I consider myself a "cheap date" because I can be entertained for hours for very little money. That's one of the reasons I take myself out and the same reason I take myself to flea markets and yard sales. This particular date was a church rummage sale where I spent one dollar on myself. That $1 kept me busy for hours planning and executing what I wanted to do with this.
A little clean up was in order followed by a primer coat.
The inside a couple coats of a teal blue called SHOCK TURQUOISE from Montana Gold Paints. (actually more shocking than my moniter registers.)
Flipped open it seemed to call out for lettering, don't you think?
Me too! I like this font, especially the "g" and I really did think that hydrangeas would look bountiful in this container. Now, the wait was on for the hydrangeas to bloom. There was a wet Spring snow on the ground the day I found this little box so the wait was a while.
Here we are in the first week of June when the hydrangeas should be bursting forth with big round faces in a full range of shades of pink and blue. Something like the ones I remember from last year.
Like this.
And this!...Allow me just one more.
Instead they are struggling to hold their heads up in 93-99 degree heat day after day after day. Mother Nature is at it again. I have five bushes and from those I was able to find enough for a bouquet. I plopped them in some cool water and left them overnight. They sucked up most of the water in the pitcher and looked a lot healthier for it.
I think I appreciate them even more because they tried so hard to live up to their reputation. In a way that makes them even more beautiful.
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I rather liked it just the way it was but that seemed too simple. Besides I'm not in the rustic mode right now.
The outside recieved a nice shiny silver galvanized look.
Here we are in the first week of June when the hydrangeas should be bursting forth with big round faces in a full range of shades of pink and blue. Something like the ones I remember from last year.
Instead they are struggling to hold their heads up in 93-99 degree heat day after day after day. Mother Nature is at it again. I have five bushes and from those I was able to find enough for a bouquet. I plopped them in some cool water and left them overnight. They sucked up most of the water in the pitcher and looked a lot healthier for it.
Not as vibrant and perky as last year but they are doing their best for the photo shoot.
Remember, it is still in the mid-nineties today when this shot was taken.
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Another beautiful project.
ReplyDeleteLove they hydrangeas and the toolbox with the turquoise inside. How did you do the lettering? With a Cricut? Silhouette?
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