Friday, April 17, 2009

Made new with paint




On one of my trips to the Goodwill a few weeks ago, I found a minnow bucket for a dollar and there was no way I could pass it up. No idea at the time what I would do with it, but that's not even a minor problem so I bought it. Today the sun was out and it was nice outside, I had a can of spray paint I had bought from a clearance shelf last summer and I decided to use it on the minnow bucket. I have a very small porch on the front of my house, so tomorrow, I am taking a table that has been stored in the garage all winter, sitting it in the corner of the porch with my 'newly' painted minnow bucket. As much as I would love to put real flowers in it, there are too many holes and not sure what I could put in it anyway that could handle the direct sun that it will get. Artificial may be the best I can do.:(

10 comments:

roseylittlethings said...

I love it, that is soo cute! Very clever, I would not have known what it was:)

Sixpence and A Blue Moon said...

Thanks.:) It was cheap...and easy.:)) I knew what it was having grown up on the rivers in Missouri. Amazing what you can do with a $1 can of paint. Thanks for the comment!

Anonymous said...

It's absolutely adorable.... great color choice! Take photo when it's on the table and show us what it looks like on the porch! :-)

Di
The Blue Ridge Gal

Sixpence and A Blue Moon said...

I will do that, Di. I was going to get the table out this morning, but we are getting rain. I am hoping it will clear up this afternoon and I can do it then. Thanks for stopping in. Have a wonderful weekend.

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Pattie said...

That looks really nice! I love the arrangement, but I just noticed the Parmesan chicken so I'm off to click :D

Sixpence and A Blue Moon said...

Jessica, thank you for the info on Mary Anne's site. I will most definitely check it out. I am a quote junkie.:) Thank you for stopping it and commenting. I appreciate it.

Sixpence and A Blue Moon said...

Hi Patti! Thanks for stopping by. And that "Parmesan Chicken" is one of my favorite recipes. I also use it on tilapia and it turns out delicious!!!

Resweater said...

LOVE the minnow bucket!

gina said...

great idea and great find can go wrong with a buck.