T2T {TRASH 2 TREASURE} TUESDAY: A LAMP MAKEOVER...GONE BAD!

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I bought this Lamp and lampshade from Goodwill for a few buckaroos.

The plan was to:

1. Paint the base, and

2. Recover the shade!

Doesn't seem like a difficult task at hand...or so I thought!

PROBLEM #1:

The hunt for Krylon Mirror-like paint was a looooong drawn out process! I went EVERYWHERE! I wasn't settling for anything else because I wanted to try this technique that I saw on Pinterest that would give it a mercury glass effect! So, I FINALLY found ONE can...8 BUCKS! Goodness!!! Not what I wanted to spend...nevertheless...it was bought...

Oh yeah, and the mercury glass effect...

FAIL!

Looked more like rain spots! UGH! Oh well...moving on!

PROBLEM #2:

This PROBLEM lamp is living on my bathroom counter for now because of the "dungeon-like" lack of light!  Well, the lampshade, as is, kinda diffuses the light and really doesn't let much light through. Because of this "problem", I figured that I couldn't recover the shade because then it would be even darker.

So....I had a thought...that led to action...that led to

FAILURE!

My thought:

Use a sheer fabric around the shade's wire form! I found the PERFECT fabric...my sheer summer scarf!

Yes!  That would be a perfect solution! Sheer fabric would let lots of light through!

So I started to cut...

...and cut....

and cut!

This is what I had left!

YIKES! I didn't think that it was two separate pieces.  After trying to figure out a way to make this work without actually buying more supplies which would make the cost of this lampshade more than simply buying a new on...

I surrendered!

I bought a new shade for $4 at Wal-Mart!

The lamp is much better now, despite the journey to get it there...

I still want to do something cool with this little lampshade!

I'd love some feedback!

What should I do with it to make it less "plain"...

Leave a comment, I'd love to hear from you!

RECOVERING FROM DIY STRESS,

XO,

CRAFT FAIL NOW CRAFT-ABULOUS: GRANITE INSPIRED EGGS-THANKS LOLLY JANE!

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WELL... here it is...the Pinterest Inspired Craft FAIL!

YEAH, well it's not really a "fail", I would say, but it is definitely NOT what I expected! I don't know what happened or what I did wrong.

When I spotted the chalkboard painted eggs on Pinterest, I 

really loved them! 

Get my point?

I mean, REALLY! I thought they were so cool! Until, I made them and all I could see was...

well...let's say the Bunny...was really really big... and left behind really big...

Well you get the point! I tried to ignore those thoughts but I just couldn't shake it!

BUMMER!

Thank you to Lolly Jane for saving the day! This was their original idea!!
Now I have granite-inspired eggs!! 

MUCH MUCH better, I'd say!

I really wish it would have worked out for me and I just loved the chalkboard eggs in the picture on Pinterest, but they just weren't ME, ya know!? 

Have you ever been disappointed by a project that you were SURE you would love???

If you are wondering this is how I made my eggs.  I did it a little different.  I used metallic instead of flat acrylic, except for the white, and no glitter. 

1-Started with the black base from the chalkboard paint.

2-Then used a paper towel and dabbed on the brown metallic

3-Next, while still wet, I dabbed on the white acrylic

3-Let it dry for a little while.

While it was drying, I worked on my Spring wreath that I will share with you soon...multitasking!

4-Next, I added the gun metal gray metallic (It was still tacky but that's okay).

5-I wanted to add another layer of the white, dabbing very random and lightly and finished with the brown metallic.

It takes a little while to dry, but I am pleased!!

Kinda looks like little dino eggs! HAHA!

Nestled in a bed of green raffia in a beautiful crystal dish (from Goodwill, I might add) makes a nice little setting!

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Blogging while enjoying beautiful company and a yummy slice of thin crust pizza

 (with everything on it, OF COURSE),

Love,

NELLY