Thrift Store Find - $2 Wooden Frame for Race Day Gear

On March 29th, I ran my first 5K.  It was the ColorMeRad race and it was so awesome!!  I loved every minute of it.  It finally got to race day and it was a very cloudy day.  They were calling for rain that morning but it looked like it might hold off.  Well, it held off for about the first half before the bottom finally fell out of the sky.  I was already pretty colorful at this point and did not want to lose the color.  Well I am here to say that rain does not effect the color.  I was pretty colorful by the end of the race.

Since it was my first race I wanted to save my race clothes.  I mean after this race it was either that or burn them.  I knew going into the race that my clothes would never be the same so I wore something that I bought for a few dollars at the thrift store.

Buying a 16x20 wooden frame in the store can cost a lot.  I am really not one to spend a lot on something like this.  I wanted the frame to be fun since it was going to hold my race day gear.  I went to our local Goodwill on half price day and found the perfect frame.   It was in not the best condition but nothing some sandpaper and paint couldn't handle.  I think that it turned out pretty nice and it lets me display my colorful outfit in a frame just as colorful as it is.

Here is the frame before I started.  It is a pretty bad gold color.  I use 220 sandpaper to make sure I got as much of the paint and dirt off that I could.

 This is the frame once I finished sanding all the gunk off the frame.  It takes a little elbow grease but I think that it is totally worth it since I only spent $2 on the frame. It took about 20 minutes total to complete this process.

Before you paint do not forget to wash your frame off.  I used a dry cloth as I sanded to keep the dust from building up too much and then a damp cloth once I finished sanding to make sure I got all the dust off before painting.

 Here is the finished product. I used a hot pink acrylic paint to really make the colors pop.  I mean I am sure this outfit needed more color!  Have fun redoing those thrift store finds to make them more interesting and to better fit your needs!  Don't be afraid of a little color!  It makes life interesting!