Soooo, when I spotted some while out on a thrifting excursion I had to snatch them up....as nasty and grossed out as I was. They were filthy and I'm pretty sure a family of something gross once lived in the poor thing. I made my husband remove something furry, that he called "dust" but I think was something far grosser. It makes me cringe just imagining what it may have been!
I don't have a before picture but here is the after. All cleaned up and hanging in our master. I was considering hanging them downstairs but thought I might frighten visitors so I opted for a room less traveled by friends and family.
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I spray painted them glossy white and taped off the ends. I used my favorite rub 'n buff to give it some girly flare.
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I am not a hunter and think its rather disgusting and sad and I certainly am not encouraging you to go hunt down your own set (a disclaimer in case the gaming authority is reading)...but aren't they kind of cute?!
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So what do you all think? Are you horrified and disgusted, never to return to the blog again or can you forgive me and embrace my antler loving ways?!?
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Okay.....so.... a view readers have mentioned that I may have hung them upside down...to which I felt like a complete idiot and looked at my husband and was like...are they upside down!?!?! And he replied, yeah, I think so. To which I said, well why didn't you say anything when I hung them up that way!!!!! Would have been nice to know before I posted it for the world to see!!!! Anyway, so I tried flipping them around and it looks a little weird that way too. I think they would look right if I had the skull part horizontal (if that makes sense), but I cant hang them on a wall like that so either way they are going to look funny. I'll take pics the other way tomorrow and we can take a vote what looks better. Click HERE to see those!
Linking up with these lovely ladies!
I'm all for embracing this trend if it works in your space. And I love your girly spin! I don't have any real ones, just a small silver colored set I bought from Home Goods. I'm sure the animal yours came from served a family well once upon a time. The hunters I know do eat the meat and don't hunt just for sport. My husband is not a hunter, though, and I can't say I'm not glad!
ReplyDeleteI'm all for embracing this trend if it works in your space. And I love your girly spin! I don't have any real ones, just a small silver colored set I bought from Home Goods. I'm sure the animal yours came from served a family well once upon a time. The hunters I know do eat the meat and don't hunt just for sport. My husband is not a hunter, though, and I can't say I'm not glad!
ReplyDeleteCute! Did you hang them upside down??
ReplyDeleteI think they re upside down too and definitely different !!!!
ReplyDeleteHey ladies! So I think you may be right...but I just tried to flip them and they looked a little weird that way too! I think the skull (yuck!) section they left should be horizontal for them to look right (if that makes sense) but since that won't work hanging on a wall either way looks wrong. I'll post pics tomorrow and show you all the other way and we can take a vote! Thanks for bringing it to my attention !!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of the antler fad, except maybe for Halloween. If you love it, then go for it.
ReplyDeleteI personally love the antler trend :) I like how you added some flair to the ends. I do think they may be upside down, but want to see pics of them the other way. Hmmmmm.
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