DIY day!!

It's FINALLY pretty outside on a day I have off from work! Although still a bit cold for me :) I was planning on starting my herb garden in our front yard, but I think it's still a little cold to put anything in the ground.

So I've decided to do a few minor DIY things that I've been meaning to do, since my main goal is to reuse anything that we can instead of spending money and creating more waste by buying new.

Today's project, our house numbers.

The style of the previous owners of our house is a little too traditional for us. We've just about taken care of the inside (except the kitchen...) and now that it's "spring" it's time for the outside.

The address plaque outside looked like this:

I have nothing against Country Style or ivy in general...just not for us.

We checked out a few new address plaques at Lowe's/Home Depot/etc, but it seemed kinda dumb to spend at least $30 on something that we had already.

Solution...yup, paint!

First I cleaned it well with my homemade vinegar/water solution. Then I used a sponge brush and black acrylic paint to paint the whole thing.

Then after it dried, I went back with silver acrylic paint and a smaller brush to paint the numbers and lightly paint the details to make them stand out more.

I'm not sure I like the leaves being silver. But the great news is if I decide I hate it, I can always paint over it!

Hopefully more DIY/Recipes to come today, we'll see what I get accomplished!