Simple Changes

I am forever looking for jewelry display pieces since I am definitely an "out of sight, out of mind" person when it comes to basically anything.  Whenever I move from place to place I always stumble in to something that makes me think "Oh yeah, I forgot about wearing you!"  However, cute jewelry displays are either expensive and cute or cheap and ugly.  Luckily I go to the Urban Outfitter sales section basically once every two weeks and I found this little guy on sale (it's cheaper in stores than it is online)!

Turned Wood Jewelry Stand from UO (I forgot to take a before picture so this is from their website)

Unfortunately I generally do not like the color yellow, but especially this color.  It just seems so...blasé and looks like macaroni & cheese (delicious to eat, not so much to look at).  So, I decided to paint it! 

Initially I painted it just one aqua blue color, but for me it was way too blue.  I felt like it was screaming at me "LOOK, I'M BLUE!"

Sorry for the terrible picture, I figured out later flash is not a great idea

So then I painted it a lighter blue, but it was much, much too light.  Almost like it was whispering "I think I'm blue."
 

This was also before I discovered the close-up setting...

So then my mix-ologist came out and I combined my two colors...

And put a clear coat of gloss so it would not chip and voilà! 

 Here's a picture of the stand in action

I love the way it works in my room.  The color is poppy but not too intense and the gloss looks great.  The simple change of painting the stand made me absolutely love it!

I'm just getting into this whole crafting/thrifting thing so I figured I would not get in too over my head and instead start something I knew I could finish in one day (which I finished while watching My Fair Wedding with David Tuterra, love that show!).  My next project will be slightly more authentic to the true crafting spirit, never fear!