Somethin’ for Nothin’

Author:  Autumn

Don’t you just love it when you can create silk from a sow’s ear?  (I love that old saying and have been waiting for the right time to use it!)

Well, I did just that.  When we moved in, I discovered an old yellow trash can with yellow flowers that the previous owner had left behind.  I painted it white and stopped at that.  However, last week when I was avoiding another project, I decided to do something to the waste basket and then use it in our powder room, here.

This is the waste basket with just the white paint on it.

I have read so much about the Graphics Fairy, and I went to her website and printed out two of these labels.

I tore them instead of cutting them so they would look older.

I then decoupaged the graphics to two sides of the trash can.

When it was dry, I applied some brown Briwax so it would look aged. The rough areas around the edge picked up the wax a little more, and I am not so happy about that.  Then I taped off an area to paint B.M. Palladian Blue, the same color as the powder room walls.

Finally, I sprayed it with two coats of acrylic sealer so that it would be protected.  It works well in the powder room and since it cost me nothing, I am happy with the final result.  Oink, Oink!

Take care.

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