I headed to Michael's and kept my eyes peeled for a super cute container to spruce up. {I love having pretty containers to store ordinary things. It can instantly make a drab space more interesting.} I originally thought I was going to use little cardboard boxes I found, but then a couple clear cylinders caught my eye. My decision was made...I threw two in my cart and headed home to get started on transforming them.
Like most projects I come up with, I had a clear idea of how I wanted the end result to look. I wanted bold metallic stripes and a fun felt flower to add a little pop. I decided to use gold paint and go with a charcoal flower.
I started by taping off my stripes, as well as the areas I didn't want to get painted, and I quickly realized the paint wasn't going to stick or cover like I had hoped.
I wiped it off in a hurry and pulled out some spray paint primer. I lightly coated my cylinders hoping this would give the paint something to better adhere to.
It took about 4 coats of paint, but I finally got the coverage I was hoping for. Unfortunately, all that coverage meant that the stripes weren't smooth anymore, but beggars can't be choosers right??
Once the stripes were drying, I removed the tape and got busy making my felt flowers.
After lots of cutting {my LEAST favorite part of making flowers} and a little hot gluing, my containers were done!
I even posted this shot on Instagram a while back!
Of course, I'm always my worst critic, which means I pictured them coming out WAY better in my head, but the important part is that they were made and sent with love. I hope they put a smile on my bloggy friends faces!
I am so happy and honored that I was able to be a part of this awesome project. If you want to see it all from the beginning, head on over to Karah at The Space Between. :)
Anyone else get their Martha Stewart on lately?!?!?!
