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I have some exciting news! Wednesday, I am going to be the feature on this week's What Would You Do With It Wednesday, over at The Country Chic Cottage! I was totally excited! First, because it is my first feature, EVER!!! Second, because I have the perfect piece to ask "What would YOU do with it???"
I was shopping at a local Goodwill a while back and was coming across all kinds of goodies that were catching my eye and jumping into my cart. I was having a wonderful day with what I like to call My Little Pretties. I rounded a corner and suddenly saw this strange thing sitting there on the shelf looking back at me.
I managed to get out of the store that day with out her, but a few weeks later, I went back to the Goodwill (What can I say? I am a chronic junker and thrift store addict) and the first thing I saw when I walked in, there on the shelves of doom sat this strange little thing, staring at me, almost daring me to buy her. I hadn't given her a second thought, but when I saw her sitting there staring at me again, what was I to do? I had visions of a science project gone wrong, the base kinda reminded me of a mushroom, but I was totally intrigued by her.
I walked over to the shelves of doom and went to pick her up, when I noticed she spun. Oh even better! A spinning mushroom science lab! The entire base sits on a lazy susan of sorts. For some reason, the fact that she spun intrigued me and I just knew I could do something really fun with her. But what? Never one to back down from a challenge, I said "Okay Miss Thing, you are coming home with me." She has been affectionately known as Miss Thing ever since. And for the price, I figured I couldn't go wrong. The tag read $1.50, but it was 50% off day, so I got her for 75 cents.
So, now she had a home, but I had no idea why. I still don't. That is why I am so thrilled to be here today asking all you lovely readers "What would you do with it?" So bring on your witty comments, oh crafty readers of blogland! I can't wait to be inspired by you all! Just leave a comment below or head over to Angie's blog to leave a comment there. Then tune in next Wednesday where I will be showing off what Miss Thing ultimately becomes. I am sure she will be something just fabulous!
Til next time!
Lisa
I would use it in the kitchen for spices, or in the craft room for different colors of glitter!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it, I would probably paint the wood base maybe a shabby white or like an vintage mint green or something like that, then I would take off the lids and use the tubes for individual vases with like white daisys or buttercups!!! Great Find!!!!
ReplyDeleteOH, and I wanna see the after pics if you do! Or if you don't want it....I could take it off your hands!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteit looks like a weird knockoff of of a vintage flower frog...so I'd paint it a shabby black or white then use the tubes as bud vases (minus the caps obviously) In reality, I think it was probably a spice rack? I think I saw one of those at a store once.
ReplyDeleteI'd paint it like a cupcake top and use it for lots of different kinds of sprinkles!
ReplyDeleteFirst thing that came to my mind was spice holder!
ReplyDeleteI love the ideas above, especially the sprinkles idea - maybe even different colors of glitter and/or small shiny beads.
ReplyDeleteGood luck - it is a fabulous piece!