Hello, sweet friends! Can you believe this is my 40th Painting the Smalls post?? That’s 240 smalls!! Today, I have what’s left of this grouping:

I already shared the frames redone HERE if you missed them!

The weather when I took those photos was so gloomy and my photos were so dark that I just did not want to take all the photos that day. Luckily, my photos actually looked pretty decent after editing, but the rest of this group got a bright and sunny day, and they look so much better that way!

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Let’s get to it shall we??

Clean

Aside from the basket, everything else got cleaned with White Lightning using one of these terrycloth applicator pads which are perfect for this step!

Mini Makeover #1

Up first is this large basket I picked up at a yard sale for $10:

That was a bit more than I wanted to spend, but it was a solid basket, and I loved the large size of it.

To clean baskets, I usually just give them a good vacuum with my shop vac and get right to painting!

Paint

I’ve painted several large baskets for my booth, and whenever I paint them in a shade of blue, even if they start out ugly, they sell almost right away like this one HERE and HERE and also HERE!

I feel like I had to paint this one blue too, and that is what I did:

This is a mix of equal parts of Vintage Duck Egg Blue, Sea Glass, and Cotton to get the perfect beachy blue! I used it on this chair recently too!

I usually use my Best Dang Brush to paint baskets, but the deeper grooves on this one needed a thinner brush to get to all the parts!

After a light sanding all over, to seal, I gave it a good spray of Rustoleum Clear Satin spray and this makeover was complete!

Mini Makeover #1 After

Much better!

I love this basket! I don’t have a need for one anywhere in my home, but I wish I did!

I pounced my brush into the deeper spots to get good coverage…

I used an older brush for that.

It’s definitely worth the $10 I paid for it now!

 

Mini Makeover #2

Up next is this set of candle holders I found for $8.99 for the set:

A bit steep and they were very rustic…a bit too rustic for my taste, but nothing a little paint couldn’t fix!

Paint

I painted them first in two coats of Cotton and then came in with my new beachy blue custom mix:

I then sanded to bring some of that texture back…

And sealed with Clear Coat in satin uisng a brush since they were so textured:

Mini Makeover #2 After

Here is how they look now:

 

Y’all know I love a coastal look, but they really do look so much better!

And I love the texture after sanding:

And again, $8.99 wasn’t bad at all for these now!

Mini Makeover #3

Next up is this giant frame I picked up at a yard sale for all of $2:

I knew when I bought it that it would likely end up a giant chalkboard, but first I had to paint the frame.

I ended up layering our new blue with white, leaving some areas unpainted to get a worn, coastal feel:

I then sealed with Clear Coat in satin, applying it with the brush also since I already had it out:

Making the Chalkbaord

The board that was already in this frame was hardboard which is what I buy to make my chalkboards, so it just made sense to make this one a chalkboard too!

I like the Rustoleum Chalkboard Spray Paint for this, and gave it two coats, applying it vertically, and then horizontally:

Once it was dry, I needed to season it so the first thing that was written on supposedly it wouldn’t be “burned” into the surface. I’ve actually never tested this lol.

I applied the chalk to the surface all over:

Then I removed the chalk using a clean, soft cloth:

 

I used my Logan Point Driver to secure it back into the frame, and this makeover was complete!

Mini Makeover #3 After

This is one very large chalkboard!

We have one in our kitchen that we still use all the time!

Here’s a closer look at that weathered finish:

 

And here is a tip for writing on chalkboards…write your message in your neatest handwriting, and then accent every down stroke with a thick stroke of the chalk:

My “K” was a little wonky, but that makes your writing just a bit prettier!

Already having the hardboard made this one much easier!

 

Mini Makeover #4

Mini makeover #4 might be my favorite! It started out as this wooden pedestal stand I paid $6.98 for at the thrift store:

Paint

I had no idea where I was going with it, so after cleaning, I started with a couple of coats of Dixie Belle’s Cotton…

I gave it a quick sanding and then went to look for something I could add to it.

I landed on one of the new mini decoupage papers called Whispering Wings:

These only measure 11.7” X 16.5” but are great for small projects. I decided I would add this to the top of my pedestal stand.

See all the designs in this size as well as all the new arrivals in my Etsy Shop HERE.

To remove the folds, I used a WARM hair dryer. You can use a warm iron also.

Then, I applied a coat of Matte Decoupage Gel to the surface with a Foam n Dandy brush in the 2″ size:

I added the paper right away and then used a bit of saran wrap to rub over the surface to smooth out any wrinkles. The saran wrap helps it to glide easily across the surface. I then used a razor knife to trim the edges.

And finally, I added another coat of the Decoupage Gel over the top.

I wasn’t quite done

I didn’t stop there. I then pulled out my Regal Flourish Mould, and using Amazing Casting Resin, I cast four of these trim pieces:

They are super flexible as soon as they are done. (They’ll turn completely white when they’re ready…10-15 minutes.) I lined them up with the edges of the stand as soon as they were done:

And I left them to cure like that overnight.

The next morning, I was able to paint them since they were now stuck in that position…

(You can make them pliable again with a hair dryer or by placing them in the microwave for about 15 seconds.)

Everything was sealed with Clear Coat in satin and these pieces were attached with Titebond Quick and Thick Glue:

Mini Makeover #4 After

And here is how this not so pretty pedestal stand looks now!

It’s pretty now!

And that bit of trim adds so much! I know a lot of you purchased this mould at the holidays.

You could use this trim to trim out boxes and other small projects too!

See a mirror I embellished with this mould HERE.

Here’s a peek with nothing on it so you can see the sweet paper:

This one was definitely an improvement!

Mini Makeover #5

Next up is this metal hanging organizer I found at the thrift store for $6.99:

It had some great fleur de lis detail that is hard to see in it’s before state.

Paint

What color do you think I painted it? The same beachy blue…why not?!

I  was going to do a minimal dry brushing on this one like I often do with these metal pieces…

But I ended up going heavier. I still pounced it on though to leave some areas unpainted. I sealed with Clear Coat in Satin once again.

Mini Makeover #5 After

Here is how this one looks now!

You can see the detail much better now…

It still has kind of a worn look.

 

SO much better than that dark metal!

 

Mini Makeover #6

Mini makeover #6 was supposed to be these frames:

But as I mentioned at the top, I already shared them in my last post HERE.

And that’s six more mini makeovers complete!!

I always enjoy having new smalls to fluff my booth, and boy do I need them!

If you want even more smalls inspo, check out a bunch more here:

And if you’re curious how I price the smalls, you can see that here:

 

And that’s six more pieces I get to cross off the list!

That is honestly my favorite…crossing SIX pieces off at once! Only 22 more pieces to go!

Let me know if you have any favorites this round in the comments!

I’m working on a large piece for next Thursday’s Furniture Fixer Upper Tour, so I’ll have a simpler one for y’all on Tuesday, this set of lamps:

Have a fantastic weekend!

UPDATE: Check out how pretty this set is now HERE!

XOXO,

 

 

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