A new Goodwill just opened up near my house - which is totally exciting. Yes, I said exciting. Even though my son likes to remind me (a lot) that it's always junk and I rarely find anything good there, I STILL love my Goodwill. Because honestly, a score is a score - even if it's a rare one, right?
I feel like I got a great Goodwill score recently - I was rolling through there just perusing the shelves of knick knacks and baskets and old kitchen appliances and BAM-O...there was this old, antique-y, ornate picture frame. When I say old, I mean old. A few small pieces of it were falling off in the corners, and the glass had come loose and was hanging there haphazardly...but I saw serious potential.
(I can even hang super cute wristlets on it too!)
I feel like I got a great Goodwill score recently - I was rolling through there just perusing the shelves of knick knacks and baskets and old kitchen appliances and BAM-O...there was this old, antique-y, ornate picture frame. When I say old, I mean old. A few small pieces of it were falling off in the corners, and the glass had come loose and was hanging there haphazardly...but I saw serious potential.
Isn't it pretty? On the back - which is wood, by the way - is scrawled MADE IN HOLLAND. I totally picture cute little old Holland-ish (ok...Dutch) men building these great picture frames. And no, I am not willing to admit that it's more likely that it came from some factory or something. No, I prefer to think this was an amazing find at my local Goodwill for $5.99. Ok? Thanks.
I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to use this picture frame for, and to be totally honest with you - I can't promise I won't repurpose it later on. It's just too awesome to be stuck doing one job for the rest of its life. But, this pin got my creative juices flowing first so this is where the frame will begin it's new and fabulous journey:
I had to check out Two Girls Being Crafty for the lowdown on this cute project. As soon as I read the post, I knew it was fate because she made a NKOTB reference. Um hello? Me + NKOTB go way back. Jordan Knight still makes me swoon. But, I digress...
I was glad I had rescued this frame from a life of dusty Goodwill shelves because I was about to make it even more AWESOME. Here is where I am going to issue a warning though - if you think old, beautiful things should be left alone PLEASE AVERT YOUR EYES. Seriously, I'm telling you right now...if paint horrifies you, you better just close the blog window now and I promise not to be offended...
I happen to have some of the most glorious, glossy teal paint on hand that I am getting ready to use for another project (TBA in the very near future!) and I just KNEW this frame had to be bright teal. It was screaming at me. And who am I to say no to my newly rescued frame? So I busted out the paint and got to work.
I looked at this frame and felt like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City did when she looked at a beautiful shoe. Say it with me...
"Hello...lover..."
HOLY GORGEOUS, right?? Ahhh. I mean, full disclosure - I am a tad bit obsessed with teal/aqua. My wedding colors were aqua and red. My living room is teal and yellow. My bedroom is teal and yellow. Today I wore a teal shirt and may or may not have had on teal argyle socks. OOPS. What can I say? I'm a big fan.
Once I had my frame painted, I couldn't wait to get it up on the wall. I took out the glass (don't worry, I saved it...in case I want to use this gorgeous frame for another project) and hung it on the wall. Then I pulled out my super awesome looking knobs that I got from Mindy Mae's Market. I screwed the knobs into the wall (with anchors, people!) and look how cute!
I am so in love with this, I can't even begin to tell you how much. Just know that I am very, very in love. Well - at least until I find another cool use for this funky frame!
(I can even hang super cute wristlets on it too!)
