Thursday, May 14, 2009

A piece of junk made into something pretty

Look at this little thing I found at a junk sale - I think it is some sort of vintage condiment caddy - it was an old and tarnished ( I love the tarnished pieces, but believe me this wasn't worth using like that). I painted it a sort of a shade of robins egg blue added a vintage rhinstone button to the indentation in the middle, a tiny rhinestone to the top underneath the handle...


Added some small glass vials I found on Etsy....


Added some buds from my garden, and voila! I love how it turned out.

11 comments:

blushing rose said...

Awesome! Melissa. What a clever creation. I'd NEVER have thought of this ... go girl!
TTFN ~ Marydon

The Pink Rose Cottage said...

Oh my!! I love it! You are so creative!

Unknown said...

I love how it turned out! SO shabby and wonderful!

Sandy~Romantique Inspirations~ said...

Hi melissa, It is so much fun to be creative and to be able to think outside the box to come up with something nice. This looks great! Sometimes with a little bit of paint and some extras can really make a difference..

It was so nice of you to stop over too!! Thanks

Enjoy your day-

Anonymous said...

This is a good makeover. Truly. I like each and every step you took to display it. Nice job.

A Southern Rose said...

What a great idea! I love it! Thanks for stopping by and leaving the sweet comments.

Rebecca Nelson said...

Melissa, I tried to write you back twice but both my emails were returned to me (I responded to the email with your Blog Address). I tried to Post earlier and it failed to go through. This is my second try. Here is the message from email (I deleted all your email address):

Your message was rejected by smtp.embarq.synacor.com for the following reason:

5.7.1 [SC12] Your email was rejected for policy reasons. Reasons for rejection may be related to content with spam-like characteristics or IP/domain reputation problems. Please contact your Email/Internet Service Provider for additional help.

The following recipients did not receive this message:

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Not sure what is up! :( I'm having to click POST COMMENT two times to get it to go through and that is AFTER I choose the profile.

xoRebecca

Tami said...

Very Cute!!

Gossamer Creations said...

Beautiful color of blue, cute creation. Great idea. Have a wonderful day.
~Sue~

Kris said...

Wonderful transformation and great up-cycle project. Thanks for sharing with everyone. Love the color you picked.

Have a great weekend

Kris

{Bellamere Cottage} said...

FAB-U-LOUS! My very favorite thing to do....make something useful and beautiful out of something yukky! You've done a great job with this one. PERFECTION.

Warm blessings,
Spencer