just a little spray paint

it's amazing what spray paint can do!  if you remember this post ,about an old bird cage i found at a junk store, then you will be happy to know that i have completed the makeover!  the rusty birdcage went from this:

to this:

all it took was one can of glossy white spray paint, a cute fat bird, some books and springy blossoms.  i have seen pictures with many birdcages, different sizes and different colors and they are just adorable.  i will say though, i have a new found respect for those people who build ships in little bottles.  this particular cage only had one way to get inside...a 3" x 4" door and it was a pain...the cute fat bird almost didn't make it!  i have another spray paint project that i will post about soon, so stay tuned, ya hear?

what have you transformed with spray paint?

crafty ideas

i wish i was more of a "crafty" person.  i always see things and think, "that is so cute and i could so make that"....but rarely do i actually tackle the project. 

for instance....i have a super cute chair at my house that i found at a garage sale in guthrie a couple of weeks ago.  with a change of upholstery it would be perfect.  but i haven't gotten that far yet, so it sits in my living room screaming at me everytime i look at it! 

anyways...i was browsing a couple of blogs that i frequent and came across these pictures....

{found here at smile and wave}

click here

and here

and here

and here

are these not adorable?  i'm not a big fan of cheesy decorations, but these are vintagy {which i'm really digging right now} and just plain cute.  the first one that i found on smile and wave is quite a bit too tedious of a job for me.  i like the idea of using an old shirt or something, but the whole hand stitching aspect just doesn't work for me.  that's why i love the next 4....it's yarn!  they are super, super cute.  i also love the felt flowers that are one them...i need to check etsy on those.  i think i might actually attempt one...we will see...they would be cute christmas gifts!

any easy crafty projects that you are working on?