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Stripe it Out

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Hey Y’all!  Real quick question—  Have you noticed how much stripe taper candles cost..  Geez louise… look here and here..  and  World Market  has them on sale for $3.00 but that’s for a pair.  Well, remember the yard sale I went to a couple weeks ago .. I also found 3 boxes of tapered evening candles for $0.50 a box with 5 candles in each box.

You know I snagged all of them.  I knew exactly what I wanted to do .. Stripe them out!!   It was so quick and easy and I love how it gave them a bit more elegance.

 

All I did was tape them up and gave a quick spray of metallic gold.  Let dry and now I have a pair of striped gold candles.  I saved a few dollars by getting vintage candles from the yard sale and doing it myself.  The best part is I’ve got several candles to make different colors and styles with at a fraction of the cost.

So the next time you’re at a yard sale, a thrift store or even Goodwill.. get those candles!  Every little bit savings counts.

 

Another thrifty idea by your Urvintage Girl!  Tah-tah!!

 

 

Cheers!

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I’ll say it —  Yikes!!! I can’t believe another year has left us.. where did the time go and it sure went fast.  But as they say, time flies when you’re having fun.. and that’s what I call sharing my life with you, just as I share in yours.  I’ve met quite a few new friends through my blog and simply enjoy all the good company.  The sharing and caring that I see and feel makes me forget all about the “bad” things in this hard-knock life.  So I must say “Thank You” for being there.  Before I finish out this year I have to share a quick make-over I did for New Years Eve.  I came across this really old wooden tray for $1.00 (and you know I dig making over these trays – yes I still use that “70’s” word)  chuckles….

 

 It’s the perfect size to serve the drinks for NYE-2015.  So I decided to give this one a bit of a festive look.  I used Martha Stewart metallic paint in thundercloud

 

I lined the bottom with glitter paper and now I have a festive new tray for $3.00

The glitter paper adds just enough shimmer for that sparkly look

This will be my first time hosting a NYE get together since living here and I’m pretty excited.  So we’ll be playing a few games, do a little dancing while snacking on finger foods all night.  Of course there’ll be some bubbly to go along with all the fun and laughter.   Glad I found this tray to make carrying drinks a bit more easier.

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So my Loveys!!

I hope you have a wonderful, happy, and safe time ringing in the New Year…  Sending you warm wishes and a big hug!

 

 

See you in 2015  —-   SMOOCHES!!!