MASON JAR CHANDELIER

Our project this week was a chandelier made out of mason jars!  Allie - the new manager of The Gingerbread Factory - suggested it.  We've been giving the store a makeover, going for a fresh and fun vintage look for the bakery in preparation for its grand re-opening this May!

The project was pretty easy and didn't take a lot of time.  We spent an afternoon looking for a variety of vintage mason jars at the local antique mall and getting the electrical supplies.  Then it took a couple hours the following morning to install. 

I bought three hanging light kits from Lowes and also a ceiling plate which I drilled holes in to hang the cords through.   I simply used a hammer and nail to make the holes in the tin lids of the mason jars and used a pair of tin snips to clip off any sharp points.  Then it's a just a quick lighting fixture install using the red twist-on connectors that allow you to connect up to 4 wires together (or you could call an electrician!).  Done!

Here is the light before:

 

Here is the light after:

FINISHED THE CONDO FRONT ROOM!

We finished our front room.  The color on the wall is called "Million Dollar Red" and all the black and white photography are pictures that we took ourselves on our trip across the country.

The Before:

 The After:

What do you think?!?

Giant Mario Brothers Glitter Art!

Inspired by an episode of Design by Novogratz on HGTV and knowing that our niece Shayna wanted a Mario Brothers Inspired Wedding...we created this glitter art!

Mario & Luigi Glitter Art

Each character was 6 feet tall.  We made a Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad. We used an overhead projector (bought at a yard sale for $2) to transfer the images to foam core.  Then we painted, cut them out, and applied multiple coats of glitter.

They were the stars of the wedding...after the bride and groom of course!