Upcycle a chandelier into an outdoor candelabra...

I picked up this  vintage chandelier style light fitting at the thrift store...
I knew straight away that I wanted to up-cycle it,
 into a candelabra for the back porch.
And it is gorgeous...
 In aged brass
It's so heavy!
 
And the patina is stunning. 
I know brass and copper is quite popular in home décor right now...
And I'm probably am going to cop a bit of abuse when I tell ya all
I actually bought matt black spray paint to paint it black!
When nitty came to gritty....
I just could not do it!
I even posted a 'Shall I - shan't I' pic for debate on Hometalk...
With the consensus of the votes 
to 'leave it be'.
Paint free...
in it's original fabulousness...
And so I did!
 The faulty wiring was cut out...
 The light-bulb fitting removed so a candle would fit in its place...
The ceiling rose nailed up...
and the chandelier hung.

Long slim candles...

Were fitted...
And lit.

After a while

the wax began to melt
Creating beautiful waxy drips...
wax drips are an art form in itself!
I'm in love with candles.... 
And upcycled chandeliers
made into an outdoor candelabras.

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Back Porch Table Flowers...


I must have flowers always and always!

Claude Monet - I totally agree!
For what is life without the beauty of flowers?

Picked flowers are not just for the inside of the home...
The gorgeous bowl of lilies is on the back porch mosaic table...
This lily is a Belladonna variety.
Also know as 'Naked Ladies' -
due to the fact the flowers emerge first without the modesty of any foliage.  
Easy to grow and fabulous for picking!
It's stunning in creamy whites
with a golden yellow throat.

I must have flowers always and always! 




In Love with Shabby Wrought Iron And Finials...

Tracey Lee Cassin
Finials...
Shabby and worn.
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 Beautiful...
with their aged patina.
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 With hints of rust and lichen...
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Finials in all their glorious shabbiness...
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 With intricate detailing...
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standing below them...
Tracey Lee Cassin
 Timeworn and lichen covered...

I am in LOVE 
with shabby wrought iron and finials!

Photographs taken by Tracey Lee Cassin at Collingwood, Golden Bay, New Zealand
Early Settlers Historical Cemetery.

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Candy Floss Coloured Rhododendron Flowers...

 I'm calling her 'candy floss'.
Because the petal colourations 
are reminiscent of that melt in your mouth treat!
 Actually the real reason is...
I simply don't know her name!
 But this huge handful 
of delicious candy floss coloured flowers...
Is a large shrub rhododendron, 
and Mia Bella Gardens 
just could not keep her a secret!




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