Living on Cypress Hill: magazine holder

I know lots of you have talked about how you love spray paint, but I have never been that good at it. About the only thing I spray paint regularly are the two rocking chairs I keep on the front porch.

I bought an old, beat up magazine holder a few weeks ago for about two dollars. I thought it would be good to practice on since I have a tendency to practice on real things that don't always look as great as I'd hoped in the end. My plan was to just brush paint it, since that's what I usually do. However, I wanted it green and I didn't have a can of green paint and naturally when I decided I wanted it done, I wanted it done - Right. Now.

Also, I realized brush painting in between the slots wouldn't be near as easy as spray paint. And for a non-spray painter like me, I sure do have lots of cans of spray paint!

Anyway, here is the before. I have a cutesy little helper in the background. :)

And here is an after.

I distressed it and decided it needed something since it's kinda large. I used the side that had the flower design in the before picture since the edges were in a little better shape. I used the cricut to made a stencil and then used my watery ugly beige paint to write out 'magazines.' I then distressed over that hoping to blend it to look old. I think it would have been better if I had used the other side to put the word since there was a raised area from the flower, but I still like it. The guys like it too. Of course, they're guys. :) We'll see if my daughter likes it the next time she comes home. :)

Either it was sunny... or it was way too dark. :)

Monday, April 2, 2012

Spray Painted Magazine Rack

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