Thursday, July 22, 2010

My creative space

Giving an old flea market find a new shabby chic image

I found these hand carved napkin rings at my local Oppy last week and decided to treat them to a bit of a makeover.

Before


During


After


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11 comments:

mel @ loved handmade said...

They look gorgeous & I love the fresh flower touch too. You always set an amazing table!

Megan said...

clever putting them on the rod to paint them! they look lovely with the napkin and the pink flowers. yay for shabby chic!

BOB & MABEL said...

They look beautiful. Love the whole setting, very pretty!

Danielle McDonald said...

What a lovely transformation. So simple, yet so effective!

Renee said...

nice!

Notchka said...

Now thats what I call creative vision. I wouldn't have looked twice at them pre-makeover, but they look fantastic now. Clever you!

Anna Bartlett said...

hey, that's pretty terrific. and the little flowers make it even better.

Selina said...

Very nice! They come up lovely in white don't they?!

Steph said...

Clever you! They look really lovely! My hubby worries that if he stands still long enough that I'll paint him white..such is my love of the stuff. Hope you're having a wonderful week :)

byebyebirdie said...

Great idea, very nice

yardage girl said...

Excellent idea - they look lovely all made over!