We Have a Winner!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered the Novica giveaway!  The lucky winner is~

jcamp78

Until next time...hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 

A Simple Little Re-Do...

This week I found a preserved boxwood topiary at the thrift store!  Boxwood can be pretty pricey, so I was happy to find it!  While pretty, it wasn't quite my style and needed some refreshing.  First,  I removed the fruit picks and fluffed out the boxwood.   The fruit will be great for another project in the future...maybe I'll glitter some for the holidays...

Next, I painted over the planter base with white acrylic craft paint and wiped off the excess with a paper towel, to distress the finish.

Finally, I added some new moss...

I love the simpler look...and the subtle color variations 
the boxwood has developed...

I found this big basket that day, too!  I love getting the look I want for thrift store prices!  Always check out the area where the store has old silk arrangements...even if the arrangement is awful, it may have a wonderful planter or vase hidden under the mess, or a great wreath to use as a base.  I recently found a wonderful McCoy planter filled with a really bad old flower arrangement! 
 

If you haven't already...be sure to stop by and enter my NOVICA gift certificate giveaway!  Ends Friday!

Until next time...