I didn’t really want that same look in this house, so I decided to use the same glaze, in a striped pattern, in this small area on the inside of my staircase. My colors there are silvery and mossy green in this area. I am loving how it all turned out. It really didn’t take that much time – I love a quick project with great impact! Look below for the how to…

First, I measured the wall width and decided how wide I wanted the stripes to be. I then took a small ruler and made tick marks across the wall – about 4 marks for each side of each stripe. I then took a yardstick placing along the tick marks to use as a guide for my painters tape. I did not draw lines down the wall with a pencil. The pencil will show through the glaze and not look very nice. I then taped the yardstick to the wall so that I had two hands to tape the stripes. I moved the yardstick up the stripe as I went along.

You want the tape to go on the outside of the stripe you are going to paint. This takes a little bit of concentration as I taped the wrong side more than once. When you are finished it should appear that you have thinner and wider strips. After the stripes are painted they will all be the same size. The thinner strips will remain the original wall color and the wider stripes will have the glaze. Don’t forget to tape the tops and bottoms of the stripes.

Here are the products that I used – Valspar Translucent Iridescent Glaze and a small roller. I also had a small paint brush handy for the few corners the roller could not reach.

I covered an old paint tray with foil so there was a clean fresh surface for my paint. I only added a small amount of a glaze at a time. You want the roller to only have a thin amount of glaze on it.

When wet, the glaze does not look very dark.

This photo shows the glaze in the stripes. I waited to the next day to remove the tape in case I need to re-roll anything…and I did in one stripe.

I love how it turned out. It adds a little interest without being overpowering. What I love about the glaze is it is highly reflective. As the light changes during the day so do the stripes. Sometimes it looks light and sometimes darker. It also has a nice elegant feel.

As you can see in this last photo I have a large space going up the staircase above that needs something. It has taken me awhile to decide on what that should be. I will share that in my next post!

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I used a 2 liter plastic soda bottle and a 24 oz plastic bottle for the inside – cut tops off.

1. Fill the 2 liter bottle with about 1 1/2 inches of water and freeze.

2. Remove from freezer and place 24 oz bottle inside resting on the ice. Center the 24 oz bottle in the 2 liter bottle and use masking tape to secure in place. Make sure space between bottles is even all the way around.

3. Cut greens from the yard (I used Boxwood) and cranberries to fill the sides. Cranberries float, so place some in the bottom first and then add green on top. Add a few additional cranberries on the sides. When you fill the container with water the cranberries will rise to the top.

When frozen, remove from freezer. Lift tape and add hot water into the center of the bottle. As the ice melts a little, pull out center bottle. This gets a little tricky as the plastic bottles have larger bottoms than the sides. You have to work it! Run hot water over the outside of the bottle to loosen the large bottle. I had great difficulty pulling the ice lantern out of the 2 liter bottle due to the larger bottom. I recommend cutting it down the sides to remove it. Be careful - the plastic can be sharp! I also recommend having a set of bottles for each ice lantern you wish to make.

I highly recommend using a battery operated candle inside – the flame melts the ice! Make a couple of days ahead and store in the freezer.

In the end I was pleased at how the ice lanterns turned out. I also made smaller ones to line the walk with as guest approached the door! For these I use cottage cheese containers and small disposable food storage containers. These were so much easier to separate as the cottage cheese containers had a smaller bottom and the ice slid right out.

Linking to: Between Naps On The Porch,  Free Pretty Things For You, Someday Crafts, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Shanty2Chic, Fireflies and Jellybeans, The Shabby Nest, Tatertots and Jello, Skip to my Lou, Under the Table and Dreaming, Tip Junkie, Today’s Creative Blog, Just a Girl, The Girl Creative,  Design Dazzle,

Because it was an office party all the food was provided by a caterer…I was happy not to have to make a thing! I still felt the need to create a fun “theme” tablescape for the buffet table! I just couldn’t help myself…this is what I came up with!

I was really at a loss on what to create for the centerpiece, until I came across these very cute sweater wine bottle covers! I just couldn’t believe how perfect they were. I have these large glass candle holders that I keep on my dinning room table and I knew they would be perfect to fit over them. I found mine at Marshalls, but I have seen them (in the store) at pier 1 and Bed Bath & Beyond. They could easily be placed on any large size candle holders or even used as intended…on wine bottles!

I bought these craft pom poms to fill my glass candle holders and then decided to sprinkle them around the center of the table. I covered the table with a red tablecloth and bought a couple of yards of quilting fabric. I chose this argyle print fabric…it looked sweater like and trimmed the edges using pinking shears. This is an easy way to trim fabric when you don’t want to sew the edges! I place three of these panels down the table over the red tablecloth.

I did decide to make a couple dozen Ugly Sweater Cookies. I can’t say they turned out great, but I did put them out and people ate them!
 

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I think we all have something to be Grateful for!

Very clever ideas for the kids table. Notice the Pilgrim Hat napkin ring!

Styling & Printable Papers – Frog Prince Paperie
Photography – Rayna Houvouras
Pomettes – Pom Flair
Gable Boxes – Party Starters