Are you familiar with Miss Mustard Seed? She is a very creative vintage inspired blogger whom I love to follow and get inspired. By no means am I even close to her talent, however, she does inspire me. Not too long ago, I was reading her blog and found out she has a thing for vintage/ or vintage looking rocking horses. http://missmustardseed.com/2014/01/rocking-horse-part-2/ This came shortly before one of my Find Finds outings. During my quest, I came upon on little wooden rocking horse for $2.99. It caught my attention because of the recent post I read. Typically, my eyes would have scanned right past it, but I picked it up with the intention of transforming it. It was painted an off-white with a wood stain finish on the base.
After going through all of my paint, I decided to paint it with Miss Mustard Seed Trophy. This is a gray color. It’s hard to tell in the photographs, but it did come out a gray color. After, that dried, I dry brushed an ivory color over the top. (This was a small can of “oops” paint I purchased , so I’m unsure of the exact name of the color. When dry, it gave it a weathered look. Now just for the base. I don’t just want to leave the dark base. I don’t like the contrast. I think I will let it sit on my table for a few days and let my mind ponder on it for a while. Maybe he will talk to me and give me an idea. I really think sometimes a piece will “speak” and the light bulb will gone on. Stay tuned to see the rest of the transformation……