Repurposing a Three Bulb Light Fixture into a Candle Holder - Part 1

When we moved into our house a few years ago, we noticed that the previous owners left a few house-hold items behind. Mostly left over tiles from some of the renovations that had been done to the house. But they also left things that look like they were intended for a bathroom renovation. And even though we have renovated the first floor bathroom which was in dyer need of an update, the fixtures which were left by the previous owner just do not match the fixtures we finally decided to use for that bathroom. So with an extra 3-bulb light fixture at my disposal, I decided to turn it into a candle holder. 

Since it would no longer be a light fixture, I had to first remove the light wiring. Next, I painted the whole thing black. But I was not completed in love with the color effect so I added some brown (rust) coloring over the entire fixture.

I added one more light/transparent coat of black. This gave the fixture a dusty matte finish. And finally, I sealed the paint with a thick coat of modge podge to give it more of a shine. 

I added 3 glass candles which I intend on reusing the glasses in this candle holder when the candles burn out. And here is the finished product. 

Dying Clothes Pins

I have seen a few articles online about dying clothes pins and I just had to try it out for myself. This is what happened when I did try.

A little background on why I decided to even dye some of my clothes pins. I have two large tapestries which I have mounted onto my wall using clothes pins and Velcro (I may have to write a blog about how well or bad these were to use in the future). They are a cute way of displaying the tapestry without damaging the tapestry itself, but the color of plain clothes pins just don’t match with the decor in my basement. So, when I saw that you could dye clothes pins, I knew I had to try to make them a color that would compliment the tapestries they were displaying.

I tried dying 10 clothes pins and two tiny wooden hearts. I filled a clean glass jar (used to be for tomato sauce) with hot water (boiling), a table spoon of white vinegar, the clothes pins and hearts, and blue food coloring; letting them sit overnight.

After 24 hours they seemed more green then blue. I decided to add more blue food coloring and leave them for another 24 hours. I must admit I forgot about them and they actually sat for about another 60 hours or so.

They looked a bit dark when they were wet.

I must say I actually liked the color they dried to.

Next time I will take the metal off the clothes pins prior to dying them. Some of the metal started to tarnish from being in the water mixture for so long.

They turned out quite well to hold up the tapestry in my basement!

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4th of July

This is a special addition for the 4th of July!

I created a few items for a BBQ we are going to which has a strict Red, White, and Blue dress code. 😁

A few adjustable bracelets / anklets

A belt

A simple necklace

And a thick headband

Happy 4th of July!