Day Strippin' and Dirty Stuff

Today, I enjoyed having something turn out just as I hoped it would. Success at stripping! Normally I'm putting ON the paint. I do enjoy that process so much more than taking it off...

I also was bummed because something didn't turn out well at all. A small industrial box was immune to stripper. Quel dommage!  I just wonder what kind of paint it is! 

Of course, the big success is pictured above. I LOVE it. I'm pretty sure it is from Mexico. It was tres grungy when I found it, but I hoped it would look just like it does after a little stripper and some elbow grease.

I did not lie when I told you it was grungy. It was spray painted gold, over chartreuse. (NO, not by me.)
I spied it at the now-defunct Jack & Greg's thrift store, and paid a buck-fifty for it. (At least that's what it was marked. They always bundled there, so it could've been less.)

There were a couple of "unh" moments, too. Comme ci, comme ca.  A different tray I've had for years needs a good workout with a wire brush - it has cut outs, so stripping it is a bigger chore. 

Though I had mixed results. It was all worth it just for the results with the Mexican tray.

This metal sugar canister was antiqued 70s avocado green paint, which turned out to be painted over a yellow enamel bottom with a black lid. (The photo below is a truer color.)

It still needs some more elbow grease and maybe another coat of stripper, but I'm finished stripping for the day. So it can wait until another Saturday - unless a little scraping with a razor blade will do the trick.

I'll also be doing a little more detail work on this baby:

I actually considered leaving traces of chartreuse in the creases, because a little pop of chartreuse is something I appreciate. (Remember my kitchen?)

But Hannah advised to get it all off. ("It's not white...")

I think she's right. So, out come the little files and picks. But it can wait for a weeknight while I watch a little TV.

Now, I just need to figure out where it will live...

Word for the Day:
Matthew 27:31

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.

Possibly Linking With
Sunday
http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Thrifty Treasures
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://dagmarbleasdale.com/	Thrifty & Vintage Finds Link Party
http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/	Tutorials & Tips Link Party
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhill-ranch.com	The Scoop
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.timewashed.com	Blissfully White Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/	Primp Your Stuff Wed
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.greenwillowpond.com/	What We Accomplished Wednesday
Thursday
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com	Rustic Restorations Weekend
http://www.shakentogetherlife.com/	What’s Shakin’ Link Party
http://vintageinteriorblogs.blogspot.com/	Weekend
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday

Skulls and Antlers

I've said it before, and I'll probably keep saying it from time to time, because I just never stop being amazed at what you can find at garage sales.

KyAnne found them to be very interesting as well. 

I had already purchased a shelf, a couple of necklaces to take apart and use components in my own jewelry, and a vintage silver piece. 

As I was leaving, a pile of antlers caught my eye.
Seven pairs of vintage antlers, to be exact. 

Two have skulls, two are mounted on wood plaques, and the others are like this:

They were pretty shocked when I told them I wanted to buy all of them. (I plan to list them on Etsy.)

I quickly painted the wooden plaques with my ASCP French Linen. I'll show you the finished update this weekend.

Hannah has dibs on one full skull piece. I think I'll keep the other. The others will probably go to Etsy.

A decade ago, I would not have considered this to be such a find. I may have bought one or two...isn't it funny how things change?

Word for the Day:
Ezekiel 37:1-3
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 

Linking With
Sunday
http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Thrifty Treasures
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://dagmarbleasdale.com/	Thrifty & Vintage Finds Link Party
http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/	Tutorials & Tips Link Party
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhill-ranch.com	The Scoop
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.timewashed.com	Blissfully White Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/	Primp Your Stuff Wed
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.greenwillowpond.com/	What We Accomplished Wednesday
Thursday
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com	Rustic Restorations Weekend
http://vintageinteriorblogs.blogspot.com/	Weekend
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday