Upcycled Storage Tins

This project is as simple as it gets.  It took me about 3 minutes of actual work and 20 minutes of drying time.  So, in less than half an hour, I had a spiffy new storage container for my beads to go along with my button tin.

I was cleaning out my office and found this tin in my gift drawer.  I also happened to find a bag, a box and a sack full of beads.  Did I mention I am a craft hoarder?  A light bulb went off and I grabbed some cardboard, spray paint and the tin and headed outside.

It was a gorgeous day out so there was minimal time between the 2 coats I did.

The paint I had is actually Hi-Temp Engine paint that I got for my Button Craft Baby Gift.

As you can see, this simple, quick upcycle works awesome.  You could do decoration on top or the sides as well if you took the time.  Let me know if you try it.

Lace Painted Dining Table

I started this repainting project almost 2 years ago.  The top of this table was pretty trashed so I bought Zissner Cover Stain Oil Primer.  I did the first coat on March 30th, 2013.  Then, life happened.  I just never got around to finishing it.  Well, last weekend, we finally did.

This is after sanding the first two coats that had been on for 2 years.  We decided to do one more coat of primer and another round of sanding.

My adorable hubby Roger was better on the sander than I was.

After picking out my color and buying a sample size, we got to work.  We laid 2 coats of color.

Juanita, our Chrysler Imperial, was a little mad that we took her parking spot to paint the table.

Next, Roger papered and taped the area we wanted to paint and we laid down a piece of lace I got on clearance.

Then, we spray painted the table with white.

Then it was time to remove the lace, tape and paper to reveal out results.

Finally we did 2 coats of a protective clear coat over the entire table and moved it back inside.