJanuary 8, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Aha...another McKensie-Childs project...very clever. Love the checks.(-:

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  8. Sandi~A Cottage MuseJanuary 9, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    So cute! When are you going to open up an Etsy shop?!!

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