Something I love about clearance shopping is that sometimes it can lead to a fun craft session (another one of my hobbies). There is something so rewarding about picking something up off the street that your neighbor threw out or buying some banged up piece of junk from goodwill or a garage sale and then completely transforming it into something fabulous. And you’re recycling too!!
The other day I was cruising the clearance section of Marshalls and I saw these butterfly pictures. I noticed that they were only $3 and that the butterfly design was actually engraved into the wood. I also noticed that they were complete eye sores; lots of scuffs, a couple chips and in a drab color. I passed by them and continued my browsing and actually left the store without them. Later that night I was still thinking about the butterflies and that is when it hit me that I could make them work for me and I already had a place in mind to hang them. The next day I rushed back to Marshalls on my lunch break and was relieved to find that they were still there, next I headed over to Michaels and picked up some paint. That night I dusted off my art supplies (from that short stint I did in design school) and got to work on them. I have to admit that I underestimated how many coats it would actually take to cover up all that hideous burgundy paint, if I had it to do over I for sure would have used a stripper first but after about eight coats of paint the burgundy was gone! Because the butterfly design is engraved in the wood it made it super easy to re-paint, it was like coloring in a coloring book – just stay in the lines. I didn’t want them to be exactly the same either because what is the fun in that? So I switched out the background and butterfly colors. I hung them in my dining room because it could use a little brightening up in there and I thought yellow would do just the trick! Very happy with the end result! 
Final Word: With a little paint and a whole lot of TLC you can turn Junky into Funky!
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