gilded pig

this piggy bank did not look like this last month.  it was instead a flat, terracotta little pig who had endured a few too many chips, breaks and fallen off ears that were reglued.  i was about to give up on the little guy after another incident but, felt that i just couldn't yet - after all it was a gift my mom had given me when i was pretty young and i just wasn't ready to part with it.  so, we (my husband and i) decided to gild him so that all of his blemishes could be covered up and so he could 'live on' so to speak.  needless to say i love the way it turned out. see the before photo below and also the inspiration behind it.

priming the pig before gilding him.

the inspiration - loved this one for some time now but could not justify the purchase. you can find it here.