Bringing Out the Details

 I have been wanting some tall old French or Italian style carved candlesticks for some time, but they are so dang expensive and this chick just can't pay those prices so I have stayed on the hunt and stayed patient. Well, my patience paid off in a pair of look a likes at a very good price. I didn't love the color or finish on them so guess what? Yep, painted them.

See the difference paint makes? Don't worry no authentic antiques were harmed. These are made of resin and are very heavy.

In fact I weighed one of them on my scale and they weigh 13 pounds each.

I painted with paints I had on hand.

I painted with Miss Mustard Seed milk paints again since I have several colors.

I used Mora and then Flow Blue.

Then I used Amy Howard's Antiquing Glaze that lifts off your second color to age the piece.This is what they looked like in progress. 

They were too blue so I dry painted more Mora all over them.

After they were dry again I brushed hemp oil all over them and let that dry.

I just love how they turned out and they don't exactly match since the paint worked a little differently on each candlestick. I prefer for things to be different so you know they weren't mass produced.

I'll share where I'm using these soon.

Be sure to PIN IT to your DIY or TIPS and Tricks boards!

Have a fabulous fall weekend!

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