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You are My Sunshine

Summer is almost here, and I’m all over it!  During one of my biweekly occasional trips to the thrift store (‘the GW’) I came across these beautiful ornate wooden plates.  

There were about 10 of them stacked up nicely, neat, and clean.  What would I do with them?  Yet, how could I possibly pass them  up?  I couldn’t.  But I only took 6 out of principle.  Sometimes I don’t understand my own logic.  

Anyway, check out the pretty detail on these babies!  They’re solid wood!  Oh, I forgot the best part… 99 cents a piece!  

*SCORE!*

I thought I’d paint two of them yellow and hang them up in the staircase amongst the sea of my kid’s pictures.  And what better message to write on them than ‘you are my sunshine’, cause they are!

I took them outside and got to painting with the spray can:

First a coat of white primer.
Then a light coat of the yellow spray paint.

Went over it again lightly with the white primer, just in the middle. Then with vinyl letters I spelled out the words ‘you are my’ on one plate, and ‘sunshine’ on the other.

For the second plate I used larger letters (4″) for the ‘Sun’ half of the word, and the usual 2″ letters for the ‘shine’ half.  

Adding one more coat of yellow over the whole thing.

After all was dry I carefully peeled the letters off:
Then just took a sanding block to it and distressed it all up cause I fancy the ‘beat up’ look!

I love the way these turned out! Makes me smile every time I pass them…
…on the floor as they wait patiently for me to put them up..(hey– I’m a busy girl!).  
I can’t wait to show you what they look like up on the wall nestled in between my cutie-pie kid’s pix 🙂  Come back next week to see the completed gallery wall!
Love, Barbara

P.S.

I’m flooded with ideas on what to do with the remaining 4, but can’t decide!  Do you have any suggestions??


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Comments

  2. Becca @ The Sassy Penguin says

    These came out beautiful. I’m sure they will look better on the wall instead of the floor though. hehe.

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    • Chase the Star says

      Becca, I was waiting for someone to call me out on that! I am planning on putting them up tonight…or tomorrow! haha! Thanks for the compliment and for stopping by!

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  4. sara @ applestone drive says

    Love these! What a fabulous thrift store find. Can’t wait to see what you do with the rest!!

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  6. Jamie @ Sew Rockin' says

    LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! Yellow is such an awesome color 🙂

    I constantly find myself in the same situation…”ooh they have 10 but I only need 1″. It is sooooo hard to pass up. You are good for ONLY getting 6. I would have gotten the 6, I would have probably went back the next day and got the other 4! 🙂

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    • Chase the Star says

      Jamie, I’m seriously regretting not getting all 10, although I still have 4 that I don’t know what to do with! But still it’d be better to have them all here and not at the thrift store (if someone else hasn’t snatched them up!) Ack! Thanks for the comment and have a great day!

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  7. Katie says

    These are adorable! What a neat find! Very creative use too! I love the bright yellow!

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    • Chase the Star says

      hi! You’re my 100th follower! Thank you so much for the visit and hope you stick around for a while! Going to stop by your place as well. Blessings!! xo

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  9. Jaime Lyn says

    I LOVE how these turned out friend!!!! 🙂 so so so summer-y I think I would like a set of these in my new house!!! Ohhh I might have to go and find some of these at a thrift store too!!!!
    Jaime
    ps thanks for linking up!!!

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    • Chase the Star says

      Thanks Jaime!! I have 4 more, come and get ’em! 😉 Congrats again on your new place! I bet your’re not sleeping a wink tonight with all the excitement! xo

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  11. Lindsay says

    Oh my goodness, I LOVE these little plates! The yellow is just so happy! Great job!

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  12. Janet says

    They look truly amazing!!! I love dollar store transformations!

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  13. Sue says

    I am stopping in from Richella’s party. Your plates are fantastic. What a transformation. That is my favorite song to sing to my grandchildren so it has extra special significance for me. Fun project and quite a deal. I never seem to find anything worthwhile at GW. I think I need to go more often:-)

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    • Chase the Star says

      Thanks so much Sue! Good luck at the GW! Hope you find something worthwhile! Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

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  14. Shirley says

    Great idea! I have a large wooden plate in my garage waiting for this!! Tomorrow it happens 😉 *ps I couldn’t have resisted all 10 plates*

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  15. Monica B. says

    Barbara…thank you for linking up to furniture friday.
    We will forgive you this time because these plates are soooo cute. You are one lucky girl to score these. Hopefully we will see you again next week.
    xo…mONICa

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  16. Erica {let why lead} says

    I was not at all surprised when I clicked over from Imparting Grace and found that this post was from you! 🙂 I adore them! Bright, bright yellow is perfect for summer!

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    • Chase the Star says

      Adrianne, thank you for stopping by, and for the follow! I used vinyl letters for this project. Can’t wait to see how yours turn out!

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  20. Rose Jesky says

    Those are great. I love that song it is so encouraging, my mom sang it to me as a little girl and I love sharing it with my kids. Thanks for coming and sharing this with us at The Sunday Round Up.
    Rose

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    • Chase the Star says

      That’s so sweet Rose! I love how we’re able to share thing from our childhoods with our kids. Thank you for stopping by!

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  21. Kristin says

    So cute! Love them =)

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  23. Heather Kaluf says

    What a great find and I love what you did to them. The yellow is perfect!
    Thanks for sharing at our Sunday Round Up! Can’t wait to see what you have for us next weekend. Have a GREAT week!
    xoxo
    Heather

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    • Chase the Star says

      Bonnie, thank you for the pin! Also thanks for stopping by! I’ll be checking your place out now!

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  26. gail wilson says

    Your wooden plates look so sunny! 🙂 Perfect application for this sentiment!

    gail

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    • Chase the Star says

      SO EXCITING! Thank you for the bloggy love Kelly! These are so far my favorite project!!

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  30. Christine says

    $0.99?? NO WAY!!! LOVE IT!!! I just ADORE yellow!!!

    Thanks so much for sharing at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality!
    I’m looking forward to seeing what you link up this evening!

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  32. Molly says

    Gah, your projects are always so great! I’m loving every one of them you entered at the Craftastic Competition!! I’ve been looking for a new art idea for my dining room, and I think I might have to give this technique a try. Thanks for sharing!!
    -Molly
    http://www.justalittlecreativity.com

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    • Chase the Star says

      Molly you totally made my day!! Thanks for your kind words! Thank you for hosting the competition:)

      Reply

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