Favorite Finds Friday - Giddy Up!

I've had my eye out for a vintage horse for a while. I did find one on Etsy that was $350.00 but it didn't look quite right so I passed on it. I was beginning to believe that's what I was going to have to pay if I really wanted one. Christen from www.blueeggbrownnest.com said that if you ever see a vintage horse you should grab it as fast as you can and buy it because they're not easy to find... and that's just what I did. She has some really cool ones! 

I'm always looking for something to do while getting my car serviced in Fife, so this time I decided to drive my loaner car to Sumner and treasure hunt. As I was walking down the sidewalk I saw an antique store in front of me with a lot of fun looking stuff outside. As I was crossing the street approaching the store I spotted my horse! I was so excited I might have started running a little bit. I grabbed it, went straight to the cash register and told the nice lady how excited I was to find it. (Probably not what you should do if you want to dicker with the price). I just couldn't help it! It all worked out though because she gave me 10% off just because she could tell how happy I was. The ticket price was $95.00 so I was pretty happy anyway! It really wasn't the color I wanted, but  I knew how to fix that!

 

 My plan was to paint the whole horse Graphite, then dry brush it with Old White.

 

 

This is what it looked like after a coat of Graphite.

 

 

I was planning on using Old White, but something was making me think French Linen. At this point I was planning on dry brushing a layer of French Linen, then dry brushing a layer of Old white. I liked it so much with the French Linen that I decided to forgo the Old White.

 

Ta da!





 

He has a stirrup missing on this side, but that's ok.

 

I think he looks a lot tougher this color.

 

I'm really happy with how he turned out! Now he just needs a name!

 

Here's some more treasures I found that day.

 

Corbel! It's bigger than it looks. 30" This will go in my guestroom that I'm redecorating in September. I can't wait!

 

I asked Nolan to put my corbel in the grass and take a picture of it. This is what he did. Lol.

 

Just an old scale, but I like it. I think I'll throw some Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint on it and see what happens.

 

Nolan redeemed himself with this picture. Good job staging Nolan!

 

I saw this chair and thought it was the sweetest thing. I plan on taking the cushion off and replacing it with a flower pot. (I like how Nolan put the Annie Sloan paint can on the floor).

 

 

I think I'll name him Samson!

 

Blessings,

Julie Wagner