Chevron, take two

<p>Hey everybody! Happy Thanksgiving week! I won’t be posting much this week, and today’s post is short and sweet. I’m taking most of the week off and hope you’ll get plenty of family and rest time in too! </p> <p>So here it is – my second attempt at chevron. If you remember I tried it a few months ago with my <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-touch-of-chevron.html">chevron Frogtape</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_K65jkENTYrb8UnLLmUqExIJNaR1wg_Kgngi9cwgPdjpC-5xh00WHgYjDXJwNp7q2hTVIkiAEc0zqc3zqNK17sb4TJTBmJjI5-tadc701ChZN2X7ZH1qXk7b_qn66FXsVWU4qaENDls/s1600-h/IMG_60202.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpu0066Ubp9cX9PquEs98x4fwOblzC6-aclq5mnzpgrsmhDqqentfSAV_iGWOfo4FBgYtmHgS9V6dzE_JRA1a8U6EFdoiKdV5KvGdWb09oPWet3AXVyBTYHOtXyZQPiZcZ6FB7EUEHhE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" width="500" /></a></p> <p>WELL. Funny story. When I was <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/11/most-epic-clean-out-ever.html">cleaning out the garage</a> a couple weeks ago I realized I used the WRONG chevron tape. I work with Frogtape and they sent me their new shape tape before it even came out in the stores. This one must have been an early prototype that they didn’t use.</p> <p>I grabbed this one off the shelf and didn’t even realize it was different from the others. The actual chevron Frogtape is actually much more chevron-y and less Charlie Brown-y. </p> <p>I laughed out loud when I realized what I had done. Leave it to me. So last week I decided to do another little redo to that trash can. </p> <p>I spray primed it and then spray painted it white…again. :) Then I played around with the tape to figure out the design I wanted. I was originally planning a thin line of chevron around the top and bottom but decided on a slightly different design instead:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6mZD9JBNnKCB8lk-ARNGDL-IDdOe8QQzd1c-S0mjl3ziohysv-v6_WyE_HtAp75B_WRuvy-N_EzTlUFcHErPC58wBDEXPoerqjT9-jdXtiUGdt4QyKOClomDLW9AdV0UI7dvysYm9gA/s1600-h/ft12.jpg"><img alt="chevron shape tape" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvd_gp_aE0UUHoyh8mKCaHFmweBEAPT3MTVyMEjLLU3ffuKXjW4goRjB8EG1z5CUa-KBavvrDo0wn53yfxE0D8sydHGc4fSt1Whlw7AiZHJ0ROKyutXP2d1o5tmar6t0rBKryXpk9MPk/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="chevron shape tape" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I just offset the second line a bit to make it not exactly chevron. </p> <p>I rubbed some gold rub n buff in between the tape and that was it!: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0pTuPJm6G64CkoQ2FCuzvRmoIMzxc38cHJuSgNArEFByYNjF6VGqkDgYZRQcfMVl-XzgTcEO7D4Um4woyAyN4gvUdfFMdnvbWC2SCsQo5aglLdlsITWqVXc4PSM1_ndgfohGJtOTYIo/s1600-h/ft22.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="chevron painters tape" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzyIe-0vGB50rnhjMUqBKTMObeq07FuEGwNjgh2XWgWLY5-z31lNABL5Sbp24kLowBXMtJhjAxWRq7e1GLMcfYx42YqJpGSVdeunJ7gt80xiDdAY88ca_5NiO2X_6xWYgMQXrfEkojls/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="chevron painters tape" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I decided simpler was better. :) <em>Much</em> better. This I love! </p> <p>Their shape tape comes in three different designs – chevron, scallop and wave. (I showed you how I used the scallop design <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/10/candy-corn-crafting.html">here</a>.) As you can see you don’t have to use them as they come -- play around with them a bit to make your own look! </p> <p>Want to try them out yourself? (You can see the designs <a href="http://frogtape.com/index.php/products/frogtape-shape-tape">here</a>.) Leave a comment here this week and let me know which one you’d like to try! We’ll give away three of each design. I’ll announce the winner next week! </p> <p>P.S. My friend Marty at A Stroll Thru Life has a lovely blog and highlighted me last week – go <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/11/show-off-inspire-thrifty-decor-chic.html?showComment=1385231728150#c5246118073721563175">here</a> to check it out! </p>

Chevron, take two

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Accessories: Making it all work

 Decorators get all kinds of requests for services from furniture layout to full home designs. I like the variety of smaller jobs with  the ones that go on forever.  Two of my favourite tasks are rehanging art to best advantage and providing the last layer of accessories in a home. Sometimes I get to do both in the same house! <br /><br />Over the next several posts I want to provide a glimpse into the thought processes I use when accessorizing a client's space.   Think about it as adding the icing to an already great cake. If you do it for your own home or as a professional service, the task is really the same. You have to juggle design principles with individual taste (both decorator& clients) and existing elements in the home.<br /><br /> Sometimes homeowners have  objects  to incorporate in the design and other times you may  start with a clean slate.   As a decorator, I find  a  clean slate  more difficult  because I want to choose accessories that are "sensible" for the homeowner.  By that I mean  I want to select objects that relate to  family composition, budget, existing objects  and  interests.   Here's a little of how it goes..... <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Use what is important to you</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Re-use objects from other rooms </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mix shapes</b> <b>and scale </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45_PERCel1TGjgWWQ_ULCJSHqTAOJU-V8iNCoWhXnHi_EMrNyb4pfkFl649UnZbC_pgmqHMCOXEvq8Cn7NAfA82zNlDt_BuZvukKr9ZJLQilZkTYig0WzUCexRtCLlqXdAMYLN1OCDnrf/s1600/DSCN9798_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="accessories: Making it all work " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45_PERCel1TGjgWWQ_ULCJSHqTAOJU-V8iNCoWhXnHi_EMrNyb4pfkFl649UnZbC_pgmqHMCOXEvq8Cn7NAfA82zNlDt_BuZvukKr9ZJLQilZkTYig0WzUCexRtCLlqXdAMYLN1OCDnrf/s400/DSCN9798_01.JPG" title="Accessories: Making it all work " width="296" /></a></div><br /> This is a perfect example of  how existing objects  can  form the backbone of a great vignette.  The crystal vase was a wedding gift and  the lamp was in another room, but the scale was too small for that space. The homeowners had the mirror from their previous home.  When I saw the silver cut edged design in the frame that  mimicked the cuts in the crystal, I knew it would work.  I have to admit I am a firm believer in giving  new life to "previously loved" things.<br /><br />There is  variety  in the  shapes in this vignette.  The major objects (table and mirror) are rectangles,  the bottle, vase and lamp are cylinders, the ceramic bowl a softened square.   Spheres are introduced in the top of the bottle and the floral shapes.  The leaves serve to soften all the shapes with their lovely droop. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Have a mix of warm and cool tones</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DMRxhDgrIwouQ-CMXPQrl-R0W1ZXPeVonnhvmDCJgE60tlcIRf2T7zwWNIzQx9uFrkric6ZhnczHlyvvA-0U3ssGbjWGN7HyaE3iGq_9etcbjRGuURf-xXMFTO_lyYsVU81NX20f5NkW/s1600/DSCN9797_01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DMRxhDgrIwouQ-CMXPQrl-R0W1ZXPeVonnhvmDCJgE60tlcIRf2T7zwWNIzQx9uFrkric6ZhnczHlyvvA-0U3ssGbjWGN7HyaE3iGq_9etcbjRGuURf-xXMFTO_lyYsVU81NX20f5NkW/s400/DSCN9797_01.JPG" width="376" /></a> </div><br />The homeowner wanted something to put keys in so the soft white ceramic bowl with a  coppery/bronze interior was chosen.  If everything is silver why add  warm tones ?  I like to mix metals for interest.  The jar behind  the bowl is mercury glass and it has a bronzy metal top- both work with the warm tones in the orchids.   So three cool tones and three warm tones.   I always mix warm and cool.  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Choose an accent colour from other objects or art </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Move the accent colour around the vignette and the  larger space </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b> Pay attention to the geometry in a space </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ntbl6O3sFiH9ay1YqPl6EdDdXr-tXFpGc-3XtlUujvOifNbLxyIbBV-YB1BA3Usyw-FObafpedt8MK4LuIfLQDD937t_t3vZzEdXmtZ_LG4unAszOUCwY_q1RTxQM_vYBNimQa3lDRVC/s1600/DSCN9801_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ntbl6O3sFiH9ay1YqPl6EdDdXr-tXFpGc-3XtlUujvOifNbLxyIbBV-YB1BA3Usyw-FObafpedt8MK4LuIfLQDD937t_t3vZzEdXmtZ_LG4unAszOUCwY_q1RTxQM_vYBNimQa3lDRVC/s400/DSCN9801_01.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br />Move  colours around the vignette.  This is a must for success.  When you have a mirror and a small space you can depend on what is on the opposite wall to add to your vignette.   You can see glimpses of  the opposite side of the porch  in the mirror.  <br /><br />Choosing an accent colour <br />All the walls on the main floor are a cool blue gray.  You already know I like to mix warms and cools in any scheme, so I wanted a warm colour to offset the cools.   The first thing I chose for this room was the art. The pillow was second. The art was chosen based on what I observed hung in the home on my first visit. Two of the pieces had orange as a primary colour and both had elements of  landscape in them.  This is a more interpretative landscape which is also usually  a safe purchase.  The lines of design in the painting  bring the viewer in an up thus adding depth and height to this small space. it works well with the scale of the bench and the the nine foot ceiling. <br /><br />I couldn't pass up the repetition of the back shape of the bench in the pillow.  It serves to break up the dark in this small space and moves your eye around.  I also love how the diamonds duplicate the linear quality of the trees but in a more complicated way. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Choose items that can work in several formations </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxayyjSoA7y4C_Ew_poddYjykCvSK7oY6SkMd6WuYqQ86uT0MUxpLVzhEYatLi4LftGE764uCgkSiyVapP3pDLdKgZqvpuPa_gsm_ChxrOOXVVl6AENDJul5XCwRqeah8rsBNalB4DLFVE/s1600/DSCN9793_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxayyjSoA7y4C_Ew_poddYjykCvSK7oY6SkMd6WuYqQ86uT0MUxpLVzhEYatLi4LftGE764uCgkSiyVapP3pDLdKgZqvpuPa_gsm_ChxrOOXVVl6AENDJul5XCwRqeah8rsBNalB4DLFVE/s400/DSCN9793_01.JPG" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLGpCT_ZmJhj0IH6JKpnMxMf6kblfZb3G7NIWQeVBEWTDiAOf_eRNPdaiz43lBtZfdK0XSh8sdRdO9M3Ya8NOe_k1VWL2hK-CobxthdKxvuLrmBD2hvChXFnZBjG7dTnMYQ4BiI3ZrLqZ/s1600/DSCN9788_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> If you choose your objects wisely you can move them around and add seasonal items to the decor when needed. And most importantly of all do not get over stressed when things mysteriously get bumped or shoved off centre as the table in the above shot!  People live there.    <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhjtWPzYs4d2WBNllgki3wX22sB4UdrKc6QNt-24S2_JiJYn7NQShvjlGkZYxZkWnGS-qf706JL98si3Csc5OFLQk4p9HP970bZRRzAQq2kb6B0h-xT82o4Kn4q0dIepzBwbWkmgmhY_g/s1600/DSCN9802_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that is why homeowners call a decorator!</div><br />

Accessories: Making it all work

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Reindeer games

<p>Hey folks! I’m going to keep this one quick because I have a cold and can’t focus on one thing too long. I looked for my keys for 30 minutes last night and looked for my phone for 20 minutes this morning. My brain is MUSH. </p> <p>So earlier this week I took a break and went into TJMaxx for a bit. I found this lovely lady: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFGzdc3eD38Jkq5RkoCuZtcQd4yqHJmxA7bA_N2T_rXBezGwQVkuVr_a6jy6lYaGONa0gl0zVUkd5157euboly307wSE767vmU3gQtnn7Hs-x1hGElm7-UC2vkS3pvaM-DOQApSsshCI/s1600-h/IMG_7382%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="decorative reindeer" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzd6-fJtJR-a5qJ3kZrmWvTuuRJcHBxr6PMY5mAOkfcl7GHBqd7WCm8EpSuVbw1mk_rz_dZToV3QLkcI7pg-dCQpb-pZy8FO-r6Z4qtgO6h13DDH5w_tPlsK3YS8TVyQ5En9Tz5TAbyk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="decorative reindeer" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I put her on <a href="http://instagram.com/thriftydecorchick">Instagram</a> and mentioned I was going to glitter her up. I got some “<em>Noooooo's</em>” and some “<strong>heck yeah’s</strong>” and also a “I don’t think she’s a <em>she</em>,” which is true but it’s just to elegant to be a boy. So I’m saying girl. ;) </p> <p>Anyway, I wasn't going to glitter all of her – just <strike>his</strike> her antlers. I used the bag to cover the rest of her up and then taped around the antlers: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCW0-sAQzy3RKuu8q4W9eFZqQ_n9mc_m_xZSx5Nq5pRwhfKX3CPzTQOeKRLmDZdjF4iKfckes01BpYNdLh18C-EEBatubTSvEXnN-gluvCDIBUZoVSh118Xl4j9SbIJxEmgWAIeq0Vn8/s1600-h/IMG_7384%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Christmas reindeer" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6-TmedJE7eL2GLskA0x8y6DQbRjv780kyR_v1S80oOwHHYCfdNNc1VcVXH-I1nHsf9OyTYVEheZ7Crj_jJeFamRypVCB1FBPmDV4IC1uvA77scUmvv0j4wUbnzF0GIXJ2i8ktIrDZ_g/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Christmas reindeer" width="500" /></a></p> <p>To make this as quick and easy as possible I used this Krylon spray paint to glitter them: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d6Z-mBxcBq8tqlBvcH50WGXvLiaFDdppSiOtxDameWGa9MmEkx_qR9tWpySuWcjD4IL-vjTW1bOGMXi3mv72gl2IN50Syc_PTM2iAtpIrhAwR9G73hDKnXN79yAt5zCpMsxW1B_ZUPM/s1600-h/6115X3JMsEL._SL1024_%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="glitter spray paint" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMckTafnPV3B0sytdl3QLDAieBbA7D4u28hszxHXblwsD95kAg-9wru04MmUujwHC87hW4ULfkKieCs2GJzhdkfifnQGxx2EYRqgvXR_5wfxYugeTi4Hjuh0Q-e-ZllZo1TxOlPB2gqe0/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="glitter spray paint" width="500" /></a> </p> <p>OK -- I bought this a year or two ago and I don’t I’ve ever used it. These came out a couple years ago and I saw blogger after blogger had issues with this spray paint. I chose to believe that <em>my</em> can was different. </p> <p>Well, it wasn’t. ;) It was a MESS. It sprayed great for a few seconds, then started sputtering and spraying all on it’s own. Then the glitter wouldn’t come out, just the coating stuff, and it was pretty much a disaster: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-k6zfqqHQvSzvjtcgQ2dKWbA6VPZbhTuBjoE7de7hSyNPVHoQ5mTDyR6bbk6nog1lIGz0KNECxvLNuquk_d-QspjMl9XXnTHqYHeO9S40vO1aypMK7aen7jHR7l2CT74LITJNXZlNmc/s1600-h/IMG_7385%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="wow" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6P2mbdDXTYemqBcpMWlSLizxLGOTwUcDfch5v8D0FdyWDCI1h3TL1FAeuLptFO22CaS_McuBePo9CN4S7LUGl_hy9gkYYIIBa7zc76-8WRrXGJjWUowljqOJztix8vKM_AK9-VUhwygY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wow" width="500" /></a></p> <p>That’s actually the good side – the color was horrible, it didn’t cover well and just looked like butt. Not the look I was going for. I think this paint would be good to give something a light, glittery sheen, but I wanted more for this project.  </p> <p><em>Then</em> it wasn’t drying so I ended up trying to wipe it all off and it was just a science fair. (That’s what we say when something is a disaster. This qualifies.) </p> <p>So I was on to plan B -- the more time consuming plan. I grabbed my glitter glue and silver glitter and started doing it by hand. I got this glitter tray at Michael’s this past summer and it worked AWESOME: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rW3r7h0LVEuZqTAlsvLO53QnvkA0OP2AhEgviCGDXanU_qieS8vRmnxVnpT596EnyUh1Klo6xHL_Z4q8N8BXGecV4i5CUii2EBlYsd2qBx-F8H6_lTzDxKXcoj7TAQ8JLRNmgDcRcsY/s1600-h/IMG_7387%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="glitter tray" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2mHurwJp2dmmLTuFm3VR_4RX_Un-zMWdGPKojc57VMp5CHSpb3NAe0fuMDNQDDiathkbVteIwJnHyGPkUq6HnfAr9RWQh0F3XyCD1m_3xPEfm7cnXgCT2sklTlrgXUNwQGDqf8Xd4qY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="glitter tray" width="500" /></a></p> <p>You can lay items on it to dry and then when done just take that top part off and there’s a hole in the corner so all the excess glitter goes back in the container. It worked <strong>great</strong>, I just wish it was a little bigger! </p> <p>So, after about 20 minutes of glittering she ended up with some major bling: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFki2F2B3ccCUHCDK7ayrTvzPAgL0KccPhiyJvaV3jYL-7vGQZAO-sLXijntC6D531jMtBeND4Am5zaOuZ6RKKu_FM4QmJS3uMrod-WObQYz2FQ4eoTFk5JBkOE6MmKUZR-n-F6HF95Q/s1600-h/IMG_7393%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Christmas reindeer" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfpYL2GTVoERBYBQjgKNds316M9sr1BI0XrDqb8fCtHSN1uYT91ER2Pxr-iNHv2Tthn8D4rW7TYYKf0LrGnnLL8_qQQX1T109sfwTjNARPRMINDLydvoUvFhxYvBlyDlk008k3O1dPm4/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Christmas reindeer" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I actually REALLY love how it turned out! She’s beeeeautiful! Yes, it was pretty to start, but I can never leave well enough alone, you know this. </p> <p>The silver is SO pretty: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLUtowj2Uf35dvL1xNzR6E2eDtgYLziHU4qPwIIzpOJKPUz1JrXKlkQ2egca5gVwRtfBRvjc5aRGS_N6tYC0IHC7opVfyJii4JE4oqCtJFmT3UwE2QLazNe5EmtdKH75iaJXKev7bvA0/s1600-h/IMG_7396%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="glittered antlers" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ZxuRX70xZHe7u2CajUNnA9uGozWCQ0hL3SBTfxq2H3LTouBWmRhmcUtDNcRA2IcO6WSsqRHmI9AsR7OzEwWW4KZ-wANDcKACd0kKGJZdVGTRlTOX6AqbVExast3HUmBLdQKitTbh5g/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="glittered antlers" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Who knows if it will last till next year, but for now she looks lovely: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_5CNSgWcoA4Ml5EuyIfczz-zxsNPaMHcJjFa7TG06ReFLhbd-Od54kNCS7Hoe13ULVa8kZnJJYh435IvrKmB64iZkTTnzBOBKlgxbU2jfOI0pnAginLs2wWPSmPDjqK40CkTE5kuAUs/s1600-h/IMG_7399%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Christmas reindeer decor" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwO22ucIzZnHXRkW7IYXx0NEWBqKp_HH14odr2pkNaPsTH2Urr4eu1HqFDZupGlnv5xWYUHp6JMUIls3xQrT4cfazkBIsQ6oS5q84IqxxAdr0FPNK7UtBWQ8cP6IoQUyvdRDtWJxNKFc/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Christmas reindeer decor" width="500" /></a>Have you tried that glitter spray paint? Did you have the same problems I did? Have you started decorating for Christmas? This is my first piece – more will come out this weekend. :) By the way – have a great one!! </p>

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