First off, let me appologize for being mia for a couple days, I have been super busy, and super back to work :( But I'm back!As I mention is a previous post, here. I have this vase(below)
that I'm just not diggin anymore. They have been sitting in my garage. And after a little inspiration surfing, I wound up at Pottery Barn (who doesn't end up there?) And was inspired by these...
So after some thought, I decided to texture my vase first with some tissue paper
once it dried for about 1 day, I took it out to spray paint it... (missed these pics, sorry) Well I painted it a dark green first, then a lime green.
There just wasn't enough depth to the color...so I brought the vase is and sponged some white craft paint randomly all over it, that was way too stark, so I took some espresso stain, and smeared it all over, then wiped it off. The dark color gathered in the cracks and crevices just right...and here it is...
Now to add the net...What made me decide on this design, was this fishing net decor I found at the dollar tree....
I was super jazzed when I saw it, and it worked perfectly. I stretched it across the vase, and cut...then tacked it on with scotch tape, until I got it how I wanted it,
then I used hot glue to stick each knot to the vase....this net ain't going anywhere :)
The whole thing came together real nicely! I like it alot!
Oh and Oh My Goodness!
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21 comments:
This is really pretty - I love how you explained the challenges you faced and how you overcame them.
Great tips on painting - I've often had the problem of not enough depth of color.
Love what you did :-)
i love it! i like the idea of the tissue paper...i have a ton of it, and am constantly looking for crafty ways to use it! :)
Great job and inexpensive too...way to use what you got!!
There you go again!!! Another great one! Oh and can I just admit the minor blonde moment I had when I read the beginning of your post?
Me: "Mia? why is she calling herself Mia?" Then of course the light bulb went off and I quickly realized MIA as in M.I.A. as in Missing In Action. Ya- um I'm tired. Well tired and blonde ;)
this turned out beautiful!! Love the idea of using tissue paper for texture... I need to try that.
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thanks for stopping by a little lovely! good luck with your kitchen!!
Nikki I am impressed! You did a fantastic job! I love it, and never thought of tissue paper....ahh the possibilities of all this crafting I am learning....so inspired by all you creative chickies! Have a great weekend.
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good job on the vase, it looks great!
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I love what you did with this vase. How many people would have just gotten rid of it instead of creating a beautiful piece of art. I love it :)
Cute
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Great job - I'm very impressed!!
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Have a great day,
Lindsay
How creative - it looks great. Stopping by from FF & your newest follower :)
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That's very, very cool! I loved it without the net - although the net is cool, too. :) Great job and great ideas!
That vase turned out fantastic. Where do you get your ideas. I have absolutely no imagination when it comes to stuff like that.
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TOTALLY FABULOUS! it turned out great! :)
I KNOW!!
I was featured, too! :) Yay, us!! I DO love your vase, girl. It's gorgeous and you deserve to be featured. Happy feature day!
Well done! I really like the texture of the tissue paper. Thanks for sharing ... I've posted a link.
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