Old brass light to chic chandelier

Hey all! Happy New Year! Its 2012, can you believe it?

Wow! I hope the holiday season was amazing for everyone! It sure was here!

Well with a new year comes new projects. I finished up most of the projects I had laying around but one..

And that one will be finished here shortly.. It was a bet with Mr. S that I lost terribly..

While we had a date night we ran into a GW. I love going to them on date nights, since I can quickly eye the entire store and not worry about my little one getting antsy on me..
Well in the furniture location of GW I found a lovely side table.. hmm.. WILL BE!!

Anyway.. the hubs made a bet that if I could refinish it in a week I could get another piece as soon as I was finished.

Yippee.. Piece of cake.. right?!

WRONG!

The same week I started, my little angel came down with an extremely high fever and ear infection..and since this was the first time she has been sick her entire 19 months of living, it was a big deal to me! So.. that lasted an entire week practically.

Then to add to the already sick week with a little one, I ended up with laryngitis which led to the worst sinus infection..  I guess I can say the worst because it was my first ever!!

So nuff said.. I didnt win.
But that will be done this week, Fo- Sho!

Alright.. My quick one day chandelier transformation..

Found at GW! YAY! Love that place!
 and for.. guess how much..

guess..
$3!!!
woot woot!
 yep I think I jumped up and down.

I even told my husband guard the cart while I rushed my angel to the ladies room..

So a little degreaser, light sanding, and spray paint and some serious jig-a-roo from my hubby to put it up (He seriously worked some magic here with parts from another chandelier) and we had a new light in our closet for $3 plus the bulbs so $6..

Love the frosted soft white bulbs.

Can you say awesome!! I love it!
Now to get to that side table!

Member that chandelier I purchased over at GW??

Hey all.
So do you all remember that chandelier I found miraculously hiding in a box at Goodwill.. $15?? Anyone?? Check it out here.
Well. I have been hunting around for a place to get the prisms and beads. I had luck at save-on-crafts.com, and a website my grams had found. Although they were relatively cheap I wanted to go "cheaper". So here is the before and the after of what I came up with.. Tell me what you think.. Cheap to Chic??

Before

After

Here is a little way to update your chandelier on a serious dime.

I have a pretty small budget when it comes to decorating. So i make it go as far as I can.
So for this project I was not about to spend $40 on crystals to make this chandelier work.

Finally.. came up with some ideas..

One... in particular that worked...

Dollar tree.. Again??! yes.. I was inspired to check there first..

I found "Disco ball" bead necklaces in the party area. They were the exact size as the glass beads already on the chandelier. Score!!

So I got to work..
Black gloss spray paint, and a coat hanger.

break them apart to a single strand and take off any extra plastic pieces.

Spray paint.. Be patient here, dont miss any areas. You will notice!

I started measuring and playing around with them after they were done drying.

glue gun ready??

Check!

Scissors close?

Check!
Here we go!
I glued them to areas I thought they needed to go and added some to the bottom and voila! You have a completed chandelier for $2! They came in packs of 2, and I needed 2 packs!
Woo hoo!!

What do you think??
Like it?
Does it look cheap or chic??!

Comment and let me know what you think?

This was placed in my entry way.. I debated painting it a fun color, but thought black would be elegant and timeless. So it stayed black... uh humm.. for the time being anyway! 

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Now to actually work on the entry way.. Here is what it looks like now..

Pretty boring, right?? I have tried a few pics and mirrors, but thats it!! Its time for serious revamp!!

Chandelier find at Goodwill

So I made a goal not to purchase anything for home decor projects until I finished all the ones I already had stacked up.. AGGH!! I seriously could not help myself with this purchase. This amazing little gem was sitting all by its lonesome, in the box!! No one dared to open it, but I had to do the honors! As soon as I did, I saw 2 other ladies swoon over it.. Waiting for me to pass on it! NOPE! I waited for the hubby to come by with the cart and dropped it in! It is from AF lighting, whom Candice Olson designs with (love her). Its called the Savory design. It retails for $232.60. WOW!! Adorable.. and I have the perfect place for it. Here is the picture from the website.

$15

I did notice after putting it all together some of the crystals were gone, but I know a great site to get those and once I remember what that site is Ill let you all know! I will post a before pic and after once I get the crystals ordered. Until then.. Don't be afraid to open the unopened boxes in Goodwill! You will more than likely find a treasure! Good Luck in your treasure hunting!