Sunday, January 27, 2013

Shaker Top Vintage Valentine's Day Ornament for LESSology Challenge


I wish I could say that I came up with this idea on my own. I spotted it AGES ago and pinned it and have been looking for salt and pepper shakers ever since. Check out the one Katalina made here. I am still on the hunt for smaller ones. May the Vintage Goddess of the Second Hand Stores shine down on me favorably in 2013. ;-)

Even though I have been extremely unlucky on finding nice & cheap salt & pepper shakers, I did find larger sized (also cheap) shakers with glass bottoms. Mine is certainly not a necklace like the one she made. It's much larger, so makes a nice ornament.

Let me show you the pile of pieces I started with.


























You should be able to see that I also used a cardboard tube for my center, not a wooden dowel.

It's a great recycling project as I was also to reuse a large brass washer I had left over from a lamp, an old necklace, an Eiffel Tower earring, some vintage sheet music and a scrap of paper.

The only new stuff was that wooden frame, a Tim Holtz finding, and some flowers.


I am linking this up with the LESSology Challenge #21:  You are my Sweetheart which requires one upcycled item and also to use hearts.

I have several hearts incorporated into this project, one of which being a piece of heart ribbon, and the second being that lovely little flower & heart you see that I got from Irini and her fabulous shop


Here is another view where you can see the heart stick pins I included as well. 

And I'll leave you with one more side view so you can see where I added that necklace. 


Happy Sunday! Ours is bright and cold, so who knows what we'll come up with. Maybe we'll hit a second hand store and I'll finally get lucky!

13 comments:

  1. This is amazing, loving all this altered art, too cool.Hoping you are well and finding time to craft x

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  2. Hi Mitra! I'm so glad you were inspired by my necklace! Thanks for giving me a shout out and for the link to this post. I know what you mean about finding that style of small shakers...I haven't come across them again but I will not give up looking! It was a clever idea to make the larger ones into an ornament. It is very beautiful. Good luck on the challenge!
    Kathy

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  3. Wow wow wowwwwwwwwww!! This is amazing!! LOVING all the vintage goodness!! Thanks so much for playing along with LESSology!!

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  4. That is AWESOME!!!!! Thanks for sharing it with us at LESSology!

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  5. Mitra you're imagination is incredible, I love the way you turn odds and ends into something beautiful.

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  6. Goodness. This is amazing! I just love how you upcycle.:)

    Thanks for joining us at LESSology!

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  7. Oooh! LOVE your 'necklace' addition. COurse, you got me at 'eiffel tower'...& was an amazing way of using S&P shakers....VERY inventive:):):)

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  8. Hi.. I must say I have never thought of using S & P shakers for anything but salt and peppar.. so good on you for creating such an interesting creation.. I always wonder what you are going to create next.. and happy op shop shopping!

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  9. Now that would be some serious Mr.T bling for the neck, but as an ornament, I think it's exceptional. The most fun I have is seeing the pile you start with and the outcome you make with it. Your brain is one of a kind and worthy of applause!
    Fantastic Valentine decoration!!!

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  10. Brilliant work Mitra. Love the crocheted flower!!

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  11. You are amazing at this! You'd hate living here where there are no second hand finds - you are an altering pro!!

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  12. Wow this is really wonderful! I love it. Thank you for sharing it with use at LESSology.

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  13. WOW WOW WOW... how cool this is!!! You are so clever!!! ITs stunning !!! Thanks for playing along with US over at LESSology!!! hugs...xoxo

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