Today I had a lot to do so I didn’t get to the thrift store at all.  But I thought I’d follow up last weeks’ post with a post showing you what I did with some of my thrifting finds.

Remember the $8 candelabra?

It looks like this now.  I scratched the surface with a Scotch Brite pad and spray painted it with Fusion spray paint in Black Gloss and added some (not really) crystal bobeches.  Part of me really wanted to spray paint this a Royal Blue color.  Just to be even more different than I already am.  I might still do it!

And the clock that someone had written the price on the face of it with permanent marker?

I used finger nail polish remover and a soft cotton pad to remove the marker.  It had a plastic face and I was a little worried about using something harsh.  I figured that acrylic nails are plastic and nail polish remove doesn’t harm them so I gave it a try.  After the first wipe the worst of the color came off but there was still a trace of it left. So I went over it again with a clean cotton pad and it was all gone.  Yippee!  I love that little cherub head!

And one pair of the wall sconces I spray painted black like the candelabra.

This isn’t a very good picture but I love the silhouette of these sconces.

I’ll post tomorrow about some of the things I MADE while on my staycation!