Traditional Chandelier

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Today I'm sharing Prima's Traditional Chandelier that I created earlier this year.  I was inspired by Miranda Edney Regal Chandelier on YouTube.  I painted it with Egg Blue Prima chalk paint, inked on some swirls and applied a finishing coast of Mod Podge with iridescent glitter in it.  Lets have a closer look:   

After painting, I added Diamond Dust to the bulbs to make them sparkle.  Then I added flowers and garden themed embellishments and finely added the crystal chandelier drops.Here's a few more close-ups:

That's it for me, thanks for dropping by!  Until next time!  hugs ~ Dawna

Dream Garden Chandelier

Hi Friends, Today I'm sharing this sweet Prima Traditional Chandelier which was inspired by Robbie's tutorial.  Since this project is 3D its a bit difficult to photographic so please bear with the wonky photos.. Hopefully you can see the details your interested in.

To create this, I started by painting the base with Prima's Robins Egg Blue chalk paint.  Robbie used a stencil transfer, however I used a swirl stamp to create the black highlights. After I stamped it, I used a mix of Modge Podge and iridescent glitter to coat the chandelier.   Then I used Diamond Dust to coat the bulbs so they sparkle like crazy in the light.  Here's a close-up of these effects:

I decorated each section of the chandelier with flowers and garden themed trinkets like a "blessed" water spigot, vintage garden hose knob, birds nest, bird house, wall water fountain and Dream Garden street sign.

That's it for me today.  Thank you for dropping by, please "follow" my blog, and "like and share" with your friends.  Until next time, stay creative and make it a happy day!  Hugs ~ Dawna

"Vintage Dress Form Mirror for Goodie Bag Swap

Hi Friends,

This is the next post I'm making to share all the pretties I created and collected for a Goodie Bag Swap that Martica is hosting at scrapbook.com.   Please refer to the "Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful" Tag Post for complete swap details.  

This is a 10 item secret sister swap, which is not only a large swap, but lots of fun since I already know my secret sister! This mirror is for category #7 the vintage altered item.

My secret sister loves shabby chic, vintage and in particular dress forms.  So I thought she might enjoy a mirror that she can display wherever her heart desires.  The vintage shabby chic frame holder is part of this gift, so she has the option of setting it on a table top or she can hang it. 

Here's a  few close up pictures I hope you enjoy:

Upper Corner Flower Cluster

The flowers are handmade using pearlized hot pink cardstock and Donna Salazar's Tattered Flower and Leaf Dies.  The hip rose buds are from Wild Orchards and the ornate corner chipboard is from Dusty Attic.  I Gessoed the chipboard so its a simple white matte finish.  The pearl brads are from Michael's. The background paper is from Teresa Collins "Sweet Afternoon" designer paper collection.  

Vintage Pearl Chandelier Close Up

This vintage chipboard chandelier is also from Dusty Attic.  I used Gesso as a base-coat, then finished it off with Liquid Pearls in White and Ruby Red.  I added a matching satin bow and hung a few small strings of iridescent pearls.  

Vintage Dress Form

This beautiful vintage dress form comes from Blue Fern Studio's and really dresses up this simple mirror.  I used the same media process for this as I did for the chandelier with the only difference being that I backed it using a basic pink cardstock so it wouldn't get lost in the patterned paper. 

Lower Corner Flower Cluster

This flower cluster is the same as the one described above.   I used green patterned paper from Graphic 45's Country French paper collection to create all the leaves and love the embossed effect (even though it doesn't show in these pictures). 

Well friends that's it for this post.  Thank you so much for dropping by and may I hope you're enjoying a perfectly wonderful day!   Big Hugs ~ Dawna