I love to knock off high end items, and if I can do it with items I have on hand it’s even better!
When I saw the World Traveller collection at Kirkland’s, I pinned most of it. I loved the fusion of metallics and animal prints. The decorative finials reminded me of glass Christmas ornaments, and that’s how this idea was born.
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I was able to make my knock off using three items I already had:
a glass candle holder (wedding present, but you can get one at the dollar store)
curtain finial (old Goodwill purchase)
ornament (buy one or paint one like I did here)
Supplies:
Ornament
Candle holder
Finial
Glue (E-6000)
Americana Gloss Enamels
To make your own decorative finial:
Step one: Paint your glass candle holder with Americana Gloss Enamels.
Step two: Remove the hook from the glass ornament and glue the tip of the ornament into the candle holder.
(Painted ornament tutorials are here and here.)
Step three: Remove the screw from the finial. I was able to just unscrew it. Glue the finial to the top of the ornament.
I think it’s pretty darn close to the original idea. Next, I need to finish my zebra and giraffe finials to have the complete set. The beauty of DIY is that if you don’t like animal print, you can just go with a different design and make something you’ll love!
Looking for more tutorials? Click here.
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