Dollar Store Chic

January 4, 2010 3 Comments

Remember this little guy?….BEFORE:
shanty1


AFTER:
shantya


I love how the glaze just files in the cracks and grooves of anything it touches! So easy!


shantyb


Thanks to Shanty2Chic for my new favorite way to turn junk into treasure.


Here are some other things I’ve been “Shantifying” both of them I snagged at the Dollar Tree when they were having their Christmas Clearance.


Before: Tacky Styrafoam Wall Hangings $1.50 for all three.

shantye


After: Beautiful “Plaster” looking Wall Hangings
shanty


Before: 6 pack of gold candy cane ornaments $1.00
shantyg


After:
shantyf

So this was how my kitchen shelf was decorated for….well, all of three days before I took it down and packed it up for the year……I can’t wait to enjoy it longer next Christmas!
shantyd


Yeah, and I’m on a horrible Shanty-Binge, here is my next target…the old end-table in our bedroom.
shantyh


Stay Tuned!


CCBlogSig

Tags: , , , Mommy Crafting
3 Comments to “Dollar Store Chic”
  1. WOW! That really does make quite the difference, huh? :) I’m gonna link to your post on the DSC facebook page since we’re so far past the holidays now (aww, so sad.)

    NICE!

  2. So, you spray paint the stuff first, then antique it with the glaze (paint on, wipe off)?

  3. Loni says:

    You are so talented. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful ideas, and all your many helpful sites. I wanted to pass on the sunshine award to you.

Leave a Reply

(required)

(required)


Croup….In the Summer? Really….?

He’s cute even when he’s sick isn’t he? Actually he’s just about all better now, but boy did we have...

Preschool Birds & Bees

So this afternoon, while talking with my middle child. (Yeah….got three children now…..that means one is in the...