Epic Fail #43 OR...How NOT to paint a wreath

Ok, so first I must explain to you that I'm not the wreath-ish type. I'm not wreath-y.  I don't do wreathes.  No, I wouldn't go that far.  I've never had an outright dislike of wreathes, I just never found one I liked all that much.  There's a difference, I swear. In my mind, my memory...I envision giant tangled vine wreathes loaded down with teal and mauve plastic flowers.  Gross.  But lately...I don't know if it's because I'm older now or if it's due to my desire to not live in a house that looks like a college dorm room, or maybe it's the evolution of the wreath with an influx of (I love that word...influxxx. say it.) fresh, new ideas...but I'm kinda feeling wreath-ish lately.  Then I spotted this acorn wreath that Dana made and fell in love with its texture, simplicity, and elegance...I love it all.  And while wasting my day away browsing Pinterest, I came across this lima bean wreath that Brooke made and fell in love again.  Again, texture, simplicity, elegance....and CHEAP!  So I sent my husband off to Wally World to buy some lima beans.....and this is where the "Epic Fail" part of this story begins.  He came home with these:

In his defense, he did not know I was making a wreath...but I haven't eaten lima beans since I was forced to by a very mean and cruel  pre-school teacher when I was 4.

So I finally got the right lima beans & gathered the rest of my supplies: glue gun, hot glue sticks, wreath form, and paint. 

I began by carefully selecting my pattern, opting to position the beans horizontally instead of vertically.

So began the process of gluing down the beans.  It went pretty quick and I only managed to completely remove my fingerprints from 2 fingers.  (who am I kidding...I am now officially un-identifiable)  Once I glued down a few front rows I moved to the inner part of the wreath.

And then to the outer edge...

Then after watching Breakfast at Tiffany's for the 58,000th time...I was all finished.  I loved the wreath in this form...despite the to' up look of the beans.  Notice  how I said "loved."  Past tense.  It had everything I was after.  Tetxture (I couldn't stop touching it), simplicity, and elegance.  Well, almost elegance.  It sort of looked like a tire and still needed to be painted.  

Lima bean tire

ATTENTION:  Here's where the "How Not to Paint a Wreath" part begins, and then violently collides with the "Epic Fail" part...

1. The spray paint nozzle was busted and entirely covered dripped pistachio green paint all over my hand. But I took one for the team and painted anyway.  Stupid decision.  

2. When I bought the spray paint I didn't think about the fact that I was painting...Styrofoam.  Styrofoam that  snaps, crackles, and pops its way to to a gross, nasty blob when spray painted - unless you're cool enough to remember to buy Styrofoam-friendly spray paint to begin with, which I was not.

GROSS

And I'm now back here...

I'm stepping back and moving on to anther project for a few days.  Next week I'll show you the real finished lima bean wreath!  Thanks for stopping by!  xoxo -s