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Valentine Tree


I originally envisioned a beautiful white vase with tree branches and hearts hanging off of it, but then I found a wooden tree at one of my local crafty stores.  At first I painted it white, but my white paint stinks and I hated how it looked so then I went with pink.  I tried to go with a gradient, but the paint didn't go on as well as I would have liked, and I wish I had just gone with watercolor to start with.  That's what I did with the hearts.  Maybe I'll find that vase and branches next year, but for this year this will have to do.
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  1. A66fordvanFriday, January 03, 2014

    I think this is adorable! I would do this on purpose! Thank you for posting it!

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