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The chameleon chandelier is back. Again.

December 7, 2010 10 Comments


Handsome Hubby asked me if I was going to use THE chandelier in our Christmas decor this year. Originally I said no. I’m so glad I did not listen to me.

This free chandy has gotten a lot of use. Who knew?! (Well, I knew when I got it….)

It’s been done for Christmas, for Spring time, for Halloween…. I might do something with it for Valentine’s Day… I’ll say it again: Spray paint can change your life.

I sprayed the chandy silver, clipped the little crystals off of my Thanksgiving centerpieces and re tied them onto the chandy.

I fired up my hot glue gun and attached pine cones to the arms. Tucking a little greenery under the pine cones really finished it off (Thank you to my friend Rose for that suggestion.)

I took a stand for a hanging plant and suspended the chandy over a planter filled with greenery and sticks. (Which I had spray painted, of course.)

I love that I have something very unique and unexpected to greet people as they come up to the house.

You know what else I love? That it cost me zero dollars to make. The chandy was free from someone on freeecycle.org. If you go to your local tree lot and ask them, they will give you the clippings. Treat them like roses: make fresh cuts on the ends and put them in water. They’ll last the whole season.

Now I need to find another free chandelier… my mom really, really wants one for her house.

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, garden & outdoors, Holidays, project du jour, spray paint

Comments

  1. Barefoot Studios Ok, LLC says

    December 7, 2010 at 7:26 PM

    LOVE IT!!!! Now I will be on a mission to find me one!!

    Reply
  2. rachel... says

    December 7, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    That’s awesome! I just happened to blog recently about a chandelier of my own. Don’t get excited. Yours is much better.

    Reply
  3. Shawn says

    December 7, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Beautiful!

    Reply
  4. jennykate77 says

    December 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    That chandelier has paid for itself time and time again!! I love it! Looks beautiful decorated up for Christmas!

    Reply
  5. Erin@likegrandmas says

    December 8, 2010 at 12:02 AM

    This is beautiful(of course!)!!! Love the little changing chandi!

    Reply
  6. Myya says

    December 8, 2010 at 4:59 AM

    I love seeing all the ideas you come up with for this thing. Definitely worth its weight in gold… errr I mean spray paint 🙂

    Reply
  7. Connie says

    December 8, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    Great job!! Now I want one!

    Reply
  8. MiMi says

    December 8, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    PURTY. Why WOULDN’T you have used it?

    Reply
  9. Elz says

    December 10, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    What a fun way to use and reuse the chandy. Creative!

    Reply

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