I’ve done this trick before.
I took this:
And turned it in to this:
This was the 6th blog post I ever wrote and you can find it in it’s entirety here:
http://ajunkchicklife.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-rooster.html?m=1
Well.
I’m about to do it again.
Last weekend when Big Daddy and I were off junkin’ in South Carolina I ran across these:
Now let me preface this by saying that had I not JUST bought those two china Quail I probably would not have looked twice at these ceramic ones. I found these in the very next thrift shop we went in.
For $3.
When I was a little girl I took a ceramics class with my Mama, her sister and three of my cousins. The class was held at a very nice lady’s house named Pat. Long story short, we all turned out LOTS of stuff like these birds. In fact the rooster was one of my Mama’s projects from that very class. It sat on her back porch for YEARS until I brought it home about a year ago and gave it Country French (sorta) makeover.
Today, the Quail get one.
Two really good coats of Annie Sloan Old White chalk paint and a tiny miracle happened.
What a lovely, calming effect Old White seems to have on anything you cover it with. If you are going to purchase your first chalk paint, let it be Old White.
Let this be a junkin’ lesson from your friend Paige:
Do not overlook the tacky.
And NEVER underestimate the power of paint!
Paige
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Simply Marvelous! Love them!
I picked up the exact same pair of birds at a thrift store and painted them Old White too! They look so much better white, don't they? Love how the rooster turned out too.
What a great makeover, you gave those quail a brand new lease on life! And, I couldn't agree more that you should never underestimate the power of paint! I'm featuring you on Talented Tuesday this week, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!