It started with a pocketful of change, a wee early morning hour on Saturday, and vision…
$.50 glass/brass tea tray, and $.25 Hutschenreuther Gelb
(made in Bavaria Germany) china sugar set from two different yard sales.
Spray paint given to me by yard “seller.”Adorning this tray, I could feel the vision taking form…
It was clear in my mind, but it didn’t transfer correctly to the green bottle.But never fear, I had the necessary old faithful on hand to remedy this malady.
60 seconds later…
and life was good again…vision complete.
Ahhh…
are there any sweeter moments on a Saturday morning than yard sales, spray paint and coffee?
Hmm….
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I don’t comment much Jen… but I love reading your blog. I always save them for last in my reader because there is such wisdom behind them… whether it be in parenting, home managing stuff, being frugal, meal planning… or just being a woman… thank you!
I have a passion for garage sales… My mom is the queen and can find pretty much anything at a sale – truly amazing. I was thinking of you today when I finished up an ecourse on shopping at garage sales for eBay inventory… Unfortunately, garage sales and eBay are why I have way more stuff than I need though… I’d buy something to resell and decide to keep it! lol… sometimes those good deals are just too good to pass up! 🙂
Thanks again for sharing!
I’d love to go treasure hunting with you! I spray everything and it makes me so happy! It looks beautiful Jen!
~Kim
love it!
I love your passion for doing these things and for your family. you are motivating us always here at the zcouple. thank you so much.
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I’ve never seen one like that…very cool! Love it! I am so going garage sale-ing this weekend!
That turned out so pretty!
Mmmmmm….spray paint-y goodness. I love what can be done with something so simple as a can of paint. Beautiful.
Hmmmm…perhaps I need to go garage sale-ing. I bet my husband would think otherwise! Actually, I’m trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff at a garage sale this weekend. Wish me luck!
Looks GREAT…I love finds like this!
sandy toe
Wow! It looks great! 😀
Looks lovely! Spray paint is a miracle worker isn’t it?
Once this retreat is over with and my craft fair I’m working feverishly to get stocked is done, I’m SO yard saling it!!! You find the cutest stuff!
That is so cute! I wish our garage sales around where I live weren’t all on Thursdays when I work. I will have to start looking for some more on the weekends!
Looks great!
Thanks for your comment on 1 Smart Mama – I haven’t seen the interview with Fox. Could you post a link with your comment so other visitors can see it too? Thanks!
I envy that creative gene! You do such awesome work.
Hi Jen 🙂
This post made me laugh, because I just tried painting our iron door mat green and had to rescue it with my old faithful too. I love what you did with yours 🙂
rue
You have inspired me to go treasure hunting!!
No, there are NOT sweeter moments than that! I love how that tray turned out! Great find!
The tray is very cute. I paint everything and have a stack to start painting when my “garage” project is done. But I have to buy my paint, I am not as good a thrift shopper as you.
I wish you and I lived together. You could help me with couponing and I would show those two girls and you how to sew. You never know, I might need to find more victims to sew for. I am always on the look out for potential people to subject my sewing skills on!!!
Be afraid, your girls could be next.
Cynthia
Beautiful. I have a real weakness for sugar and cream sets.
Yeah Miss Jen! I was able to get to you today. You were one of my favs that my darn stinkin’ computer kept knocking me off of. So glad I could come and stay a bit. Dont you just love spraypaint! Pretty pretty! Missed ya!
Ooooh, great finds! I love that sugar set and the white tray looks great!
I am inspired! I hope I can sneak out to go garage-saling this Saturday!! Blessings!
again just way too cute! I hope to hit up some sales this weekend. I have some spray paint that is itching to cover something.
I really need to get some spray paint…and I really need to get to a yard sale…lol!
Beautiful end result!
Wonderful! I’m going to garage sales this weekend and will be on the lookout for items needing a transformation!
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Just love that sugar and creamer and that tray turned out beautifully! I haven’t found any garage sales here with those kind of items. Ah,spray paint it is a wonderful thing 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Crystal
thehummingbirdcottage.blogspot.com
what a fabulous and sweet little find!
LOVE it!!!! 🙂
Spray paint rocks! It turned out beautiful.
I just posted about spraying a light fixture pink. It made a world of difference!
Isn’t it amazing what white spraypaint can do?
🙂
Fab find, honey!
How beautiful!
Love that! I do love to spray paint, and to yard sale. I’m hoping to get back to both when the days slow down a bit. 😉
I heart spray paint!
That is such a pretty set! I love what you did!