Glass Angel Handmade Repurposed Upcycled Restyled Home Decor

Glass Angel Handmade Repurposed Upcycled Restyled DIY Home Decor at LilacsNDreams. Welcome everyone!

I haven’t gotten as far as I wanted to with my order of glass angels, but I have gotten them started. I first put the glass bases through the dishwasher to clean them well. After they were cleaned, I pulled them from the dishwasher, and then I had them sitting out for about a couple days before I attempted anything with them. 

I was worried thinking I didn’t have the glass ornaments I wanted to use for their heads. With moving I wasn’t catching up to my supplies fast enough. I was starting to think I might have to use some light bulbs for their heads instead. I was fortunate enough, and happy to have found them before I was ready to assemble, and glue things. 

I have different ribbons of purple coloring sitting out to choose for their wings, and to add with some embellishments I will use. I’m thinking of twisting silver pipe cleaner with the purple to make their halos. I don’t want all 3 angels to be completely identical. I will alter them slightly so that each one is unique for each person that will be receiving them. 

Now that the weekend is over I should be home a little more to spend time working with these to complete them. I’m getting anxious to work with them, and get them completed for their new homes. 

As everyone knows we have been moving, and taking our time with it too. We hadn’t decided completely what we were going to do with our home we are moving from. It’s a small fixer upper that we have done some work with. As of right now we have decided to clean it up, get things in order that are there, and at this time we are going to keep it. We discussed about me using it as my crafting, selling, and office area. It’s about 15 minutes from our other home. So, I wouldn’t really be going out of my way going there different times during the week to work on things. When I am done for the day I can leave it till I go back. Kind of like work stays at work, and home is home. In the spring we will look at things again, weigh in on how the housing market is doing then, and maybe determine more of what we want to do with it.

Thank You to all who visited with LilacsNDreams today. Take care, and be safe everyone till the next visit. Toodles . . . . . . 

 

Handmade Glass Angel Repurposed Restyled Home Decor

 

Handmade Glass Angel Repurposed Restyled Home Decor with LilacsNDreams. Welcome everyone!

I thought I would share a little bit with you my order I am preparing for 3 glass angels ordered. I had sold one which caught the interest for a customer to inquire if I had more. It’s been a little hectic with moving, not feeling well with a head cold, and then finding some of my crafting inventory to use.

Below you will see pictures of some of the supplies I will be using to create these glass angels. For the base I use light fixture covers from like ceiling fans. When I started I would use a light bulb for the angel head, and since that time have changed to using glass ornaments for the head. I make the wings from wired ribbon. I use pipe cleaners for the halos, and then any embellishments used to add a little more character around the neckline. Maybe another thin ribbon, a yarn, buttons, little mini bows, jeweled pieces found, and so on. 

The customer has shared with me how purple is liked, and so I will be making purple wings with a purple halo for the angels. I love purple myself so this is just a little bit more fun for me to do. I love the glass bases I found for the angel bodies. Just a slight different from what I normally find to use. I put them through the dishwasher to thoroughly clean for the creation process. As always I am anxious to see the completed products. When I have them done I will make sure to share pictures here for you to see. 

Thanks so much for visiting, and sharing some time with LilacsNDreams! Take care, be safe, and see you again soon. Toodles . . . . . . . . 

Christmas Holiday Repurpose Upcycle Restyle Reclaim Treasures

Christmas Holidays Treasures Repurposed Upcycled Restyled and Reclaimed

Welcome to LilacsNDreams! This won’t be real long today. Sorry, I just didn’t get anything completed this week. I started some projects, researched some ideas of how tos, place things together, and later move them around again. You know one of those kind of weeks.

I did get Halloween decorations brought in from outside. Items that could still be used for fall, and Thanksgiving I left out. 

We don’t have a lot of space in the house we are in. Unfortunately, until we can get this place decently fixed we can then list it as a fixer upper home.  We have decided this is not the project for us to complete, and continue living in. Biggest issue is the size of the home, family, and our life style.

Anyway, getting back to my posting today. Above you will see pictures of items that are all in the working. I’m making another angel, and this time I’m adding some yarn for hair on her. I’m thinking of using either angel wing ornament for her wings, or off to the side I have something else I am considering. I did get the yarn cut for her hair. I need to get it applied to her head, and get her finished.

The other 2 pictures show some of my old wooden blocks sitting in different little groups. I am spelling words with them, and will offer them in my Shoppe at Etsy I have one listed at Etsy that spells QUILT. The one I need to finish that has some old thread spools on it says SEWING. I enjoy putting these blocks together, and then decorate them just a little bit for the wording used. I do have 2 Christmas words grouped I’ll be working with too. 

Hope everyone had a fun, and enjoyable Halloween with all that you did. Next is Thanksgiving, and then Christmas. This year will soon becoming to its end. Soon it will be 2020! 

Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Enjoyed your visit! Stop on back anytime. I appreciate the visits, the comments, and the messages with different posts. Take care till the next time. Toodles!

Glass Angel Home Decor Repurposed Upcycled Restyled Handmade

Glass Angel Home Decor Handmade Repurposed Restyled Upcycled at Etsy with LilacsNDreams

Welcome to LilacsNDreams! Whew! Whatever is going around again I caught it. Had me held up for about a week. Finally shaking it, and Thursday was the first I had been out for a while. Been trying to  list more items at my Shoppe with Etsy too. 

Above you will see pictures of 3 different Glass Angels that I have made, and are listed with my Shoppe at Etsy. Stop by sometime to see all the pictures showing different angles of these adorable pieces made for home decor. I also showed some pictures giving a few ideas of maybe how you could use, or display these unique pieces. These would be great for Christmas, Easter, Weddings, Anniversaries, Special Occasions, etc. Great pieces to treat yourself with, or unique gifts given to someone special too. 

I used glass ceiling fan light covers for the angel bodies. I chose to use glass ornaments for the angel heads. For the wings I used wired ribbon, and then around the neck of one I used a thin dark green ribbon, and put a silver tone button in the center. For the other two I used pearlized beads of pink on one, and purple on the other one. These two got a pink florescent button in the center that blends with their necklines. The halos were made from pipe cleaners to blend with their accessories they have. 

I really enjoyed making these, and have an idea for making another one that will be just a little bit different. She’ll have her own character. I’ve had to wait for paint to dry because I didn’t have the colored ornament in the size I wanted. So, I compromised and painted an ornament that was the size I needed. Hopefully I can have it done this week to share with you. I also have some more treasures sitting out, lined up, and waiting on me to start gluing them also. It can be overwhelming, and I’m trying not to do too much at once. But, I am excited to be doing this! I enjoy this time of year with all the creativity, and some of the precious vintage collectibles that I find too. 

Thanks so much for visiting with LilacsNDreams! I enjoy your visits, and your comments that I receive too. Thank You again! Stop on by here anytime. Glad to have you. Take care till the next time.   Toodles. . . . . . .