{"id":715,"date":"2012-05-17T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/2012\/05\/thrifting-thursday-ombre-ow"},"modified":"2016-03-18T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T22:02:00","slug":"thrifting-thursday-ombre-ow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/2012\/05\/thrifting-thursday-ombre-ow\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrifting Thursday: Ombre Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m starting a new weekly post here at Oleander and Palm. &nbsp;It&#8217;s called Thrifting Thursday! &nbsp;Every week I&#8217;ll share a thrifty find with you. &nbsp;I seem to hit a thrift shop, garage sale, flea market, or antique mall at least once a week. &nbsp;So, I&#8217;m sure I won&#8217;t have any trouble finding things to share. &nbsp;People often ask me, &#8220;Where do you find this stuff for that price?&#8221;, so I&#8217;m going to try share my favorite spots and what to look for. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl4.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nThis first thrifty find is a pretty great one. &nbsp;I gave him a total make over, and I&#8217;m very pleased with the results. &nbsp;I found this handsome little owl at Salvation Army for $2.81. &nbsp;He was cute as is, but I knew I wanted to add him to Denali&#8217;s owl collection (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oleanderandpalm.com\/search?q=owl\" target=\"_blank\">Denali and I have had a thing for owls<\/a> for quite a few years now). &nbsp;So, why not make him a pink ombre owl? <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP4834.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP4834.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/oleanderandpalm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/owl3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nIt was really easy to do. &nbsp;I started by priming him, so that I would get better coverage with the pink. &nbsp;Then I started at the bottom first and painted about 1 1\/2&#8243; up in Martha&#8217;s Pink Flamingo craft paint. &nbsp;Then I added a little white paint to the pink, and painted another 1 1\/2&#8243;. &nbsp;I kept adding a little more white each time and ended up with 5 shades of pink. &nbsp;I blended the lines between the colors each time so that there wasn&#8217;t a harsh line. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m starting a new weekly post here at Oleander and Palm. &nbsp;It&#8217;s called Thrifting Thursday! &nbsp;Every week I&#8217;ll share a thrifty find with you. &nbsp;I seem to hit a thrift shop, garage sale, flea market, or antique mall at least once a week. &nbsp;So, I&#8217;m sure I won&#8217;t have any trouble finding things to share. 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