Salt & Pepper

I was talking to a friend out in Portland Oregon who has new spot in a new antique mall in Oregon City ( Christine LeFever) and anyway she was telling me about one of her new projects using old rusty salt & pepper tops and the shakers in a garland somehow. Not knowing what they looked like I made a garland version with what old salt & pepper shakers I had and a few sterling lids off some of the sterling salt & pepper shakers I have then had t add a few rhinestones.
It didn't take long at all to make soon as I found my wire looked for that 15 minutes, I have so much in the studio I can't always find what I'm looking for. Getting my items together was fun also.

                                                              
                                     Click on this picture to make it bigger I think it is so pretty

I really enjoyed making this and have it hanging on a mirror in the studio. My Sally stitch name of this mannequin  was observing what I was doing. She stands by the mirror with all her lace collars and pearls on
                                                                   
                                                                               

In between the shakers and rhinestones and sterling lids I used some of my wooden thread spools for spacers. Click on these next 2 pictures to make them larger and you can see the beauty hanging on this wire

while I was waiting for my jar lids to dry I was working on this garland. I will hang the garland maybe across a window

I have about 20 old 3lb peanut butter jars and the lids were bright yellow. I knew something would have to change on them for anyone to see the beauty in these old jars. I still have some black chalkboard paint so went to work. First I just painted 3 then decided to do all of them so played for the last 2 days off & on with chalkboard paint and jars added a couple buckets and even did some glass canister jars for fun

the number 3 is a smaller jar and now all the lids drying after I painted all these I found another box of jars in the garage , they are still there done painting today LOL. The little bitty lids goes to some small jars that needed something done with them also. Oh I see a flower pot laying there I was painted my name on it. I was really having fun with that paint

                                                             

i wanted to add something to this bucket also. Once I had this bucket on the kitchen table with hydrangeas in it

now money jars and an old cardboard hat box I completely painted because the outside was dated but the inside has little blue birds

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          Now I'm headed to the mall to find a new swim suit ( on sale ) I am going to start swimming at a local   membership gym

                                                           
                                                                          
      My Linky parties i am joinging in this week

A Stroll Through Life                                Bunny Jean's Hop party                               
Coastal Charm  giveaway                 House of  Grace
                                                               
Faded Charm                                                    
Savvy Southern Style
Night owl crafting
Rednesday 
French Farmhouse giveaway
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Nita lost her sweet dog & needs a hug
The Brambleberry Cottage
I won a cookbook at dreamsintertwined
Tales from Bloggeritville
Charm Bracelet Diva                 
House of Hepworths     
Beyond The Pickett fence  
Somewhat Simple 
PRIMP 
A Collection Of this and That  
Nancy's Daily  has a giveaway   
My Romantic Home