Vintage Framed Chalkboards

Hunting for interesting picture frames has become my latest obsession passion!  There is hardly a week that goes by that I don't visit the thrift store in search of them!  Today I'd like to share with you one of my latest frame transformations.  Of course, they didn't look this good when I found them!  Oh, no!

 This is what they began life as!  Not terrible, but I knew that with a little paint and tlc, they could go from gaudy gold to shabbylicious!  There weren't any makers markings on the frames, but they are similar to Syroco.  After removing the very dirty glass and prints, I gave the frames a much needed bath, and several coats of wonderful creamy white paint.

 I then distressed them to highlight all of their gorgeous details.  They really do have the look of carved wood, I think!  Next, I had my handy hubby cut new masonite board to fit, and covered the board with chalkboard vinyl.

 

 I can almost hear the frames breathing a sigh of relief!  While they cost a bit more than I normally would be willing to pay (everything seems to be higher out here in the Pacific Northwest, even thrift shops!!), as soon as I spotted them, I just knew that I couldn't pass them up!

 They can hang either horizontally or vertically.  I also think they would be beautiful on an easel, like the one below.  I've placed them, and the easel, in my Etsy shop, if you would like to check them out!

I'm linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm, for White Wednesday,
and Debra over at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Upcycled Spindle Candle Sticks

Hello ladies!

Hope you are having a great week!

Today I'd like to share with you one of my latest projects, a set of candle sticks made from wooden spindles.

For this project, I enlisted the aide of my handy hubby, who put the candlesticks together for me (as well as cut the wooden tops!).  Anyway, I'll show you what they started out life as, but first let's take a look at the final product!

 When I first spotted a bunch of these new unfinished wooden spindles at the thrift shop earlier this summer, I quickly snatched them up!  I just knew that they would be the making of a fun project!  Candle sticks were the first thing that came to mind, as they are one of my very favorite things to transform.

 I just so happened to find three unfinished wooden bases at another craft shop and thought they would be perfect as the bottoms of the candle sticks.

 I really love the shape of these spindles!  The shorter two are identical, and the taller one is of a different shape.  I think that just makes things a bit more interesting!  I didn't have anything to use for the tops of the candle sticks, so hubby bought a new piece of  wood for me, cut them to size, and assembled everything with screws and wood glue.  (so glad to have a handy guy around!!)

 I then painted them all a nice crisp white, and distressed them to further enhance their curves!

I love the look!  I have several more of the shorter spindles, just waiting to be transformed!  This set is now in my Etsy shop, if you are interested.  

Have a great day!  Now go out and find something to paint!!

I'm linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm for White Wednesday,
and Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday,
two of my favorite days of the week!