Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Fix for Chipped Bowl


On a recent stop by our local "antiques to zippers" thrift shop, I spotted this cute initialed, painted bowl.  I loved the polka dot pattern and bright spring colors.  But, there was a chip on the side.  So I put the bowl down.  Stood there and looked at it, then picked it up again.  At 50 cents, I figured it wouldn't be too much of a wasted investment.  I could always take it in to work and use it to hold paper clips or something. 


Once I got home, an idea came to mind to cleverly hide the bowl's small imperfection.  I made a bow using wired gingham ribbon from Dollar General.  Once I got my bow fashioned the way I wanted it, I hot glued it to the edge of the bowl, so it covered the chipped area.
 

Now this bowl is ready to stand front and center in a Spring display!

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8 comments:

  1. Oh, that's so cute! I can just picture it bunnies by it or Easter eggs! CUTE!

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  2. Great Save!! That would be really cute filled with jelly beans.

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  3. Oh my goodness! How adorable! You have such great ideas!

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  4. So pretty! That was a great idea. I'll have to think of this before I pass over another chipped item.

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  5. Your bowl looks so cute! I love using bows - everything looks better with a bow or pom pom fringe LOL!

    Manuela

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  6. So cute! I love how a simple idea like a bow could turn the cute little bowl into a treasure :)

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