crafty days

hey kids. so a couple weeks ago i was up at my parents house and my mom told me about this guy who goes around the country buying junk and then sells it. so we did a little shopping. after thinking about some of the stuff i felt like i kinda got ripped off and paid too much but whatevs. it was like walkin thru a semi expensive goodwill. i'll stick to the regular goodwill from now on. like one of the things i got was a percolator, looks fabulous. he said it worked and it cost $25. when he was adding up all the stuff he said he'd just charge $20. but when we got home i was adding up all the stuff in my head and he still charged $25! haha oh, and the friggin percolator doesn't stop percolating! it keeps bouncin. so it is forever just for looks and the plug was thrown away. lesson learned.

so this little beauty of a fan was $5. doesn't work. i know the guys gotta make money but come on! the thing doesn't even work! i guess i shouldn't have said "oh that's fine! i'm just gonna use it as decoration." aye. so anyhoo, i fixed er up. still not set on the colors but it will work for now. it's a pain to take apart. i might just have to paint it one solid color instead of trying to be fancy.

here are some before pictures...

and after...

very simple but i liked it. the green is avocado:) i rubbed the blades with my faux glaze. i swear everything in my house is gonna be glazed soon...i have a problem.

next up is a lurrrvely table. i modpodged it while i was in high school i believe with lil magazine snip-its. i was torn about tearin all that up and painting it. then i got ideas so i had to do it. i did it all day today. well a majority of the day. i got a sunburn too:) yay. more like farmers tan.

before:

after:

sorry, it's dark outside so the pix aren't great--once again, i used avocado and faux glaze. rubbed that baby down. i kinda like it. i was a little worried bout it but it's good for now. i just gotta figure out where to put it and what to use it for.

finally, those bloody cake stands i promised years ago. here are some pix. not quite sure why the white ones look all crooked but they're not. maybe it's the carpet. whatevs. i haven't used em yet. not sure what to do with them so they're just sitting on my shelf for now.

that's all for now. i think.