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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

White Wednesday

My little nephew S got me this oh so good smelly candle as a Christmas gift
...notice the perfect white, he knows me!


The label on the glass was not the prettiest one,
but the maker knows it because look at what he wrote on it:


and peeling I did....
and printing I did...
and fixing I did...



I keep it in my bedroom now and every time I look at it, I think of him!





"Children make you want to start life over"
~Muhammad Ali~

For LOTS of white beauty visit:
Faded Charm

also linked to:
Thursday Transformation at the "Shabby Chic Cottage"

34 comments:

Low Tide High Style said...

What a wonderful idea. Your candle looks so pretty now!

Kat :)

Miss Gracie's House said...

You always have such fun easy projects...Rene'

Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...

What a pretty little makeover. So easy but with great impact. Have a fabulous day. :) Tammy

oldgreymare said...

Well, how clever are you! I cannot live without my candles. Did you see my candle chest last week? (very silly) I must try something like that with one of mine.

Suzan

atelier bom bocado said...

That is a very cute idea...simple and easy...lovely!!!
carla

Lori said...

oh, that is much better!!!

Bearly Sane said...

A pretty transformation ... inspirational use of old jewellery!
Hugs,
Sandi @ Bearly Sane

Anonymous said...

I like your lable so much better.

Please stop back to visit me again. I will have more pics up later today. Thanks for coming over.

Notes From ABroad said...

Oh now I am going through the house, taking all those ordinary candles and making them little treasures!
Thank you for a brilliant idea !

chau, C

Zita - Mlle Magpie said...

So simple, yet so beautiful! Perfect for a White Wednesday.

The Lazy Peacock said...

so clever! i love how it turned out!

www.MaisonStGermain.com said...

What a sweet gift. That is actually one of my favorite candles. I buy them all of the time. I love how you decorated it. Looks so pretty:)
~Debra
Blog: Capers of the vintage vixens

Sandi said...

LOVE IT!! Great idea.
Happy White Wednesday!
Blessings~

Sue said...

The Magical Marcela! I love your transformations! Beautiful!!
Take care, Sue

Annie Louise said...

What a great idea!! I am off to decorate my candles. Thanks for sharing it with us all.
Jeanette

Rebecca Lewis said...

Oh what a wonderful idea...I usually leave mine plain and undecorated...glad they started making the lables in the "peel off"
style though!
So happy you could stop over for "cake" ;-) ~ Rebecca

Sandi~A Cottage Muse said...

Love the vintage jewel!!!

Raspberries and Rose Petals said...

Beautiful re-do! I should do that with some of my jar candles...much prettier to look at this way!

Have a great WW!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog -- lunch actually was pretty tasty, considering it came out of package from Costco.

Hope this comment works -- I have been having trouble leaving them today.

Scribbler

Mélanie A. said...

I love the makeover... You are always so creative

Gretchen said...

What a great way to transform your candle glass container. From sad to fab in no time. Such a fun idea.
Stop by, I'm new to the White Wednesday events.
Gretchen

June said...

I LOVE this sweet post. Love what you did with the candle too. Your pics are beautiful.
hugs

The Decorating Diaries said...

Cute idea. My first visit to your blog-I'll be back.

Janet

Carole said...

Pretty candle. :-)

Amy Kinser said...

Beautiful idea! I will be trying that for certain.

glor said...

How pretty. What a wonderful idea!

Dee@FrenchBleuVintage said...

I have NEVER thought to do that. Great idea ~ it looks wonderful and smells even better I bet. thanks for the idea .

Amy {The Red Chair Blog} said...

So darling!

Debbiedoos said...

That is awesome!

One Cheap B*tch said...

What a fantastic and creative makeover. I really love the rhinestone pin/brooch!

Blue Creek Home said...

Who would have thunk??...to do such a creative thing to a candle!

I love the idea and I love how it turned out...the brooch is just icing on the candle!!!

Rhonda

Nancy @ Live love laugh said...

That is a great idea! I always save the larger candle jars, soak off the labels and use them later for storage and display. I never thought to pretty them up before and now I see what I should do with my plain empties!
Thanks!
~Nancy

Anonymous said...

Countrygal in Texas says....
Your ideas are great. I always look forward to your projects!

IvyC. said...

Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic. [Rosalind Russell]

I like the touch-up work you did.. tastefully done - Lovely depiction(s)!