Sleep With The Fishes

Alert! New crafting attempt. I will be making my own concrete vases. I have recently come across a "recipe" to make these awesome containers, in which the possibilities are apparently endless! Aside from all the different shapes that can be utilized, you can even use stain for color variation! The materials needed cost a grand total of $20. First attempt will hopefully be this weekend, I will keep you all posted.

Bye Bye Birdie

Last weekend I stopped off at my favorite antique store in all of Southern California, The Pasadena Salvation Army Antiques and Collectibles. There happened to be a storewide sale of 50% off(lucky me) so I picked up a few things here and a few things there. The one random object I bought that I am really excited about was this weird brassy gold tree stand that held these truly hideous bird statues of various color and species. Seeing the potential behind the ugliness, I bought the stand, broke the birds off, stripped it down to its nitty grits and repainted it with a matte acrylic brown. For under $10 I not only purchased the stand, but completely revamped the whole thing and scored an amazing jewelry tree in the process.