Thrifty Weekend
Every once in awhile you find something that you just love. You never knew it existed, it was never on a list but you couldn't possibly leave it behind. I found two such items this weekend. I've never been a fan of silver plate anything, but I was drawn to this bowl . It's very heavy, very ornate and I love the rings on both sides. It was a $1.79 and all I could think was I must have it. I picture it with a turquoise wash using very thin oil paint and holding soap in my bathroom. I'm a bit nervous about ruining it so I'm going to try the wash on some old silverware first to test it. Currently it's holding some old skeleton keys that didn't have a home. Update: I bought a silver plated butter knife for twenty cents and tried it. I used oil paint and I polished it first, but it was too far gone. I'm still undecided after doing it. I like it close up, but not at a distance. I also had to do it several times to get the ...