
Victorian Chic
Episode 112 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Projects worthy of chic crafters and British aristocrats.
A walking stick, three-mirror vanity, black jewelry, and painted tea set brings to life PBS’ hit show Downton Abbey.
Make Your Mark is presented by your local public television station.
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Victorian Chic
Episode 112 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A walking stick, three-mirror vanity, black jewelry, and painted tea set brings to life PBS’ hit show Downton Abbey.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipI LOVE PERIOD PIECES, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
AND, LIKE MANY OF YOU, I'M A HUGE FAN OF DOWNTON ABBEY.
I DECIDED TO COME UP WITH A FEW PROJECTS THAT YOU CAN DO TO BRING A LITTLE BIT OF THE ABBEY INTO YOUR HOME.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A PLACE TO POWDER YOUR NOSE WITH A THREE-MIRROR VANITY; TAKE DOLLAR STORE OR BROKEN JEWELRY PIECES AND TRANSFORM THEM INTO ELEGANT JET BLACK JEWELRY; REVAMP A BANGED UP TEA SET SO THAT IT'S FIT FOR THE QUEEN; AND ADD SOME STYLE TO YOUR STEPS WITH A WALKING STICK.
I HOPE YOU'RE READY TO MAKE YOUR MARK.
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AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.
AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.
PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.
PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.
IN MY FAVORITE PERIOD PIECE FILMS THERE ARE TONS OF LAVISH DECORATIVE ELEMENTS.
ONE THING YOU'LL BE SURE TO SEE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL VANITIES THAT ALLOW YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS TO PAMPER THEMSELVES.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ONE OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL MIRRORS YOU'LL NOTICE THEY CAN GET VERY PRICEY.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A GREAT WAY TO MAKE YOUR OWN THREE-MIRROR VANITY WITH BASIC FRAMES TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE THE ROYALTY YOU ARE.
THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS REMOVE ALL THE GLASS FROM OUR THREE FRAMES.
GLASS INSIDE OF A FRAME CAN TEND TO BE REALLY SHARP SO IF YOU WANT TO WEAR GLOVES IT'S A GOOD TIME TO PUT THEM ON.
ALSO A LOT OF FRAMES THESE DAYS ARE BEING MADE WITH THESE LITTLE METAL TABS HERE IN THE BACK.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER TO BEND THEM UP.
THEY'RE VERY SHARP SO BE CAREFUL.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BEND EACH OF THESE LITTLE TABS UPWARD... ONCE YOUR TABS ARE ALL UP EVERYTHING SHOULD SLIDE OUT PRETTY EASILY.
JUST BE CAREFUL THAT YOU'RE NOT TOO FORCEFUL WITH THE GLASS BECAUSE IT COULD BREAK.
NOW JUST A LITTLE HINT: WHEN YOU'RE OUT BUYING FRAMES THE FIRST PLACE YOU WANT TO CHECK IS A THRIFT STORE.
LOOK FOR FRAMED PICTURES THAT ARE REALLY UGLY BUT THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND YOU CAN TAKE IT APART AND SWITCH IT OUT FOR GLASS.
HAVING GLASS CUT TO SIZE IS VERY INEXPENSIVE.
SO I'M GOING TO MARK ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF FROM THE BOTTOM OF EACH FRAME.
THE NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TAKE YOUR HINGE AND PUT IT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PLACE IT ON YOUR FRAME AND JUST MARK HOW FAR APART YOUR SCREWS ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE.
DO THAT ON BOTH SIDES.
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS MATCH UP THE SIDE FRAMES WITH THE POSITION OF THE HINGES.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO MARK THEM THE SAME WAY THAT WE MARKED OUR CENTER FRAME.
WE'RE JUST USING A VERY BASIC HINGE.
NOW IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE MARKING YOUR HINGES, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THREE FRAMES ARE FLUSH AT THE BOTTOM BECAUSE IT'LL BE STANDING JUST LIKE THIS.
NOW THAT OUR HINGES ARE MARKED WE'RE GOING TO PRE-DRILL ALL OF THE HOLES SO THAT THE SCREWS GO IN A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE A LIGHT TOUCH WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE FRAMES ARE GENERALLY ONLY ABOUT AN INCH THICK.
SOMETIMES LESS.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO DRILL OUR SIDE FRAMES.
ONCE YOU'VE PRE-DRILLED ALL THE HOLES IT'S TIME TO PUT THE HINGES IN.
START BY PUTTING THE HINGES ON THE SMALLER FRAMES FIRST.
THIS WILL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
WE'VE GOT OUR HINGES ON OUR SIDE FRAMES AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO SCREW THEM TO THE CENTER FRAME.
SOMETIMES GETTING THAT FIRST SCREW IN IS REALLY DIFFICULT, BUT ONCE YOU HAVE IT IN EVERYTHING ELSE GOES SMOOTHLY.
ALRIGHT!
WE'RE ALMOST READY TO PAINT.
LOOK AT THAT.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT THIS IS LOOKING LIKE?
IT STANDS UP ALL BY ITSELF.
IT'D BE PERFECT TO PUT ON A DESK OR A DRESSER.
WHEN YOU'RE GETTING READY IN THE MORNING YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF FROM ALL ANGLES.
I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO TRY IT OUT MYSELF.
OKAY, THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE EVERYTHING OUTSIDE AND SPRAY PAINT IT.
WE'RE GOING TO COAT THE GLASS WITH A LOOKING GLASS PAINT SO THAT IT BECOMES A MIRROR.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SPRAY PAINT THESE THREE DIFFERENT FRAMES ALL THE SAME COLOR SO THAT THEY MATCH.
OKAY, THE SPRAY PAINT IS DRY; WE USED AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR COLOR SO IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING LAVENDER.
DOESN'T THAT LOOK GREAT?
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE LEFT TO DO IS PUT IN OUR MIRRORS AND WE'RE READY TO PRIMP.
WHEN YOU'RE USING THE LOOKING GLASS PAINT BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL THAT THE GLASS IS COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DON'T GET ANY SMUDGES ON THE SIDE THAT YOU'RE PAINTING.
ALSO WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING GLASS IN A FRAME YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S CARDBOARD BEHIND IT TO PROTECT THE GLASS AND TO PROTECT YOU.
ONCE THE MIRRORS ARE IN, YOU'RE DONE.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 3D.
FASHION FROM THE EARLY 1900s IS GETTING VERY POPULAR RIGHT NOW ON THE RUNWAY.
WHETHER YOU'RE EMULATING THE RED CARPET TRENDS OR DRESSING UP AS A COUNT OR COUNTESS FOR A COSTUME PARTY, THE ONE ACCESSORY THAT'S SURE TO COMPLETE YOUR OUTFIT IS A BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE WALKING STICK.
I FOUND A VERY SIMPLE WAY TO CREATE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT CAME RIGHT OUT OF A PERIOD PIECE FOR ONLY A FEW DOLLARS.
LET'S GET STARTED!
THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PRE-DRILL A HOLE IN THE END OF OUR THREE-FOOT LONG DOWEL.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DRILLING RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE DOWEL BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL BE PLACING YOUR GLASS KNOB.
OKAY, THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PAINT OUR WALKING STICK AND I'VE CHOSEN A BLACK AND A GOLD BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY CHIC.
YOU CAN PAINT THIS ANY WAY YOU WANT.
YOU COULD DO STRIPES ALL THE WAY UP BY PAINTING IT ALL BLACK FIRST AND THEN ADDING TAPE EVERY COUPLE OF INCHES AND THEN SPRAYING IT GOLD.
YOU'LL HAVE A STRIPED EFFECT.
YOU COULD PAINT IT ALL ONE COLOR, IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU.
THE WALKING STICK IS PAINTED NOW AND HERE'S HOW I DID IT.
I SPRAY PAINTED MOST OF IT BLACK.
WHEN THE BLACK PAINT WAS DRY I WRAPPED IT IN A LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER RIGHT UP HERE AT THE TOP AND SPRAY PAINTED THE REST OF IT GOLD.
YOU COULD USE TAPE IF YOU WANTED BUT THE PAPER WORKED JUST FINE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO ADD THE RIBBON AND THE BOWS UP AT THE TOP OF THE WALKING STICK.
THAT'S PRETTY EASY, WE'RE JUST USING KNOTS AND SOME HOT GLUE TO GET THE LOOK THAT WE WANT.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED ABOUT 15 INCHES OF 2" WIDE RIBBON.
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A 2" WIDE RIBBON JUST USE WHATEVER YOU HAVE.
OKAY, WE'RE JUST PUTTING A LITTLE BIT OF HOT GLUE RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTER OF THE RIBBON.
SEE THAT?
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PLACE THE WALKING STICK RIGHT THERE... AND WE'RE GOING TO WRAP THIS AROUND JUST LIKE THAT... ON THE OTHER SIDE TIE A LITTLE KNOT.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK WHO REALLY LOVE DOWNTON ABBEY SO I'M MAKING THIS PROJECT JUST FOR YOU GUYS.
WE'VE GOT OUR RIBBON TIED ON AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER BOW WITH SOME MORE RIBBON AND GLUE THAT ON TOP OF THIS KNOT.
SO WE'RE TAKING ABOUT 18 INCHES OF RIBBON AND WE'RE GOING TO TIE A BOW WITH IT.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TIE A BOW WITH 2" THICK RIBBON BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
OKAY, SO THERE WE'VE GOT OUR BOW.
OKAY, AT THE END OF THE RIBBON WE DON'T WANT IT STRAIGHT ACROSS BECAUSE IT'LL FRAY MUCH MORE EASILY SO WE'RE GOING TO FOLD IT IN HALF, CUT OUT A LITTLE TRIANGLE, JUST LIKE THAT, TO GIVE IT A NICE LOOK.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RIBBON NEVER FRAYS WE CAN ADD A TINY BIT OF SUPER GLUE ALONG THE EDGES OR A FRAY CHECK AND THAT WILL KEEP THE RIBBONS LOOKING PERFECT.
THIS IS GOING TO DRY PERFECTLY CLEAR SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW IT LOOKS.
NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GLUE THE BOW ON TOP OF OUR FIRST KNOT.
WE'RE GOING TO USE A LOT MORE HOT GLUE.
HOT GLUE AND FABRIC WORKS PERFECTLY TOGETHER BECAUSE THE GLUE GETS IN BETWEEN THE FIBERS AND MAKES A REALLY GOOD BOND.
ALRIGHT, IT'S STARTING TO LOOK REALLY FANCY, ISN'T IT?
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME LITTLE BLACK PIECES OF RIBBON AND SOME RED RIBBON ROSES AND GLUE IT RIGHT ON TOP OF THE BOW TO MAKE IT POP EVEN MORE.
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINK THAT LESS IS MORE.
I HAPPEN TO THINK MORE IS MORE.
WE'RE GLUING ANOTHER RED ROSE ON HERE SO IT'LL LOOK LIKE YOU'RE CARRYING A LITTLE BOUQUET OF RED ROSES ON TOP OF A STICK.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M GOING FOR.
SO THERE YOU GO.
NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO TO FINISH IT OFF IS PUT ON A DECORATIVE GLASS KNOB, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT.
NOW TO PUT ON THIS GLASS KNOB YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING CALLED A HANGER BOLT AND A HANGER BOLT HAS THE THREADING OF A KNOB THAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A DRAWER, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE IT HAS THE THREADING OF A WOOD SCREW SO YOU CAN SCREW IT INTO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO SCREW THE HANGER BOLT INTO THE KNOB, JUST LIKE THIS.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SCREW THE KNOB INTO THE TOP OF OUR WALKING STICK.
YOU CAN FIND THESE GLASS KNOBS PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE.
I GOT THIS ONE AT A HARDWARE STORE, IT'S A DRAWER KNOB, WASN'T EXPENSIVE AT ALL.
JUST DON'T TAKE ONE OFF YOUR MOM'S DRESSER.
SHE'LL GET MAD.
SO WE'VE GOT OUR KNOB IN NICE AND TIGHT AND NOW ALL WE NEED TO DO IS ADD A RUBBER TIP.
YOU CAN FIND THESE AT ANY HARDWARE STORE ALSO AND THEY'RE USED FOR THE BOTTOM OF CHAIRS SO THAT CHAIRS WON'T SCRAPE YOUR NICE FLOORS.
AND JUST FIND ONE THAT FITS YOUR DOWEL.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SLIP ON THIS LITTLE RUBBER TIP.
YOU CAN GLUE IT ON IF YOU NEED TO.
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT: A WALKING STICK WORTHY OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS.
STROLLING IN STYLE IS SO MUCH MORE FUN THAN WALKING, DON'T YOU THINK?
IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY DURING TIMES OF MOURNING PEOPLE WORE ONLY BLACK.
AND AS MANY OF THE GREATEST VICTORIAN ERA SHOWS AND MOVIES WILL DEMONSTRATE, THEY WORE EXTRAVAGANT JET BLACK JEWELRY WHICH BECAME VERY POPULAR IN 1980s FASHION.
I FIGURED OUT A WAY TO RECREATE SOME OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL PIECES WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE.
THE RESULTS ARE AMAZING AND NOW I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO USE DOLLAR STORE OR JUNK JEWELRY TO MAKE A GORGEOUS PIECE OF JET BLACK JEWELRY INSPIRED BY THE STATEMENT PIECES OF THE 1900s.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE MAKING THIS AS MUCH AS WEARING IT.
THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GATHER UP SOME JUNK JEWELRY OR SOME BIG PIECES OF JEWELRY FROM THE DOLLAR STORE.
I LOVE THE DOLLAR STORE BECAUSE THEY HAVE REALLY BIG PIECES OF JEWELRY.
THEY'RE KIND OF CHEAP, OKAY, I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK REALLY TERRIFIC IN THIS PROJECT.
AND BECAUSE THEY'RE INEXPENSIVE YOU CAN EXPERIMENT IN TONS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO I'VE PICKED UP THINGS LIKE THESE FEATHER EARRINGS WHICH I THINK ARE REALLY BEAUTIFUL; THIS BUTTERFLY WHICH I THINK IS JUST LOVELY; AND THESE TERRIFIC RHINESTONE RINGS.
THEY REALLY DO LOOK LIKE THEY COST A DOLLAR.
YOU COULD ALSO USE THINGS LIKE BUTTONS OR OLD PIECES OF JEWELRY THAT YOU HAVE IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR JEWELRY BOX.
THE KEY IS YOU JUST WANT TO GET A BUNCH OF PIECES TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN DESIGN YOUR NECKLACE THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY.
SO WE'RE BASICALLY REPURPOSING INEXPENSIVE AND JUNK JEWELRY.
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PREPARE OUR JEWELRY TO BE PUT INTO NECKLACE FORM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLIP OFF THINGS LIKE RING BACKS AND EARRING WIRES.
SO WITH SOME WIRE CUTTERS WE'LL JUST CLIP OFF THE RING... LIKE THIS.
WHOO!
SO WE'VE CLIPPED OFF OUR RING BACKS.
WE'VE GOT THESE EARRINGS WITH EARRING WIRES.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO CLIP OFF THE EARRINGS.
WE DON'T NEED THESE.
CLIP OFF THIS LITTLE CHAIN...
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR JEWELRY PIECES WE'RE GOING TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THEM AND SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A REALLY PRETTY NECKLACE DESIGN.
NOW I THOUGHT THE BUTTERFLY MIGHT LOOK TERRIFIC RIGHT IN THE CENTER.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THESE TWO BIG FEATHERS THAT WE CAN PUT ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THESE LITTLE BUTTONS AND WE'LL PUT THOSE ABOVE THE FEATHER.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO LOOK REALLY TERRIFIC.
THERE ARE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF JEWELRY THAT YOU CAN USE AND EVERY TIME I GO OUT LOOKING FOR JUNK JEWELRY AT A THRIFT STORE OR A DOLLAR STORE OR JUST LOOKING FOR PIECES IN MY CRAFT BOX, I FIND TONS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WOULD ALL WORK IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
WE WANT TO SAVE ALL THE PIECES FROM THE JUNK JEWELRY AND THE DOLLAR STORE JEWELRY BECAUSE WE CAN USE IT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHAIN THAT THE BUTTERFLY WAS ON WE CAN USE FOR THE CHAIN OF OUR NEW NECKLACE.
SO WE WANT TO FIGURE HOW LONG WE WANT THIS NECKLACE.
I'M THINKING WE'LL MAKE IT CHOKER LENGTH SO WE CAN CUT OUR CHAIN DOWN TO SIZE.
JUST LIKE THAT.
WE'VE GOT SOME EXTRA CHAIN TO USE IN A PROJECT LATER.
SO WE'VE TAKEN OUR JUNK JEWELRY APART AND WE'VE SORT OF DESIGNED OUR NECKLACE.
WE'VE FIGURED OUT HOW LONG THE CHAIN NEEDS TO BE IN THE BACK, AND THE NEXT THING WE NEED TO DO IS CONNECT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER AND THAT'S REALLY EASY TO DO.
ALL YOU NEED ARE JUMP RINGS.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO CONNECT EACH OF THE PIECES TOGETHER USING JUMP RINGS - REALLY EASY TO DO.
YOU CAN SEE HOW QUICKLY THIS NECKLACE IS COMING TOGETHER.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO REPURPOSE A LESS THAN TASTEFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
YOU CAN USE TWO PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS TO PUT YOUR PIECES TOGETHER.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JEWELRY PIECES YOU WANT PIECES THAT ARE KIND OF BIG AND THAT HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE HOLES IN THEM.
LIKE YOU CAN SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THIS FLOWER IT'S GOT A LOT OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN ATTACH A JUMP RING TO TO MAKE IT INTO A NECKLACE.
SO PIECES LIKE THIS TEND TO WORK REALLY WELL WHEN YOU'RE CREATING NECKLACES LIKE THIS.
NOW WE'RE JUST ADDING THE FINAL PIECE OF CHAIN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR NECKLACE.
SO WE HAVE MOST OF OUR NECKLACE DONE.
AND LOOK AT THAT - WE'VE GOT A BUTTERFLY; WE'VE GOT A BUTTERFLY FROM A NECKLACE; WE'VE GOT A PAIR OF EARRINGS RIGHT HERE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BUTTERFLY; AND TWO NOT SO GORGEOUS RINGS UP HERE ABOVE EACH FEATHER.
BUT THEY LOOK TERRIFIC RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD, DOES IT?
BUT WE'RE NOT DONE.
THE TERRIFIC THING ABOUT THE VICTORIAN MOURNING JEWELRY IS THAT IT WAS ALL BLACK AND IT WAS ENCRUSTED WITH BEAUTIFUL JET BLACK STONES.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS IS SPRAY PAINT IT WITH A HIGH GLOSS SPRAY PAINT SO THAT ALL OF THE PIECES MATCH, AND THEN I PROMISE YOU IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE TO SPRAY PAINT THIS.
YOU SHOULD NEVER SPRAY PAINT INDOORS.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SPRAY PAINT THE TOP AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NECKLACE.
SO I SPRAY PAINTED THIS OUTSIDE, I LET IT DRY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND NOW WE'RE READY TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FINAL PIECE.
THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
OH, LOOK AT THAT!
THERE YOU HAVE IT - DOWNTON ABBEY MOURNING JEWELRY.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT A BIG FAN OF JET BLACK LIKE I AM.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY SOMETHING LIKE A HIGH GLOSS RED OR EVEN A FLUORESCENT ORANGE WOULD LOOK AMAZING WITH A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
THERE YOU HAVE IT, DIYERS.
JEWELRY WORTHY OF A DOWNTON ABBEY EPISODE.
EVERY SO OFTEN I COME ACROSS A GORGEOUS METAL TEA SET AT A THRIFT STORE.
I LOVE THEM BUT THE METAL IS USUALLY TARNISHED AND THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME DENTS ON THE SURFACE.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO MODERNIZE AN OLD TEA SET AND GIVE IT A WHOLE NEW LIFE.
WHEN YOU'RE ATTEMPTING A PROJECT LIKE THIS THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOUR SILVER PIECES ARE FREE OF DIRT AND DEBRIS.
NOW THIS ONE IS KIND OF BEAT UP, IT'S DENTED, IT'S MISSING A LOT OF THE SILVER FINISH SO IT'S PERFECT FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
ONCE IT'S CLEAN YOU'RE GOING TO STUFF ALL THE PIECES WITH NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINES CRUMPLED UP TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET ANY PAINT ON THE INSIDE.
YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO RUN PAINTER'S TAPE ON THE INSIDE EDGE AND THIS IS TO PREVENT ANY PAINT FROM GETTING ON THE INSIDE OF YOUR PIECES.
THE NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TAKE YOUR PIECES OUTSIDE AND GIVE THEM SEVERAL COATS OF A PAINT AND PRIMER, LETTING THE PAINT DRY IN BETWEEN COATS.
NOW I CHOSE THIS BEAUTIFUL PINK BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO MY NIECE.
ONCE YOUR SPRAY PAINT HAS CURED FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS, COAT ALL OF THE PIECES WITH A CLEAR AEROSOL LACQUER AND THAT WILL GIVE IT A VERY STURDY TOUGH FINISH.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS REMOVE THE NEWSPAPER AND YOU'RE READY FOR COMPANY.
ONE LUMP OR TWO?
THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY AS WE BROUGHT A BIT OF DOWNTON TO OUR OWN CASTLES.
WE MADE A GORGEOUS VANITY MIRROR; TOOK TRASH TO CLASS WITH SOME JET BLACK JEWELRY; MODERNIZED A BEAUTIFUL TEA SET AND ACCESSORIZED OUR STROLLS WITH A GORGEOUS WALKING STICK.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE YOUR MARK.
♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.
KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.
OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.
AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS... MAKERS OF THE E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.
E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.
E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.
FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.
AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.
AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.
PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.
PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.
Make Your Mark is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television