Electric Candlelight...

So I am always talking about garage sales,
the dirty secret is...
I buy things with good intentions of fixing them up,
but.. they often pile up on my desk
(as you'll see in picture two).

(click photos to enlarge)

So this is my after photo,

My shabbified lamp :-)

It started like this...

I procastinated working on it because,

I didn't want to know how to rewire it,

and this bright yellow cord is horrible!

So first I layered and scuffed paint to my hearts desire..

Then I created wax drops on the candlestick,

using a glue gun.

Sorry I forgot to photograph this.

Cindy at My Romantic Home

did a tutorial on this 

It worked great & it was really fun

here is a link.

I wanted to make the cord look like an old fabric cord..

so I ripped skinny strips of muslin..

and tea dyed them.

Then I wrapped the muslin around the cord..

tacking the ends down with glue.

No more Bright Yellow cord on the tabletop!

The finished project,

with a silicone dipped bulb.

Today I am joining Gina At The Shabby Chic Cottage

for Transformation Thursday

Stop by to be inspired!

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I am relinking this post to

Saturday Nite Special

for Unique Lighting

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