Then on our recent trip up North, we had some time to burn, so it was my son that suggested we stop in World Market. First place I always head to is the bath and beauty section to put try on some lotion, and check out their candles. That's when these beautiful antique looking candles caught my attention. They were the same size as the wooden ones I bought. I checked the price and they were, Can you believe this they were $20 each!
Wow! I thought to myself, I can do the same with my candlesticks,
I already had the milk paint. I just needed to buy some antique wax.
All I did, was paint the candlesticks with two coats of Miss Mustard Seed Milk paint in Ironstone. By the way, I found working with Milk Paint very easy!
Distressed them with a medium grit sandpaper. Using a slightly damp cloth, I gently applied small areas of Antique wax where I wanted the worn areas of the candlestick showed. Then with the same slightly damp cloth, I buffed the wax around it.
I loved how they turned out. I seriously can not wait to use them to decorate for Fall!
What a great find! I love candles and candlesticks and find myself buying them all the time. Unfortunately, I'm married to a fire investigator, so all I can do is look at the pretty candles and sniff them occasionally! I think your candlesticks look much better than the ones you saw at World Market...the painting is perfect and they look like they are taller! They look so pretty Christine!! Hugs!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow...this looks so great! :)
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Hi Christine,
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Enjoy the start of the new week.
Julie
How pretty! Isn't it great when you find something in a store and think I can do that and then it turns out just the way you wanted? Great makeover! Thanks for sharing on Snickerdoodle Sunday. Pinned and Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful! Pinned! thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. xo
ReplyDeleteSo great when you can do a little manual labour and save money but doubly good when the project turns out as nice as yours did. I love tall candlesticks - you'll no doubt find lots of places to use those throughout the upcoming holidays.
ReplyDeleteI love yours! I totally agree with you, twenty bucks for one candlestick is way too much!! Your diy turned out great......good job!
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