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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Inspired by Pottery Barn!

Hello Everyone!
As promised here is one project I worked on this weekend with many more to follow! I was recently looking through the LARGE stack of Pottery Barn catalogs that I keep and look to get inspired from. Here is a picture of the Silver Bell Swag that I thought was so purr-tee!
It is no longer available but that didn't matter to me since it was $69 and I wouldn't be purchasing it for that price! So I brainstormed some ideas and here is what I came up with:

Oh my gawsh isn't this the most beautiful Christmas decor you have ever seen? I was thinking about leaving it the way it is........NOT! So I went looking for medium-to-smallish plastic bells and I stopped at Dollar General just to see if they had what I was looking for and BINGO! A whopping three dollars spent and I can use the two plastic bells and do something with the three small jingle bells.












I dismantled the bells and started painting using a matte gray color to try and imitate the mercury color of the Pottery Barn version.










I then realized I hated it and tried taking the acrylic paint off the bell using nail polish remover which actually gave me the effect I wanted since it took the gold layer off the bell too!

I gathered some twigs that I had used in a vase that I was no longer using and thought they would do for my "swag". I held the twigs together with some covered floral wire I had lying around.
I then attached a few faux evergreen branches that I thought might work for this project.
I attached the bells with some more floral wire.
Then added the burlap bow to the top and realized my two pups love the burlap fabric...
Then I glued some small jingle bells to the branches.
I hung it up on our door from our mudroom/breezeway to our kitchen and while it isn't exact to the Pottery Barn one it only cost me $3 dollars since I had all the other supplies exact for the Dollar General Bells.

Here is a couple pictures of what our tree looks like so far! It takes me forever to get it the way I like it because I am constantly think of something else to add!

Have a great Sunday!
Jessica

8 comments:

kristen said...

Wow this turned out great!!!! I love the new bells!!

Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Heather @ GreenWay Home said...

I love the swag! I too fell in love w/ it in the PB catalog-but $69 was steep...I think I may give your tutorial a try and see if I can make one as great as yours.

I am over at greenwaylifeandhome.blogspot.com if you would like to visit me.

Heather

Unknown said...

Well done Jessica - this looks great
Kylie

The Inspired Girl said...

Thanks everyone!! I liked how it turned out but I wish I made it a little bigger like the PB one!
Jessica

Anonymous said...

You are very resouceful. I LOVE the bell.

Sharon @ mrshinesclass

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