Thrift Store Treasure

Today I ran by my neighborhood thrift store looking for some odds and ends. While searching through the frames and wooden shelves I came across a bag that had a wooden giraffe in it. With closer inspection I discovered that it was handmade giraffe bank. The poor thing had fallen apart and was in desperate need of a makeover.

Recently one of my good friends had a little girl and they decorated her nursery with pink giraffes. Wahlah! My creative gears started turning.  Overall the bank was in good shape, just needed some TLC and she would look brand new. Plus she was only 99 cents!

As soon as I got home I started working on her. I wiped her down, sanded some rough spots, and took a dive in my paint box. I came up with a perfect hot pink and decided on white for the spots.

After several coats of pink I finally had a "well duh!" moment and realized if I primed her she would cover better. And of course she did. So once I got the base coat on and her reassembled everything else came together quickly. I added brown to her feet, horns, and tail, adorable white spots, and a pink heart to show she was made with love. Plus I dropped in a couple of coins to help get the savings started.

I think she turned out great and I know my friend is going to LOVE her! (I'm almost tempted to keep her myself) There is nothing like taking something old and forgotten and turning it into something new and shiny.

Happy Thrifting!