The Big Rescue with SPRAY PAINT

I rescued this from the second hand store.
It was sitting there,
full of cemetery plastic artificial flowers
looking forlorn
and lonely in it's outdated outlandishness.

My mother even looked disparagingly as I placed it in the cart
(but that might have been because I take too long looking at everything).

I'm sorry I'm so indecisive.
But that's okay, because she shops with me anyway.
Such good family I have.

I picked up this.

I thought this might look fun on the porch we are finishing off.

I'm having greens and teals out there,
so this would be perfect!

After sanding it,

I grabbed the nearest available item to spray paint on,

(thank you, kids)

and let her have it.

Three coats later,

and a few days to make sure it was dry,

and I have to admit that I painted and then wiped off

some watered down black paint all over it

 just to make it look a little old.

I scrounged up some moss out in the yard,

some pinecones,

and a variety of branches.

I used the pinecones as space fillers;

I just set them in there loose,

in case I change my mind and want to redecorate it.

I refrain from the glue gun unless it's absolutely necessary

(plus, I seem to get myself all tangled in webs that I find

for three days after I use it).

The moss was pushed in on the pinecones...

...and then the branches were randomly bedded in.

I had looked for some birds at the antique store,

but then decided to just make some of my own

using some clay.

I shaped and painted some eggs while I was making the birds.

I like the rough stone look of this spray paint.

Now I can't wait for the porch to be finished!

It's fun to have things ready to decorate with
especially when it's a rescued, unique piece
full of the prospect of clay baby birds.

Okay, well...

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