VINTAGE CANISTER MAKEOVER

If you are into vintage retro items like I am, then you know that simple things like a canister set from the 1950s can be quite pricey! The aqua set below just recently listed on eBay. 

$115.00 on eBay!

Not in my budget!  I want an aqua canister set, preferably one with the "atomic" designs that were so popular in the 50's and 60's for my wee vintage canned ham camper.  Since I couldn't find (or afford) exactly what I wanted, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

This 3-piece avocado green canister set was priced at a little less than $3 (with my little old lady discount) at Goodwill. 

It was the right price, but not the right color or design.  But I had an idea because my thinking cap was on.  I had been thinking... This is where my hubba-hubba-hubby usually says, "Uh-oh".  Yes, I had been thinking about how this green set could be re-born in aqua!

DRUM ROLL....

One spray can of primer

plus

One spray can of aqua paint

plus

My handy-dandy Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter 

EQUALS

An Extreme Canister Set Makeover.

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This is How Tin Can Happy Girls Roll!

IKEA LAMP MAKEOVER

A few weeks ago I found a plain Ikea lamp at the Goodwill and thanks to my little-old-lady discount I picked up this treasure for just a little over $3.00.  It was still in the box and looked like it had never been used.  But what to do with it?

I finally got my craft on today and this how it turned out.  It is going to look great in my little camper, Pattycakes!

Using my dandy Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter, I combined three silhouette images into one to transform my plain Ikea lamp into a cool glamping lamp.

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This is How Tin Can Happy Girls Roll!