Time for our ever fun Met Monday. Thank you to Susan at,http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ , for hosting us yet again.
Be sure and see her fantastic blog and all the other bloggers who are posting this week.
Before.....this little old vanity chair from the 60's had seen better days.
Before.....this little old vanity chair from the 60's had seen better days.
But it just needed a little TLC. So I took it home from the thrift store for $15.
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Kept it simple. I repainted the metal parts with an off white paint first and then
highlighted it with gold so you could see the rose details
at Michaels craft store.
They were a package of 4 for like $1.99.
So I went there today to get some and also a pumpkin or two.
Here are my empty wine bottles that I had not sent to recycling yet.
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candle sticks.
It was great that one of the bottles was sort of a black color glass and the others
an eery green.
a fire danger. I trimmed the candle ends so they would fit better in the
bottle openings . I also added some quake gel to the inside of the openings to help them fit tight
and snug.
8 comments:
Great redo on the chair. What a cute idea for the bottles.:)Have a great week.
The chair turned out gorgeous and I love the Halloween bottles. What great ideas. Hugs, Marty
You did a lovely job on the vanity chair. Love the fabric and the addition of the rope and tassel detail!
Hi Linda...
Fabulous transformation on your chair, my friend! I love the pretty damask patterned fabric that you chose to recover this little beauty with!!!
Warmest wishes,
Chari
I love the fabric you chose for your chair...so pretty!
peace, cindy
Linda I love the bottles...tooo cute my friend...I never do halloween any more with the kids all gone and no kids come up here on my mountain top...I get to eat all the candy myself ha ha!! May you have a great week...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
I love the chair, that's something I would definately have brought home! I also loved the "learning plate" you wrote about in another entry. What a wonderful blog you have. Thank you for stopping by Junkblossoms! If you hadn't, I wouldn't have found you. Pat
Creeeeeeeeeeepy--hey, I have never heard of quake gel! Is that a glue or what?
My house blog is the Spindle Cottage glog (I have several blogs and it can get confusing!)
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