Found these great towels with all different states from Nanalulu’s Linen Closet. Great for framing or making into pillows…
SOUTH CAROLINA State Map Souvenir Kitchen Towel Colorful Graphics.
I recently saw this beautiful chandelier on a website and began to think about making a similar one myself, it was approximately $3,500 and that is way over my budget!
So I began looking online for a lighting that would be appropriate for me to bead but I was looking for something that had the lights on the outside of the frame so the beads wouldn’t cover the lightbulbs.
I found this one at Lowes.com and one of the local stores had it in stock so I purchased it so I could measure it to decide the number of beads I needed. That took a lot of measuring because I wanted to make the strands graduated (smaller to larger) and after calculating numerous times I bought the beads from FireMountainGems.com.
Then I waited impatiently for my 27 lb. box of beads to arrive in the mail, they could have arrived the next day and that would have been excruciating because I was so anxious to get started! But of course it took about a week for the beads to arrive and I was so happy to see that box arrive on my doorstep…
The beads are beautiful shades of turquoise and apple green and I began to experiment with placement…
I liked this but I ended up with something a little different, more on that later. Then the tedious stringing of the beads began. I soon learned why that chandelier I liked costs so much, it is a lot of work!
After about 20+ hours of stringing and some really sore fingers…
I added the apple green beads to the metal bands at the top and the bottom and I realized I liked the chandelier without the beads at the bottom but I wanted to hang it up to make sure. My wonderful husband said he could wire it …
He did a great job! It looks great without the beads at the bottom, I can always add them later but I don’t think it would add to it’s charm. Could be my sore fingers talking.
Can’t decide if I like it with or without the shades…
Now to choose paint color for the dining room now that the focal point is up! I bought an antique table a few years ago that I want to dig out and dust off, I think it will look great underneath the light.
That picture was taken before I cut all the strings : )
I found a new antique/thrift store and picked up these great finds…
These shoe stretchers were calling my name, the colors are fantastic and my daughter Baylee suggested adding “ribs” to make them look like fish skeletons, great idea!
These old yarn spools had the original thread still on them.
This is another larger spool, I don’t know what I am going to do with this yet, any suggestions?
I know it isn’t old but I just love the graphics on this liquor bottle…
Books are a passion of mine so I tend to buy old books if the color is good or the title is unique, this fit both of those criteria!
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