Light Shade transformed into Decorative Dish

Transforming a simple light shade into a beautiful decorative dish.

BEFORE

AFTER

Wrapped beautifully with sheer fabric entwined with raffia

BEFORE & AFTER


       

Dare to LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

Native Candy Bowls

With the holidays almost here, I realized it's time for me to take a break from my studies and  get busy on gifts.  As usual, for the office I wanted to do something a bit different for my colleagues.  I wasn't sure what until it dawned on me, I had my ceiling fans changed and I had been holding on to the globes.  

There were two different types of globes.  After some thought I decided to go with candy bowls with a native Bahamian flair.

I first based coated with several coats of gesso.

I then proceeded with different color variations.  I used metallic paint on some, others I used silver/gold leafing and I experimented with chalk paint on another (haven't completed yet).  I then used coconut fiber to seal the bottom - great way to add that native flair!  I'm doing 10 in total, but I've only completed 5 so far.  Here are the pictures.


Bronze & Hunter Green Candy Bowl with Gold Leafing

Turquoise Candy Bowl with Gold Leafing

Blue Candy Bowl with Silver Leafing

Bronze, Pink & Blue Candy Bowl with Silver Leafing

Purple Candy Bowl with Variegated Leafing

Each is a "one of a kind" and I'm sure will be appreciated.  I'll post the other 5 once I've completed them.  So until then LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!