Thrift Store Pedestal Photo Holder

I have had these random thrift store pieces for a while now and decided to redefine them into the FUN~ness I had purchased them for. I'm not real sure the technical name so I'll deem it a Pedestal Photo Holder. It was inexpensive and very easy to make.

Here's what you will need:

wooden plaque

finial

(or candle stick holder will work too)

E6000 glue, hot glue, or gorilla glue

cordless drill

paint and/or stain

mini clothes pin or equivalent (lol)

extra decorations you'd like to add

Away we go...

Pedestal Photo Holder:

(these have been all over blog land,

 thank you to those who have made them before me)

I started out with these thrift store finds:

(except the mini clothes pin, I had that already)

~>see the hole in the bottom of the plaque board? I pre-drilled that! Oh yeah!

Then I mixed BM's Spring Meadow and a blue of my own making and painted the finial and the plaque.

I didn't sand and I didn't prime.

Once dry, I used Walnut Distress Ink (which is getting overused and old) and distressed the edges, the front and the finial. I also used it to stain the mini clothes pin. Once that dried, I used E6000 and glued the clothes pin onto the front of the plaque. I dug out a metal flower like "whatchamacallit" I had that I purchased at our local ReStore.

It was brass so I painted it with Burnt Umber craft paint and then dry brushed it with the paint color I mixed. =)

I added the finial to the plaque via my pre-drilled hole. Oh yeah! And glued the metal flower like "whatchamacallit" to the front of the finial.

And here is how it turned out:

Plain

Grocery/Errand list holder

Photo holder

Yes, the photos are blurred. I know. I did that. ;)

I haven't decided if I love it or luke warm like it. So time will tell. What do you think of it??

Partying at:

Friday:

VIP Party #10 @ Designer Garden:

http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/vip-party-10.html

Saturday:

Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors:

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/04/sns-76-celebrates-mason-jars.html 

Sunday:

Sundae Scoop Sunday Link Party @ I Heart Naptime:

http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/2011/04/sundae-scoop-sunday-link-party.html
Monday:

Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple

http://craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/2011/04/motivate-me-monday-65.html

Market Yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff

http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/2011/04/market-yourself-monday-easter-pennant.html

DIY Project Parade @ The DIY Show Off:

http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/search/label/DIY%20Project%20Parade

Tuesday:
Handmade Projects @ Tip Junkie
http://www.tipjunkie.com/handmade-projects-add-yours-5/

Wednesday:

Show and Tell Linking Pary @ Blue Cricket Design:

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/2011/04/show-and-tell-with-groopdealz-2.html

Thanks for stopping by! Have  a great day!

Carri