. . . pinterest inspiration success . . .

. . . first of all ~

let me just say

regarding me

and recipes

and pinterest

and cooking . . .

. . . it's most likely ME . . .

. . . not the recipe . . .

. . . and i apologize

to the owners of the pins

of which i produced

less than stellar results . . .

~ ~ ~ moving on ~ ~ ~

. . . i love the transformation of

these goodwill vases . . .

. . . i learned a couple of things

along the way:

1} soaking in distilled white vinegar

helps remove water stains

and mineral marks inside

2} DO NOT touch the paint ~

not with a paint brush,

not with your finger,

not at all

3} tons of paint collects

inside at the bottom

and it's going to take

a long time to dry ~

don't try to dump it out

or hurry the process along

4} i love how they still have

the glassy/glossy look

on the outside

5} while the insides definitely

have a craft paint/matte finish

6} no water will ever go

in these pieces

7} i'll be gluing the vases

to the bases

{actually candlesticks, a little pillar plate, and an ash tray}

with glass bond

after everything

is really really really dry

. . . they look pretty fun

with my mary walker

and calendar page . . .

{maybe i oughta swap the valentines print for st. patricks}

{let's be honest . . . i'll most likely skip straight to easter}