claude gets crafty...

I don't usually go in for craft kind of things... I'm perfectly willing to wrestle with a tire, or cart a 6 foot tall cactus lamp home, but quite frankly, most craft items end up being a little too pastel and cute for my taste. Of course, it behooves someone who works in a flea market to be able to take nothing and turn it into something, and every once in a while I get it into my brain to make something...

This started with one of those tin flower pots that had rusty spots and pealing paint... I started by sanding it, then spray painting it black...
Then I had these four things that I bought at the dollar store. They're sold as garden stepping stones... but quite frankly, they're only 7 inches across, and not big enough for a stepping stone. But, they're also only a buck each, so I bought them about a month ago, and they've been sitting here ever since...

So, I had some of this gold stenciling paint, and I drybrushed it onto the detailing...

And then I glued one on each side of the pot... a little more gold on the raised trim... and a coat of clear spray paint over everything, since that gold paint has a tendency to flake off...

And now, all I have to do is find a plant to put in it...

And that was my Easter day project.