Sunday, April 3, 2011

Super Find Elephant Bookends... or wait... Hooks?

I've been on the hunt for some playful brass hooks that can be used for the baby's room. Unable/unwilling to spend money on any, I stumbled across these little guys at Hobby Lobby yesterday for $4.00 EACH! Love that place for their sales. I also scored an AWESOME PB looking basket for the abundancy of toys in the living room. I swoon...


Unfortunately, at a second take, they aren't heavy enough to support the weight of even 1, Good Night Moon.  So, instead, I've decided to make them into hooks (which is they're original purpose; to be hung). Problem: these little guys aren't brass nor do they look of the sort.  What to do.... SPRAY PAINT! But... I want them to have some vintage quality to them. So, I've purchased Rust-Oleum brand metallic gold spray paint and a sample canister of dark brown latex paint to bring on a rubbed look to the cracks and crevices.  To see how I did this go here.  After all day of patience, painting and rubbing in the dark paint here's my finished product:


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