When you’re a crafter & people know it, they sometimes give you things thinking that you can do something with it. This project started with a friend giving me a pair of gold & glass cherub lamps that someone had given her. She thought of me because I’m always creating something. I’m going to get 2 or 3 projects from this pair of lamps. Here’s my first one:
I wanted to make a special gift for a friend’s grand-daughter’s first birthday. And since I always have Christmas on my mind, I thought that a Christmas ornament that was personalized would be a nice gift. I wanted it to be a ‘girly-girl’ gift, so I went with Shabby Chic. And while I was at it, I may as well make more than one. It’s always nice to have extra gifts on hand. Well, this is what I made:
And this is how I made them:
My mother-in-law gave me this candelabra when we were first married. It’s now 22 years old. It was gold plated & absolutely beautiful. But with time, the gold plating was coming off & it was starting to look a little worse for wear. I wanted to use it, but it needed help. So, I did the unthinkable. I painted it. It has gone from a gold candelabra to a Shabby Chic Candelabra! And all it took was a little paint, some crystals & a little patients.
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