Well, Yes, It Does Look Like A Girl Scout Project

I described my plan to my daughter Anne.
"I don't know, Mom," she said.
"Sounds like a Girl Scout project to me."

Well, perhaps.

But in my defense, the girls in my Girl Scout Troop got to do

a lot of neat projects.  They'd have liked this one.

Pssst. . .  Crazy Lady is at it again.

This project started because I have about 9 clear glass cylinder vases left from

our daughter's wedding last June, and I'd like to play with paint and do something with them,

But I wanted to experiment first with other, smaller, more plentiful wedding leftovers.

Enter these frosted glass candleholders, also from the wedding.

I had 84 of them.  2 broke.

You do the math.

 Using these humble tools -- craft paint, a toothbrush, a paint brush,

and a Dollar Tree paper plate -- I decided to play with some of the holders.

Those little black things on the paper plate were not left by the mouse; they are wick trimmings.

 A little paint on the plate, a mostly-dry paint brush,

and a whiz around each candleholder with the Copper color.

I tried to get an action shot of my actually doing some of the painting, but I'd have needed at least one extra hand.

 I used Silver on one of them.  I like the Copper better.

 Below, Copper on the left.  Silver on the right.

Dry brush strokes of paint on the outsides of the frosted glass.

 I had a practice piece that I painted inside and partially outside with an old toothbrush, using both colors.

Now Howard knows what I was doing this morning during our 2nd cup of coffee.

 Yes, this does look a little bit as if it has leprosy.  It's not a keeper.

 Finis.

Three frosted candleholders, brushed

with metallic copper paint, and with lit votives inside.

 How they'd look at night, even though it is day now.  But cloudy.  The rain just stopped.

 I am not sure where the mouse went.

He is such a critic.

Anyway, these didn't turn out quite as I had

envisioned them; they ain't great beauties.
But still, I'd like to make a few in blues and turquoises for the

beach house.  Time for more paint. 

 Meanwhile, if you are interested in a frosted white glass candleholder,

or a dozen frosted white glass candleholders, let me know!

Tomorrow, Friday, be prepared to get a gander at these beauties:

Squash cleavage.  -- Cass

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