I found this cow planter at the thrift store! It was hidden in the toys section and I almost missed it. Wooden animal planters have been on my wishlist for years, but I never had space for them before getting my own home.
I really wanted to turn it into a strawberry or pink mushroom cow, but since I already had some wooden mushrooms from the dollar store that I had already painted pink... It seemed like the best choice!
After a quick wipe down, I painted over the black spots with pink. I originally planned on painting the eyes but decided to just give it new googly eyes to keep the derpiness.
I glued on the wooden mushrooms on the head and some smaller foam mushrooms around. I traded the old blue ribbon for purple lace and leaf ribbon, added a wire butterfly, and gave it a new tail from leftover pink & purple yarns.
I sealed it all afterwards and you can see that it left a bit of color on the face but I think it just adds to the weathered look.
Now it's in the backyard holding some mushroom solar lights.
