Shiny Home Decor from Your Garden

Surprised?

While out pruning I saw the the dried stems of what used to be flowers of my Agapathus (Lily of the Nile). My light bulb sparked (as it sometimes does), and for some reason I saw these as silver.

 Then thought they should be paired with an aqua color. 

My light bulb was getting brighter by the moment!

I knew I had everything I needed to try to make my vision.

The dried Agapathus, silver paint, a clear vase and aqua paint

Please excuse the mess on the deck - everything is shoved against the house ready for Winter

I placed the glass vase over a pole I found.

 I wedged it between flaps of a cardboard box that happened to be outside.

Seemed sturdy

The vase took 2 coats of the Krylon Sea Glass

Next was the Agapathus. I wedged them in the flaps of the box also

and started spraying away with the Rust-oleum Silver Metallic Finish.

They only took one coat from every direction possible.

All dry and ready to come in the house

So pretty!!

Take a good look at this vase.

You won't see it again.

Yep, I dropped it!

Oh I was so mad!

I didn't have any slender vases left in my stash

Do I just scrap the project?

This was to be a $0 cost light bulb idea!

I finally gave in and dropped into Dollar Tree a few days later. Wouldn't you know they had the smallest variety of vases I have ever seen there. 95% were large sizes. I didn't have much to choose from. I wanted one with a ''waist'' - yeh another spark had flickered while spraying the original vase.  Dollar Tree didn't have any with "waists" (gets narrower somewhere along the otherwise straight "body").

I ended up picking the best I could find for what I wanted to do.

Took it outside and commenced spraying.

Dry -

I made it into the house with dropping this one!

My other spark ~

some bling 

See why I wanted the ''waist''?

I ended up using the strips I had leftover from another project.

Found a spot I thought they would look best and applied.

Viola`

I think it's pretty festive for a buck

$0 if you have all needed leftovers ;)

I can see these at parties, weddings, practically anywhere, 

any color ~ for table centerpieces and other decor.

Turned out easy and pretty useful for a little Holiday smile

each time I go in the hall bath!

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There is a very similar vase available in my cousins Etsy shop,

if interested.