Last Chocolate Spray Painting Project...I Promise

I know...more chocolate spray painting, but it's Easter this Sunday and I'm trying to sneak in this one last project. You can click HERE and HERE for the other 2 posts if you missed them.

Chocolate anyone?

This is the before...for $1.00

Takes 2 thin coats of paint. Just spray the front...

the back and then each side for total coverage. I sprayed 2 thin coats.

So cute!

Great plastic eggs to hold treats...like money.

My 2 daughters in college love the money eggs!!

You can add candy too, but make sure the paint smell is completely gone.

Great for small toys and then package them in the egg carton.

You can also decorate with them too. A little nest with a confused chick..."did I come from a chocolate egg?"

Fun Easter grass...

Don't forget all the projects together!!

There's still time to paint...so HOP to it!! Lol

Have a great day,
~Karen~

Tool Time Tuesday...Spray Painting Easter Eggs

On Tuesdays, you'll always find something fun to make or some great "tool" to use. Well, today it's both. We will be spray painting Easter eggs with a great painting tool I've been using for a while. By the way, they are plastic Easter eggs, not the hard boiled kind!! Lol

Doesn't this egg look good enough to eat? Yummy chocolate? Nope...painted plastic Easter egg!

A jumbo plastic Easter egg from Walmart and my favorite paint...Krylon really sprays on nicely and looks great.

It's a big egg...great for decorating.

Here's the paint name. I've posted this color before for a bunny I painted. It's a satin finish.

OMG...it looks like it was just dipped in a chocolate fondue!!

These 2 part eggs are great for putting little gifties or treats in.

Here's the bunny I painted last year. Click HERE to see that post. They both make a cute arrangement.

I realized the egg has little holes on the front and back. Not sure why, but I took advantage of the situation.

Ribbon!!

Thread the wired edge ribbon through the holes.

and tie into a cute little bow.

Now the arrangement is all decked out for the holiday.

Here's the tool I was talking about. It's a spray can nozzle with a trigger.

Slides over the top of the can.

When you pull the trigger, the mechanism inside pushes the spray button.

Really saves your fingers and no messy paint on them either.

Have fun painting your eggs. Just make sure you tell people it's not real or they may take a bite out of it!!

This would be great to paint all the little plastic eggs too and display them in a pretty bowl or Easter basket.

Have a happy Tuesday,
~Karen~

Before and After Spray Painting...

Thought I would share some before and afters of more spray painting adventures. You know I love consignment shops, thrift stores and yard sales too, but you have to look beyond what something looks like to see the gem inside.

This was an old letter holder with broken hooks...I think it was 50 cents.

The magic of black spray paint...what else but black spray paint for me!! Great spot for the kids' car keys and their incoming mail.

I couldn't find small enough hooks for this, so I used brass picture hangers and spray painted them with a galvanized metal paint.

Our sad mailbox was all rusted. Can't spend money on a new one when something still works, but just looks bad.

Hubby sanded down the rusted areas...

and then I used a metal primer...

Looks a lot better even with the primer.

but even better with a final coat of tan paint to match the house. I also sprayed the flag a nice new red.

An ok looking thermometer...

Much better with a coat of black spray paint. I used a plate rack instead of mounting it on the wall.

See that little topiary over there on the left? I personalized it a little with an old tie clip...

 
It has my husbands first name initial on it.

just clips to one of the leaves.

Adds a special touch...

Look around your house, attic or basement, I know there must be something that can be spray painted for a whole new look.

Happy spray painting,
~Karen~

Easter Decor...I Love Spray Paint!

A yummy chocolate Easter Bunny right?

No...and old ceramic bunny I bought for 75 cents in a consignment shop a few years ago.

It's been in a box waiting for the right thing to do with it...then I found this great spray paint.

This is how it sprayed on...with that nice satin finish. I didn't do anything else.

I found the paint in Walmart...it's for outdoor spaces. It sprays on so nice and evenly. Great coverage fast.

Here's the color.

He looks so yummy, I want to bite his ear off!!

Go through your Easter decorations that you haven't used in years and see what a little chocolate paint can do!

Have a great day,
~Karen~