A few weeks ago, on a beautiful warm and sunny fall day, I met a good friend for lunch.
We decided on an upscale hamburger restaurant.
We all sometimes just need a burger and fries!
After lunch, we put on our masks, and went to a sweet gift shop in the same outdoor complex.
Of course, I saw something I wanted!
But the price tag was $46, not at all in my budget.
It was a long tray with wood beads along the sides, filled with different small glass votive candle holders.
You all probably know what happened next, I tried to make it myself.
The fun part of this project was collecting the glass votive pieces.
I managed to find several at the thrift store for 25 to 50 cents each.
Each one unique.
I searched for a long narrow tray everywhere, with no success, until I ran across an old, inexpensive sign in my basement stash.
I turned it over and glued wood beads all around the edge using E6000 glue.
Once the beads dried, I painted the entire piece with white spray paint, several coats.
So very pleased with this project. Perfect for the season.
How beautiful it shines!
All the different glass holders look amazing.
Love this piece displayed with some of the little white houses I have collected over the years.
This is officially my first Christmas project for this year, with many more to follow
Hope you all agree that with using what I have, and spending only $3.00, I now have a beautiful keepsake piece.
Hope you all have a Friday that shines in so many ways!
Blessings, and please be safe.