recycling, reusing...

making a much taller jewelry rack

out of 

my original "female form" jewelry rack

and

the base of a lamp

 I found in the dumpster

I like long necklaces

and the minute I saw this lamp 

I knew it would be perfect

to increase the height of

my jewelry rack

and provide the length I needed

my son used his hacksaw

to cut off the piece of pipe

that had held the "harp"

I glued the base and the top

together with epoxy

allowed to dry overnight

lightly sanded the entire piece

and painted with

 cream colored acrylic paint

to antique

I mixed black acrylic paint

and

burnt umber acrylic paint

with water

and starting at the top

of the piece

I mopped on the mixture

with abandon

wiping with a wet paper towel

before paint could dry

I allowed this to dry overnight

and, as a finish, I

mopped on acrylic matte varnish

starting from the top

and allowed to dry overnight

and 

at last 

my recycled, reused

jewelry rack

perfect!

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(c) Theanne and Baron 2012