Old To New Again

This past weekend was Yard Sale Days in my little town; which is basically a village wide yard sale which culminates with the Fire Department’s ‘famous’ chicken BBQ.  All in all, it is a good time.

With a $8.00 burning a hole in my pocket little man and I set out looking for a bargain. Before long, we were hauling our loot back to the house. I don’t want to brag (okay I sort of want to brag) but we got some great deals:

1. A pair of practically new high heals for 50 cents (seriously, how can you go wrong with that)
2. A set of 4 tea cups with matching saucers for $1.00 (Pinterest Challenge material maybe 😉 )
3. A container of blue decorative beads for a $1.00
4. A pair of picture frames for 50 cents
5. Toys, toys and some more toys. Seriously though, little man was an awesome bargain hunter. He was able to get a  toy bat, three action heroes and the Joker Playhouse (a $30.00 value in store) for $2.00. That’s my boy!

I have a ton of DIY projects planned but for this post, let’s go back to those picture frames I mentioned.

This not so attractive pair cost me a grand total of 50 cents. They had some nicks and dings in them, but I thought that added some character so I snagged them up. Now comes the fun part.

Step one, dismantle and give them a quick clean. Then I laid them out on some newspaper to dry while I prepped for step two.

Step two, pick a beautifully bright spray paint. Easy peasy!

This particular brand said it had a primer in it and bonded to plastic, wood, wicker, etc.

Step three, spray, spray, spray.

It took several coats to cover up the darker frame. When I do this again (and I definitely will) I am thinking I am going to prime the frames first. Anyways, as my beautifully yellow frames laid drying in my yard, I had a tough decision to make; what was I going to put in them…pictures, a cute saying, a letter….the possibilities were endless.

I managed to narrow it down to four possibilities.

And here is the finished product.

I haven’t decided where I am going to hang these beauties yet, so for right now I have them propped up on a desk. I must say, I am quite smitten with the yellow frames. They are so vibrant and bright, you can’t help but smile when you look at them.

Let’s do one more before and after.

Before:

After:

What do you think? Do you like the colour? Would you do this for your home? Have you done this?