From dollar store to shabby chic

Talk about a case of the Mondays! Today was a struggle for me! But I did manage to get a craft in with a vase I picked up from the dollar store probably about a year ago! Not sure if I love how it turned out but that's the beauty of paint! You can always change it! 

Here is what the original vase looked like, nothing special but for a dollar you can't go wrong!

 Here are the materials I used to do this transformation. First I painted 2 coats of primer, then I put one coat of the folk art white paint and then brushed on the dark wax. Last, I took a lint free rag and wiped the wax off to get a distressed look.

I put this topiary in the vase, I bought it from Michael's but I am hoping to do a tutorial on how to make one from scratch soon!

Here is the finished product! I tried to match the lantern as good as I could! Not perfect but that's life!

 

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