CANDLEHOLDER MAKEOVER

I forgot to take a photo of the "before" state of these candleholders. They used to be a mix of old steel, green, and blue. With a fresh coat of paint, I transformed these candleholders into something new and clean. If you have something that just isn't right, a fresh coat of paint can really give an item a new feel. I apologize for the poor image quality of the photo above.

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HOW TO: CREATE A CAKE STAND

I've been experimenting more with baking this year, so I thought it was time to buy my own cake stand. To my surprise, cake stands are really expensive, so I decided to create my own. I bought a candlestick holder from the thrift store as a base for the cake stand and a big, white, simple plate to hold the cake. It's seriously easy and not too pricey either.


Materials: Candlestick holder, big plate, and super glue

1/ Flip your plate over and let it sit on a flat surface. Apply a generous amount of super glue around the edge of the candlestick holder.

2/ Center the candlestick holder and press it down carefully on the back of the plate.

3/ Carefully flip the cake stand over and let it dry for an hour or two. Don't move the candlestick holder around to test to see if it is dry.

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GLITTER TAPE HOLDER

 As someone at their desk almost 24/7, sometimes you get tired of the simple things you see. I added glitter to this tape holder to make it into something prettier - an accent piece. This tutorial is simple: just use a paintbrush to paint school glue on your tape holder, dump the glitter all over the tape holder, and then pour the excess glitter back into the glitter tube for reuse. Easy.

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WATERCOLOR GLITTER STATIONERY

When it comes to cards and stationery, I prefer homemade. Homemade stationery provide a customizable way to send a message. For mine, I painted the cards with watercolor paint and wrote little messages and pictures with glitter.

Materials: Pre-measured blank cards, watercolor paint, water, glue pen, glitter, iron

1/ Lay your cards on a flat surface and paint the entire outer part of each card using your watercolor paint and water.

2/ Let your cards dry. They will be all curled up. Iron your cards out to flatten them.

3/ Use your glue pen and write messages or designs on each card.

4/ Dump glitter over the design or message made by the glue. Once the design or message is covered, pour the glitter off of the design and onto a piece of paper. Fold the piece of paper, and pour back into the glitter tube for reuse.

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POLKA DOT CANVAS ARTWORK DIY

I've been meaning to do something special with this canvas since I needed another piece of art hung right next to this one, above my desk. I loved what Elsie did with one of the canvases in this post and decided to create my own polka dot design. I used gold paint to paint the dots because it goes with my office's natural gold accents, but you can use whatever color you want. All you need is a circle sponge, some paint, and a canvas.

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W MAGAZINE COLLECTION SHOWCASE

I've had these old W Magazines for a few years now and have been trying to find a proper place to store them. I don't like to throw away magazines because I feel like you can always seek inspiration through them. I consider this a special collection of mine and have finally found a beautiful way to showcase it. I was at a thrift store the other day when I found this magazine rack. I love the simplicity and how it ascends from left to right. I changed the color from black to gold to better compliment my work space.

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OFFICE ARTWORK

The wall above my desk felt quite bare and the current artwork (which won't be pictured) wasn't cutting it anymore. I took inspiration from this and bought myself two canvases and some paint. I only painted on one, but I'm planning to paint on the other canvas with the same paint colors as soon as I find another inspiration.

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HOW TO: GLITTER BELT

I came up with this quick little project when I was looking through my belts. I had one too many simple brown belts. Feeling ambitious, I decided to upgrade my once plain brown belt into a new gold glitter belt that I was planning to purchase before I came up with this project. This project was easy and went flawless.

Materials: glitter glue (of desired color) and a simple paint brush (size depends on how big your belt is)

How To: Pour some glitter glue out on a scrap page of newspaper/paper plate/painting dish. Lay out your belt over some newspaper (to prevent spills). Simply dip your paintbrush into the glitter glue and paint over the belt. I did one coat on my belt, but definitely recommend doing another coat for a fuller effect.

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