Painted shovels christmas

I found a mess of little rusty shovels in my stash and decided to paint some snowmen on them. The result is my own original design. To mix it up a bit, I painted three different types of hats, in colors to match ribbon I had on hand. I wanted to dress up the handles with more than ribbon so I created the little tag charms using shrink plastic. (Sorry this picture isn't clear. I didn't realize my actual close up photo was bad until all the shovels were sold). To create the charm, I used a…

I have been wanting to do some "cute" saws for a while now, but I wasn't sure if there was a market for them. These saws have a lot of character to them! Notice how this one must have had the tip broken off and someone somewhere along the way rounded the bottom off. Works for me! Well the first saw sold and got quite a lot of attention, so I decided to paint a few more. Each one is a bit different just like the hand saws. I really like how the blade itself is still visible. I am glad that…

Painted Shovel

Primitive snowman shovels