My parents happened to come across these for FREE during the time I was looking for owl salt and pepper shakers! (my prayers were answered) They were not the solid white ones I wanted but hey, when you don't like the colors, paint! So that is what I did. I decided on white. So due to being a poor married college student I had to use what paint I had on hand already and all I had was some spray paint primer. Which worked out just fine, it just gave it more of a matte finish. One day perhaps I'll go over them with the more enamel looking spray paint for a more glossy finish, but for now this will have to do :) Here is what they looked like before I added the eyes. And again they did turn out white though they may look a little yellow in the next picture... but I'm only working with my phone camera and well, you know how that can go.... Here they are finished. I decided to color the Pepper shakers eyes grey so people can tell what one is what. :) How much did this cost me? $0 Since I already had the items.... But I probably used about 1 can of spray paint all together and then I used my valspar antiquing glaze in grey I had left over from my other projects for the eyes. *UPDATE* I was finally able to go over them with a glossy white finish! I just used a white gloss spray paint from Walmart. Since I repainted them I had to redo the eyes. This time I used the Martha Stewart Metallic Glaze in Black Coffee, let that dry then did a layer of Martha Stewart Metallic Glaze in Mercury to help soften the eyes a little. Below is the "new" after picture. I definitely like the glossy look and the metallic eyes! Like The Aqua Owl Blog Facebook page HERE!
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This redo was inspired by multiple bloggers I found on pinterest. Most of them seemed to use chalk paint but I am not a fan of chalk paint. My husband LOVES pepper, I think way too much. So pepper mills and shakers are a must at the table. So when I found these wooden ones at the D.I. (thrift store) for only 75 cents a piece I had to have them! They were perfect! Though all they had were pepper ones that was perfect because we do not add salt to anything, so we have no need for salt, unless we have guest I suppose. Below is the before picture. They were in great condition, not a flaw on them. I really liked the dark wooden one, but of course I REALLY wanted to paint them to go better with my decor. Here is what I did. First thing I did was sand them a little so that the primer would adhere better, even though with the primer I use you do not have to, but I like to be on the safe side. Here is the primer I used. I did enough coats to where I couldn't see the wood through the paint, which took a few coats and I had to sand a few spots in between layers to make it as smooth as I wanted. After I let the primer dry I then painted one with the ice grey paint color I had left over from another project that I got from a local paint store. It is VERY close to white. I had to do a few coats with this color. I did not enjoy having to hand paint this, a spray can is so much easier for small projects! But, I needed to use my left over paint. On the other I used Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze spray paint that I got at Walmart. I did a few coats of this as well, until I got the color I wanted. After the paint dried I then glazed it with my valspar antiquing glaze and let that dry. Since I am not using a top coat (so it won't have any yellowing) I am letting this dry for a month before use just to be on the safe side. All done!
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