The Necklaces Get A Turn & A Fleur De Lis Makeover

A couple of weeks ago I made a little display for my earrings.  I felt a little bad that my necklaces were getting left out, so I made a little something for them, too.  SO far, it hasn’t fallen apart.  I consider that a HUGE success. 

I gathered all my supplies…a LARGE candlestick, small wooden circle, wooden plaque, finnial, wood for support, and Gorilla Glue Epoxy.  {Don’t mind the workspace…she’s a little dirty ;)}

 

Ummm…before I go on…I found this candlestick at Hobby Lobby for a whopping $2!!!!!!  SCORE!  Much like everything else I buy on sale, I had NO clue what I was going to do with it, but for 2 bucks, I couldn’t pass it up!!!!

Anywho…back to the project…

This was definitely inspired by these precious recipe holders from Shanty2Chic.  GENIUS!!!!!

I used Gorilla Glue Epoxy to adhere the small wooden circle to the candlestick.  PERFECT fit!

I glued the wood beam to the back of the plaque…

…and then used the epoxy to attach the plaque & beam to the wooden circle.

After that had time to dry, I screwed cup hooks into the plaque.  Since I can’t ever do anything straight, I had to use a ruler to make sure everything was even :)

I took out my trusty Rustoleum Heirloom White spray paint and went to town.  {Actually, I spray painted it all this really pretty rust color first, but I didn’t like the way it looked.  A little too “blah”.}  I let that dry and then went to town with my sanding block to give it a worn look.  Here’s what I got…

  

Now my necklaces have a home, too!

While I had out the spray paint, I decided to give my little fleur de lis whatnot a little makeover, too. 

                       BEFORE                                                      AFTER

 

I’m linking these up at The Girl Creative, Reinvented, DIY Showoff, Frugal Family, & A Soft Place To Land.