Most of us are experiencing winter weather like crazy these days. This kind of weather makes me want to do 1 of 2 things:
*Curl up on the couch and do nothing.
OR
*Redecorate and reorganize the whole house.
A few weeks ago, I was feeling a little of the latter coming on and decided that I'd tackle a small project during an afternoon. During this particular afternoon, it was sunny (gasp!) and above 50 degrees (gasp again!), so I felt like doing something kinda spring-ish.
A few years ago, we bought a welcome mat for our main entrance. It was all cute with flowers and bright and colorful and it was made from recycled materials which meant it was eco-friendly and it would last for a long time...oh and it was on sale! Perfect! However, like most things that get a lot of foot traffic, it began to show signs of wear and our once cute and colorful mat all of a sudden looked like this:
So, I decided to give it a little face lift. I used a couple of small paint brushes, some craft paint and turned it into this:
We wondered if it would wear off quickly, but so far, it's showing no signs of wear! And the recycled welcome mat lives on!
-Sarai
Linking this project up here:
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Ok, that's stinkin' cute. And in a few years, you can paint flowers that are different colors. I'm a fan!
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ReplyDeleteGreat way to kill a crafty urge and save some $ at the same time!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny that you did this project. Just the other day we were heading out our front door & my daughter said: "Mom, our Welcome is going away." I jumped right in & said: "I guess we've been wearing out our welcome." Hubby chimes in with: "ba da bum".
ReplyDeleteI think it's time to rehab ours too.
Save some of those painting skills for my house! (if it ever gets done...)
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