mirror makeover and a find from Goodwill

Yay! Spring is here!
 Spring Break is underway for us. Break always means we have fantastic sunny weather the week before or after break, and drizzle-wet-yuck during. 

 *sigh*

No plans other than a fun activity every day with my girl.

We have a big trip planned in a few short weeks, so we're staying local for now.

Yesterday I got to work on a mirror that I purchased from a thrift shop a few weeks ago.  I loved the shape of it and it was in good condition, so I snagged it. 

I have a weakness for mirrors!  I have four in the works right now!

Here was the before.  It was pretty grody.

Lots of bits of food and sticky stuff all over it.

After giving it a thorough cleaning I went to work on it with my vintage sheet music and Mod Podge.  I had originally planned to paint it a single color, but just thought that would be too boring for this. 
I'm so glad I went with plan B.

And now:

Playing up the lines of the mirror, and the graphic nature of the sheet music really brought out the details on this.

I won't be keeping this one, although my husband likes it so much he wants to!

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Last weekend I went to some tag sales with my friend Janie, and we decided to end with a trip to Goodwill. 

I haven't been having much luck there recently- can't decide if I'm just missing the good stuff, or if everyone is hanging on to their stuff for upcoming garage sale season....

Anyway, I walked away with a cart full of good stuff!  This is a good thing, because I really needed to find some things for the show I'm trying to get into, and my Etsy shop is running low on items.

I went down the framed art aisle and came across these:

...at first I picked them up and then walked away from them, but as I continued to look, they started to whisper to me.  You know what I'm talking about?  ;)

So I went back with Janie, and asked her what she thought- the frames were very unusual, but I love turquoise, so for me it was the highlight.  She thought they were interesting, so I came home with them.

I could tell the art was good. 

I did my research, and I'm glad I got them!!

Jan Korthals was a Dutch impressionist working in both oils and pen and watercolor.

The two I picked up are prints- not originals, but even so, they aren't Goodwill prices when they sell!

Both are Italian scenes.

Do you recognize either of these?

I can't find much on these particular two, but it's fun to find out that a hidden gem was found in the aisles at Goodwill!

The framing alone is a work of art!  They both have some pretty serious scratches at the tops of the frames, but I think with some light sanding and some touch up with paint, they will look good as new.

Thanks for letting me share my project and thrifty find. 

I hope your Spring brings you lots of sunshine and hope!

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