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When Paul and I first moved in together, he was keeping his loose change in a pile on the counter. One of the first things I remember buying was a pink ceramic piggy bank at Target for him to start piling change into. It took four years (keeping in mind we raided it for parking quarters often) but it finally filled up.

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And I decided it was time to fancy up the pig.

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I had copper leafing supplies left over from this January art project so that's what I used to decorate him. Simple enough and maybe it's just me, but I like him so much better in metallic.

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20 responses to “the pig goes copper.”

  1. Jill Avatar
  2. Thinkie Avatar

    I bet he would like his new skin beter if he had eyes to admire it in the mirror 😉

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  3. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    Too cute.

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  4. Suzanne Avatar

    DEFINITELY LIKING THE METALLIC PIG 🙂

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  5. Jessi Avatar

    Love it. What a great idea!

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  6. Funnelcloud Rachel Avatar

    Fantastic! (And I can’t believe it took you 4 years to fill it up – you all must be better about spending change than we are because we can fill a coffee can with change in less than a year!)

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  7. Jaime Martinez Avatar

    Love it! Did you spend the money in his belly yet?

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  8. Sarahrachel Avatar

    My husband has a box full of change leftover from his bachelor days… I’m thinking we need a copper pig as well! xo

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  9. elise blaha Avatar

    not yet, but I rolled it all. 🙂

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  10. Tameeka Avatar
    Tameeka

    hes one cute little guy!love it.
    i have one myself that needs a little make over.
    meeks xo

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  11. Stefie Avatar

    Really great, supercute!

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  12. indigorchid Avatar

    Vast improvement – nice job!

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  13. Carrie K Avatar
    Carrie K

    next time…change it in at coinstar! rolling is crazy 🙂

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  14. elise blaha Avatar

    ha, I refuse to pay fees. And Im kind of weird and like tasks like rolling coins.

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  15. desiree Avatar

    awww… I love your pig this way!

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  16. Tequila b. Avatar
    Tequila b.

    Omg you blinded that poor little piggy but i do love the copper, great idea!

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  17. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    I think he needs eyes too!!

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  18. elise blaha Avatar

    🙂 I like him better without eyes.

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  19. jessica o'brien | jessohbee Avatar

    when scott & i first started dating, he had a huge jug (think sparklet’s water tank) full of change and i asked him, “oh my god! can i roll that?”
    at least he knew i was a semi-ocd freak from the start! 😉

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  20. jessica o'brien | jessohbee Avatar

    it’s so chic this way! i think he looks a little rose gold-ish which i love. great upgrade and agree – no eyes!

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