Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: March 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

DIY Solar Light Candlestick

A couple of weeks ago I shared how to make a solar light chandelier. Today I'm back with the table top candlestick version!

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You can click here if you want to see that chandelier, other wise keep scrolling for the candle stick:

Any sturdy candle stick will do for this project, just make sure it's weatherproof. Mine is a tree themed candle holder that I found at a yard sale for $5. It's nice and heavy so it will stay in place in the wind.

(Want to see the rest of the craft studio? Click here.)

I picked up my solar light stakes and reindeer moss from Dollar Tree.

The solar lights come right off of their stakes, allowing you to attach them to all sorts of light fixtures. As long as the top solar panel receives sunlight, you are good to go!

Using glue I added moss around each of the candle holders. Moss can fade with sunlight, dry out and fall apart in the rain/ snow, so keep that in mind when you decide where to keep your finished piece. You my want to bring it inside for storage when you aren't planning on using it.

Here is how the candle stick looked with the moss. I tucked a few bits in around where the limbs meet the trunk as well.

And here it is with the lights glued into place using industrial strength E 6000 glue.

It's so pretty at night, don't you think?

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And that's how easy it is to make your own solar candlestick.

I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, March 24, 2023

New House Makeover: Laundry Room

Hello and happy spring!

I'm sharing today our laundry room makeover:

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If you have missed any of the other new house room tours, you can check out these links:

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Now on to the laundry:

This photo from the real estate listing shows the laundry room when we bought the house.

So much space!

My Husband replaced the floors with the same tile that we used in the kitchen and bathrooms while I repainted the walls in beige.

Here are a couple of pictures of how things look so far. The shelf contains my fake bake pantry storage, which I'll share in the future.

That long wall is just begging for cabinets...and speaking of-

I found these! Originally two standing units with the glass sections on top, I found them at the thrift store for under $50 for all! You can see in comparison to the bookshelves that they are pretty big. I plan to repaint them in white and then my Husband will install them along the wall above the washer and dryer. I'll update when complete 😊

In the meantime, here are some more details of the laundry room so far:

This table was another thrifted find (it used to be a desk) that you can see made over here. The drawers I customized like this.

To the left of the table is a closet with really deep storage. I tuck all of the necessary items to the side and keep the prettier items on the visible shelves. You can see how I made the faux laundry detergent/ fabric softener dispensers here.

Using my Cricut I added a tiny "house gnome" hole on part of the trim, complete with laundry on the line of course 😄

And that's our laundry.

I hope you enjoyed this home makeover post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Solar Light Chandelier

Want to add a pretty light fixture to your outdoor decor?

Read on to see how I made a solar chandelier from a recycled light fixture:

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Here is the chandelier when I started. It came from the light fixture that was originally in the family room when we bought the house. We swapped it out for a ceiling fan and I took off the outer glass, leaving just the frame. While mine came from the house, you can also find lots of old light fixtures at yard sales and thrift stores.

*This photo is from the house listing before we moved in. If you would like to see how the family room look now, you can click here.

A quick coat of spray paint and it cleaned up nicely. Still gold, but fresher looking 😉

Using solar stake lights from Dollar Tree, for my chandelier's light bulbs, I easily pulled them apart from the ground stakes. For this project I only needed the tops and the glass looking bulb section.

I covered up the solar panels with masking tape so that I could spray gold paint here as well.

Then I used E6000 to attach the bulbs to the chandelier and let dry overnight. Once everything was dry the solar tops screwed right back on.

Here is how it looked still in the craft studio...

...and another shot during the day.

I also took a couple of pictures with it hanging in the tree, I love how it turned out!

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And that's how easy it is to make your own solar chandelier 😄

I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Faux Decor Ice Cream Container

When browsing through the thrift store, I found a container that would be perfect for my faux ice cream collection. Read on to see how easy the transformation was:

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This is the container that I found for $1.99 at the thrift store. Originally an ice cream themed puzzle, it gave me the idea to make the container part of my faux ice cream cabinet.

In case you missed it, here is a post where I show you all of my faux ice cream.

And if you like the ice cream display, here are more of my collections:

I painted the container white with gold trim on the lid and bottom, using acrylic paint for both.

Then using my Cricut, I designed and cut an ice cream label

that would fit the dimensions of the container.

"27 Scoops and Double Chocolate" in white and gold.

My label fits with my blogger brand and my home decor 😄

Once it was all finished I tucked the carton in with the rest of my ice creams.

I love how it turned out!

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Interested in more fake bake crafts?

Check our these posts:

Faux Cupcakes

Faux Cupcakes: Candy Series

Chocolate Bunnies & Eggs

Crib Sheets Turned Ice Cream Tray

Jello Mold Recycle : Strawberry Chocolate

Strawberry Shortcake Fake Bake

Hostess Cupcakes

Fake Bake Ice Cream

Fake Bakes - Jellies & Jams

Pumpkin Soup Decor

Faux Pumpkin Pies

Snow White's Poison Apple

Dollhouse Turned Gingerbread House

Fake Bake Breakfast Cereal

Fake Bake Faux Lollipops

Checkers Turned Faux Cookies

Faux Food From Dollar Tree Pet Toys

Popsicle Decor From Pool Noodles & Sponges

How I Made My Faux Bread

Cupcake Tree Ornaments

How I Made My Faux Bread

Fake Bakes Using Miniature Molds

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, March 3, 2023

DIY Bird Nest Decor

Want to add some faux bird nests to your spring decor?

Here is how easy they are to put together:

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Everything here was found at the thrift store - a few woven bird nests, some faux eggs and a bit of moss. But if you aren't a thrift store regular don't worry, any craft store should have similar items available at this time of year.

If you'd rather shop online, here are a few Amazon links:

Nests

Eggs

Reindeer Moss

Just glue a bit of the moss into the nests...

... and then glue a few eggs on top.

After that it's as simple as tucking them into your existing decor:

A lot of the faux spring plans that you see in these photos I made myself. You can check out this post for instructions. The miniature pots with eggs were made in the same way, just glue moss and an egg into the pot of your choice.

And there you have it, easy to make bird nest decor!

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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