Last year I made these Candlesticks and more. Recently when I freshened up my fireplace I changed up my candlesticks and took out a few of them. The one on the far right (brown) and the one that matches it (white). They’ve been hanging around the living room for a couple of weeks.
I was looking for something easy to work on so I grabbed them and took them outside.
Then I started looking through my stash of scrap pieces.
This is a piece of wood I practiced on with my router. You know what that green paint means don’t you? Yep, that board (when it was much larger) cost me .51 cents.
I used my jigsaw to cut the middle section out of the spindle, leaving a short piece on the bottom. I drilled a hole to allow me to insert a nail.
I also cut the top (finial) off. I used my Quick-Grip Clamp
I drilled a hole in the top and the bottom of the 1x (holding it with my clamp). An internet friend of mine was drilling a board while holding it, the drill slipped and ended up taking off her thumbnail. It was NOT pretty folks!
I inserted a nail in both ends of the 1x to help stabilize the spindle pieces.
With a nail in both ends the display stand stood easily on itself while the Gorilla Glue dried.
I painted the stands with some oops paint. Jamie gave me two of these cute appliques a year ago for Christmas. I’ve been saving them. The Shanty girls made some as Christmas gifts last year.
This one is the shorter of the two. I decided that I like the natural color of the applique. What do you think? Would you have painted it? Next week, I’ll show you the one I made the next day. I plan to use these at Jamie’s shower. I still need to add a clip of some sort. I’ve played around with some, but haven’t decided what I’m doing yet.
gail
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Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper says
March 12, 2011 at 2:42 amGreat job. I think I’d like the design painted–maybe an accent color. Either way you did a great job.
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House Revivals says
March 11, 2011 at 2:17 amGail, I think this is absolutely darling! I think the applique is great either way.
~Amanda
Full Circle Creations says
March 10, 2011 at 10:23 pmVery cute! I like the contrast but think it would look great painted a different color. Good ideas!
Two Dollars says
March 10, 2011 at 10:20 pmor chalkboard paint on it!! 🙂
-Stefanie
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I Play Outside The Box says
March 10, 2011 at 9:10 pmThat would look pretty with their wedding invitation affixed to it in some manner.
Michelle @Shellsshabbyshack says
March 10, 2011 at 4:26 pmI have to show the hubby your wood stash so I won’t feel so bad about mine. See, honey, this is what you do with wood scraps 🙂 It’s darling, Gail! I would paint the applique but in a contrasting color. Just my opinion. This would be great to use for a recipe card holder or picture frame. Great idea! Sorry about your friends poor nail. Ouch!
Take care!
~Michelle 🙂
Debbie says
March 10, 2011 at 2:52 pmI’m eager to see where this goes. If it had a clip of some sort, it could hold a recipe. It could have been another chalk board, but you’ve just done that. Hummmm; picture idea is good.
A menu board for some special occasion would work nicely. I have no doubt you’ll have better ideas than me; I get my ideas from you! 😀
That one girl says
March 10, 2011 at 2:48 pmGood idea! I vote for paint the applique as well!
Paddywack Designs says
March 10, 2011 at 2:11 pmI think I’d paint the applique, but it does look cute with the contrast too.
Sylvia says
March 10, 2011 at 1:46 pmI love the picture frame idea. You could make your own; glass could be optional. I’d paint the applique, too.
Cindy @ LeChaiseParfait says
March 10, 2011 at 1:05 pmVery cute, I vote for painted.
Jeannie says
March 10, 2011 at 12:23 pmHmmm…I’m wondering if you could have found an acrylic picture frame the size of that board to mount onto that wooden piece. Put the applique on that. Then you would just slide into the frame the photo or whatever you want to put on it.