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Ceramic animal heads are better in trios

August 22, 2011 | DIY, Spray Paint, Spreadin' Love, Tips & Tricks | Add comment >>

Hey friends! I hope your week is off to a better start than mine. My blog decided to blow up on me Monday, and I’m stressing big.time.

A three month chunk of photos have been deleted from my blog. I’m trying to restore them, but if you see broken images, that’s why. Thank goodness for *chicken (see bottom of post).

So anyhoo, enough about me and my pitty party. Let’s talk ceramic animal heads, shall we?

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I bought my beloved cow and pig ceramic heads back when I lived in Los Angeles. I drug them back to Texas with me, spray painted them Heirloom White, and hung them in my kitchen.

I’m pretty sure there’s nothing more awesome and appropriate for this meat-eating family then to have kitchy animal heads hanging on the wall.

Right after I posted about my cow and pig, Stephanie from Room*6 found this chicken head and mailed it to me.

I died. Right there. A chicken to go with my set! Plus, groups look better in threes anyway, so my set of two was now a perfect trio.

From here, this quick easy project takes a turn for the weird and awkward…

This should have taken me one day to paint the head, then hang it. (That’s what SHE said!) But nope. Finally, FOUR months later, I’ve finally painted the chicken and it’s hung. Whew.

For starters, I could have sworn I painted the animal heads basic gloss white. So I bought more Rustoleum white and painted the chicken.

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The second it was dry I held it up next to the cow and pig and it looked horrible. Absolutely horrible. And then it dawned on me. The cow and pig were actually painted in my favorite white; Rustoleums 2x Heirloom White.

No biggie. I headed to Home Depot to pick some up… They don’t carry it. Lowe’s… nope. True Value… out of stock.

Seriously?!!! SERIOUSLY?

So I had to order it online. Luckily amazon has it by the can, or in a 6-pack. The cans are $7.67 each (ouch) but if you buy the 6-pack it’s only $22.14 ($3.69 a can). (These are affiliate links)

Finally, my 6-pack of Heirloom white arrived (I say finally, but I think it got to my house in like 2 days).

Ah, much better… The chicken isn’t blinding me anymore.

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I know ceramic animal heads aren’t for everyone. Some of you made that pretty clear on my last post about it. But that’s coo’. That’s what makes this world a great place to be; diversity! Some, like myself, may find complete and utter joy in cheap kitchy crap like ceramic animal heads. Some, NotSoMuch… Whatever floats your boat, I say!

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Regardless of your opinion, they make a fun conversation piece. And if you hate them, I don’t even care, ’cause this is my house. :)

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Finally. FINALLY. I first posted about my cow and pig back in February. And it’s almost the end of August. And I’m just now painting, hanging, and blogging about the chicken. {I’m just a tiny bit lazy}. I’ve still got projects to blog about that I started TWO YEARS AGO. Not kidding. Procrastination. Did you know that’s my middle name? For real.
Allison Procrastination Hepworth.
Look it up.

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Who’s getting hungry for a burger?!

* {This post is dedicated to my friend Beth, who loves chicken as much, if not more than I do. She and I can (and do) eat at Chick Fil A together on a weekly basis. Some weeks, more than once (or twice… or three times). It’s a chicken and diet dr pepper illness. But you know what?! No matter what crap life dishes out and sends your way, it’s nothing that a lunch at Chick Fil A with your bestie won’t cure. Girl talk, chicken, and diet dr pepper cure everything.}

Then:

Now:
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(notice my moulding around my windows?)

A special thanks to Stephanie from Room*6 for finding the chicken and sending it my way.

PS Some of my bloggy friends and I have teamed up to create a joint pinterest board! It's really awesome and I think you should come follow it!!

xoxo, Allison

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