i am super excited to share this week's Project ReStyle by guest designers, Shauna and Stephen of Something's Hiding In Here.
candle sticks made from salvaged spindles
inspired by our new years resolution to do more entertaining, we wanted to make our own candle sticks for a cozy dinner party. to get started we rummaged our studio and found some old architectural spindles. we hand cut them to length with a small japanese pull saw. then, drilled a hole into the top with a forstner bit to fit a small taper candle. that's it - so simple!
thanks so much for playing along, Shauna and Stephen! this project is a perfect example of creating something beautiful from something forgotten. Magical!
Here are my favorite ReStyles from our Flickr group this week....
I positively love this bright and cheery ReStyled shelf.
These ReStyled Shoes are highly impressive, no?
and I really love that Aoife dyed this stained dress to give it an extra life.
Almost 1000 bloggers are participating in Project ReStyle now! If you're interested in joining, read info here. You can join any time. It's lots of fun and earth friendly too! XO. elsie
these are so beautiful! i hope to participate sometime soon.
Posted by: laura | January 19, 2011 at 12:06 AM
YES! waiting for a magical idea to come to me so I can participate too! :))
xo.
http://dropsofjupiterBLOG.com
Posted by: tiffany. | January 19, 2011 at 12:11 AM
wow! love the blue dress and the shoes :3
Posted by: Victoria (Batzy) | January 19, 2011 at 12:11 AM
I'm loving that restyled baby changing table. So clever. I'm going to check out the flickr group. So fun!
Posted by: Monique | January 19, 2011 at 12:13 AM
Yay, those shelves are really pretty!!! Once I finish decorating my apartment, I'll finally have time and space to do some restyling of old stuff too! Hurray!
XO Jo
Posted by: Jo | January 19, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Great use for the changing table & sweetly dyed dress. I am swooning over those corduroy shoes from a dress?!?!!! Fantastic!!! :>:>
Posted by: Karen | January 19, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Oh my gosh! Thank you for including my dress *big huge happy smile*
The shelf and shoes are just genius and those candles are so beautiful :)
Aoife x
http://aoife-blake.com
Posted by: Aoife Blake | January 19, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Those candle sticks look soo magical.
And I love Aoife's idea to dye old, stained clothes. Can't wait to dye some of my old clothes :)
Posted by: Mademoiselle Marie | January 19, 2011 at 12:50 AM
candlesticks - easy but wow do they impress!
Posted by: darkpoetess | January 19, 2011 at 01:07 AM
i just found your blog and i love it - the design, posts, everything! also, the spindle candle holders are so pretty!
http://www.thelateafternoon.com
Posted by: jaclyn | January 19, 2011 at 01:45 AM
Wow! These are awesome improvements. I am impressed by the restyled shoes, eh.
Posted by: peny113 | January 19, 2011 at 02:33 AM
I look forward to this post every week! I just can't get over how creative people are....amazing.
Posted by: Amanda Thorson | January 19, 2011 at 02:39 AM
Cool ideas!!
http://cappuccinowithfashion.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Julia | January 19, 2011 at 02:55 AM
Oh!great ideas!thanks!
www.cailinplace.blogspot.com
Posted by: cailin | January 19, 2011 at 03:38 AM
The candles are sooo unique!
Posted by: Lauren Helen | January 19, 2011 at 05:57 AM
The dress is very cute and has put me in the mood for spring, which still seams so far away. A big fan of the shelving unit also, it was quite ugly before the re-style
Posted by: Nicolette Lafonseca | January 19, 2011 at 06:47 AM
So cool! I really need to get on my Restyle projects! I have so much that needs to be cute-i-fied :]
-Allison Kaye
http://www.craftedlove.com
Posted by: Allison Kaye | January 19, 2011 at 07:30 AM
I suddenly have the urge to collect corelle ware. I never knew they could look so pretty together!
Posted by: Marcia Furman | January 19, 2011 at 07:44 AM
These are all so creative and beautiful!!!
Posted by: Mindi | January 19, 2011 at 07:45 AM
Wow, those shoes are impressive! Your fans have some major talent Elsie!
xoxo~Meg
Posted by: Meg | January 19, 2011 at 07:48 AM