Trash to Treasure Tuesday

Okay ladies and gents after scrolling through

some other blogs I have ran across some

people who blog on Tuesdays

and call it Trash to Treasure Tuesdays.

That sounds like fun and since I love to

treasure hunt in thrift stores, yard

sales and Goodwill, I thought I would

give this a try. Bear

with me since I am new to this.....

Several years ago my neighbor

was sitting things out

by the road for the trash pick up.

She had an antique side table that

had one of the legs broken. I looked over

at it several times before I decided

that I needed it, maybe

I could make something from it.

After taking it apart I had the table

top of course, two wooden spindle

type parts that went from the table top

to a board near the bottom that four

curving legs came out (one of those legs

was busted up really bad). I figured

I could use the first three pieces I

mentioned.

The table top was started, and yes,

I have not finished, to

be a tray. I started an oil painting

on it and one of these

days I will make myself finish it.

Keep in mind also that

I used all these parts as is, no

restaining or painting, even

the table top was having an

image painted on it using the

background as is.

Next came the two spindle type parts,

I decided they would make great candle

holders. My brother helped

with this project by cutting a small

part from one to make it a bit shorter.

I then took two small clay saucers

(used under clay pots) and glued them

to the top of these

legs and set my candles on them.

Next was the odd piece that seperated

the spindle part and the four unuseable

legs, what could I do with that? There

were two holes near each end of this

piece where the spindle parts were attached.

I decided to go and buy to

large glass knobs at the hardware

store and fix them into

those holes, then I applied a hook in

the center between

the knobs. This has become my

necklace holder.

Both these projects were easy to

do, did not take much

time and turned out very well I

think. Thanks to an

old, worn out, broken down table.

I was able to use

most of the parts and yes, I do need

to finish the table

top for my tray.

Thanks for stopping in to view

my Trash to Treasures

Tuesday.

Pam