Painted sticks in vases, part II

The pursuit of centerpieces has been fraught with difficulty, culminating in this weekend's spraypainting of a bunch of sticks.

Several weeks ago, we bought the cheapest silver spraypaint that we could find (best to invest as little as possible when you're not sure how the outcome will be), and we used it to paint 1/3 of our sticks with it. Lo and behold, they didn't look awful, so we set out to buy more paint. Of course, the Home Depot near my parents' house didn't have the same color, and the closest option was twice the price--a necessary expense if we were going to complete the centerpieces.

Then the A.C. Moore was all out of silver glitter spraypaint (B pointed out that wedding season is upon us and that it must be in high demand from similarly crafty brides). Luckily, the fabric store down the street had it in stock. This goose chase turned out to be somewhat unnecessary because you can't really see the glitter in the finished product (maybe if you look closely, but no one really looks at centerpieces, except perhaps to inquire, "Do you suppose they spraypainted those sticks themselves??").

The new silver paint turned out to be worth the investment, as it produced a shinier product (and really, what more does one want at a wedding than shiny sticks). Naturally, the previously painted sticks had to be repainted to match, and then painted again with the outrageously-priced-considering-it's-undetectable glitter spray.

We created a prototype to show off but bundled the rest of the sticks for easier transport to the venue. We envision ourselves assembling the centerpieces the day before and are considering making it a rehearsal activity. "Now we walk down the aisle...now we pour sand in the stick-filled vase..."