My PB Knock Off and I love it

by CHERI on January 17, 2010

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I have been CRAZY busy this week.

My Google is still messed up. I have people still come by and are surprised when I visit because I don’t show up in their reader. I have a give-a-way going on for a month of free advertising on my blog and all you need to do is do two different posts about a project of mine that you like–click on the button on the left to read more. I am extending it till the 30th because my Google is so messed up and a lot of people are just learning about it.

I have been working on getting by to everyone’s blog to get buttons on my blog page. If you do not see your button let me know and I will come by and grab it.

I have gotten some amazing deals recently. I got a couple of tables for FREE-free is always good and I have been working on them today, trying to get them finished to show off. I got 4 yes 4 side chairs–for an AMAZING DEAL. They were $2.99 a piece and half off. I could not believe no one had grabbed them.. Yes they are pitiful looking but the bones of the chairs are good. I have a project I will be working on to get them done this week.

I did a guest blog over at Making the World Cuter and did a lamp tutorial.

It is my PB knock off. I am going to show you what I did.The other day I was in a thrift shop and saw this:

and just had to get it.

Do you remember this post that I did?

My Favorite Things.

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I posted some of the things I would love to have. I love an eclectic decorating style.

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Here is one of those items on my list:

So when I saw this lamp at a thrift shop my mind immediately flashed to a post I had done showing some of my favorite things.

My eclectic decorating style

xxxxxxxxxxxHere is one of the items I listed from Pottery Barn but the price was more than I was willing to pay. After all it is a LAMP. I just can’t see a need to pay so much for items. I have plenty of other places my money can go.

Isn’t it so cute?

I just loved it, so I drooled all over the computer and that is never good if you want to keep your computer from shorting out.

BACK to seeing this in the Thrift Shop:

(Look past the fact that the lamp shade is not the right size.)

It was a mirrored glass lamp. A lady commented on how cute it was and what a great find. As I was checking out I saw her watching me and then she left. I think she was just waiting to see if I put it back.

It was mirrored glass and I wanted to paint it, the quickest and easiest way was to cover it with Modge Podge and tissue paper.

(by the way I wish I had done a second layer of tissue paper–just for durability)

I hope you aren’t gasping, thinking I am a lunatic.

I KNOW, the lamp was cute before but I promise it is not going to look like a pumpkin in the end.

AND I PROMISE IT IS
SUPER CUTE

I didn’t care that the tissue paper did not match, it would be painted over.

I got out my craft paints and mixed 4 colors together. I didn’t want a stark black so I mixed black, brown, gray and blue together. Then I painted over the entire lamp.

I let it dry over night and the next morning I printed off the numbers 52 in Claredon font.

I sized it to 350 and printed them off, cut them out and Mod Podged them to my new lamp.

Then I painted over the black printers ink in a khaki.

I dry brushed some of the gray over the 2 letters to give it a little more of a worn look.

Why the number 52?

I just like the shape of the numbers.

Pottery Barn had 28 and I didn’t want it to be exact but it sure did come out cute and I think it is a great Knock Off.

I just love it.

(except I think I need to add some distress ink to the numbers)

So what do you think?

Does it pass?