I'll be honest...today's "Get the Look" project was a failure.
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I spotted this numbered vase from Terrain a few months ago
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when they had them on sale for $19 and thought it
was cute and looked like a fairly east project to duplicate.
I thought it was going to be SO easy, because while looking
for something in our garage, I found
for something in our garage, I found
this numbered glass beaker and realized all I had to do was paint it
white, then paint the lines and numbers with black and red. So easy, right?
white, then paint the lines and numbers with black and red. So easy, right?
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Painting it white...no problem.
Painting the lines...that's another story!
I thought using a black Sharpie marker would be the easiest way
to color the lines, but I must have the shakiest hand in the world, because
I kept getting the marker everywhere on the beaker EXCEPT the lines.
After repainting it white twice, I finally gave up.
But you know what? I think I actually prefer it solid white.
So, I guess it's not a total failure after all,
and that beaker would probably still be sitting in my
garage had I not attempted the project.
Now I have a pretty jar to hold my scissors and pens.
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The good news for you?
If you like the Terrain version, they have now slashed the price to $4.95!
It's almost too cheap to even bother trying to copy.
Painting the lines...that's another story!
I thought using a black Sharpie marker would be the easiest way
to color the lines, but I must have the shakiest hand in the world, because
I kept getting the marker everywhere on the beaker EXCEPT the lines.
After repainting it white twice, I finally gave up.
But you know what? I think I actually prefer it solid white.
So, I guess it's not a total failure after all,
and that beaker would probably still be sitting in my
garage had I not attempted the project.
Now I have a pretty jar to hold my scissors and pens.
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If you like the Terrain version, they have now slashed the price to $4.95!
It's almost too cheap to even bother trying to copy.
Blessings,
Angie
Angie
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I love the look of the all-white. Great job! I think we all have those projects. I tried three times on a pair of lamps, only for them to end up pretty close to the way they started out, just some distressing to make them different. Oy. :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great with just the white. Great container.
ReplyDeleteI love it just the way it is. Sorry it didn't work out, but if it makes you feel any better, I fail at copycat stuff all the time! You can't go wrong with white!
ReplyDeleteI like the all white too! You hit this one out of the park!
ReplyDeletePat
I actually really like it in white. Oh well, at least you tried. This sounds just like something that would happen to me...it's so hard to draw a straight line.
ReplyDeleteThe best part of this project is that you ended up with something wonderful and useful!
ReplyDeleteI like your solid white version better
ReplyDeleteI like the all white one better as well!
ReplyDeleteYAY for getting something out of the garage and putting it to good use :)
I feel so much better now....makes me understand that other people have failures too!! But, I like it white. I thought of you this morning. I went to an estate sale and they had squished old metal cups. I thought, oh those creative bloggers....like Angie and Jane, they would buy these and make something adorable. Me, nope, passed them up!!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I like yours A LOT better.
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