Sunday 2 May 2010

A Candle Sconce Makeover



I love candle sconces and chandeliers - when in New York recently I stood like an idiot in the lighting dept of ABC Home and drooled over the crystals and bling of the fabulous chandeliers there.  So when I spotted this 'second' candle sconce in a brocante store, here in France ,I thought I could add a bit of sparkle and pizazz and it would be perfect for the guest room


It was quite pretty already but not girly enough for this new room :)



So I added a little metal paint, wiping off the excess before it dried to give a bluish vintage look.



I picked out some beads and vintage chandelier parts - in the end I didn't use all of these.  I attached the glass beads to wire and then tied the strands to the sconce, glued on some jewellery jump rings to hang the drops from, disguising them with some more glass beads and then glued on some enamel and lucite flowers with trusty e6000 adhesive. and ta daa  :)  some bling for my guests :D


12 comments:

Danielle Combs said...

I LOVE that! And now I know what to do with the wall-mounted light fixture in our bedroom! :) Of course, since my heart is set on moving sometime in the future, I've kinda given up on doing much here. LOL

ioulia said...

Oh wow, what a wonderful result!

ira said...

Wow very pretty...

Dee's Kitchen and Bath said...

It's gorgeous!

matchstickgirl said...

o wicked i love that !!!!!!
love that theyre real candles tooooooooooooooooo!!!!

shagpile said...

Ooooh it's lovely! You've blinged it up nicely without overdoing it. :)

Nancy van den Boom said...

You have done a wonderful job!

OneCraftyFox said...

This is FABULOUS! So chic, so French... le sigh... ;)

Arctida said...

Wow Pamela! That is just gorgeous! What a cool way to renew that candle sconce!

Wicked Darling said...

Wow! I love this!

Michelle York said...

Love the Creative Process! This is beautiful..

Trouvais said...

Oh dear....another gorgeous blog! This sconce is just exquisite! I will be back soon to look through the rest! Merci! Trish