Embellished Chandelier - Day 2

Day 2.  Dining room bump up.  

Did I really say I was going to do this chandelier chain thing today?   Yes.  
Did I realize I'd have to move a 2 ton table to do it?  
No, but...

So the table's been moved and here is a before picture of the light.  That's a mirror on the ceiling -- around $20 from TJMaxx.
I had a local glass shop drill a 
2" hole in the middle of it.  
They were thrilled to be asked to do this.  
They didn't exactly say so, 
but I have a sense about these things...

Anyway, a tube of liquid nail and 4 honkin' big screws 
later and she's there to stay.

Now for the chain.

I wanted something different and easy.  I really 
couldn't imagine taking the light down in order to slip a 
cover on it -- I don't mind the chain THAT much. 

The fabric was left over from my "French Door Dress Up" post 
a while back.  I slipped the cover around the chain vertically, shearing it at the top and bottom and using a little line of 
fabric glue and paper clips to close it up.  
In an emergency, it will have to be cut off.

Jennifer @ Southern Inspirations found some magnetic bling for chandeliers  you've just got to see!  Check it out here!

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 Tomorrow, I have a project inspired by Jan at  
*Bobbypins Boardwalk*. 
I love everything about this pillow and Jan has done a great tutorial including the source of her adorable bird graphics. 

 You should go and check it out.  Jan's is one of my favorite blogs!

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Dining Room Bump Up - Day 1

I like this room. 

It's just fine (like the "I'm fine" I say to my husband 

sometimes when "I'm not") but I think it needs a little tweaking.

For the next week or so I'm going to make this my project.

First, this curio cabinet.  My husband gave it to me last Christmas.  He'd have given me anything I wanted to house the  

crystal that belonged to his grandmother.

I wanted an antique but I never found anything that would fit 

so this is what I ended up with.  It's nice, it's just a little 

"cookie cutter" for me.  Do I paint it? I already have 

one painted piece in the room but, maybe.  I am tempted.  

But, for now I'm going to try something a little less drastic 

and line the inside with paper for starters.  

Here's the before.....

Boring...

Here's the paper...

I think fabric would have worked as well.

And the after.....

I love the paper.  It's scrapbook paper I attached 

with spray adhesive.  I've used this type of paper before (a different pattern) and I liked the look there as well.  

I think it gives this new cabinet I built from pine a 

vintage look and I like vintage... 

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Tomorrow, I think I'll tackle this bare chain on the chandelier.

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Fall Leaf Tablecloth

Here is a quick and super easy fall sewing project.  Simply stitch silk leaves (removed from their stems) around the edge of a purchased table cloth.  How easy is that? And cute to boot!

 I sewed the leaves  about 1/4" from the edge of the tablecloth, all pointing in the same direction 

and slightly overlapping each leaf.

Small Practice Painting No. 6

"For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.  For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad."

-Edwin Way Teale

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And The Winner is....

The winner one of my Small Practice Painting GIVEAWAY is.......

No. 12  -- Joji @ The Art of Joji Roper Todd!
You should check out Joji's blog.  She's a talented artist with a wonderful unique style.  
You'll love her work! 
Nice to meet you, Joji!!!

Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway.  That was fun.  We'll have to do it again, soon!


And then there is another winner...

...not me, just an illustration, too bad...

ME!

I won Sassy Sites $50 Choose The Writing vinyl lettering giveaway! Yes way! I never, ever win anything so I'm delighted! 
Such cute stuff...how will I ever decide...

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How to Clone a Rooster

You might have noticed this cocky old  rooster hanging here in my kitchen in an earlier post.  For me, it was love at first sight (sorry Mr. Lindy) but the original painting of this most eligible bachelor belonged to a friend of mine who refused to let him go.  She did, however, agree to lend him to me for, uh, cloning purposes....

The original painting was an odd 19"x31" so I had to build and gesso a canvas -- fun.

Drawing him out to scale...

 About half way through I had to stop for a Diet Dr. Pepper break.  BTW, if I was getting paid to say that about the Dr. I would be a gazillionaire by now...

 He's hot (like a pot pie) and he knows it!

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Tiny Bud Vases

These tiny little itty bitty vases are not vases at all.  

They're frauds.  Posers.  Impostors. 

But they're my frauds -- and I love 'em. 

You guessed (because you're brilliant) that they are 

bottle stoppers! 

I was able to collect all 5 in just 2 trips to 1 Goodwill!  

And all for less than a cup of coffee at 

Starbucks....this is math you can love.

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