Ambience-some light on the subject!

Well, yard sale season has returned! Let me show you a few scores. First, for the granddaughter. This is a vintage doll carriage. Two of the rubber wheels had come off the rim because it had been in someone's hot attic-for years. The lady I bought it from had kept it for her daughter-in case she had girls. She had boys and didn't want it anymore. So, I took it home, soaked the rubber wheels in hot water and with the help of 2 screwdrivers and my husband (he had to hold the wheel because it just wouldn't stop spinning!), I got them all put back together.

This little beauty cost me all of $2.00. Yes, two dollars!

Next came the outdoor project.  I've seen similar ones at Lowe's, but for a whole lot more $$.

This is what I started with.

I added a few more items, and took a few things away.

I took all the wiring out, snapped off the brackets that held the light bulb and the glued some 60 cent votives from Walmart to it. I let that all dry and added tea lights.

Then came the engineering feat! I bought cord, a pulley and a cleat.(I actually already had the cleat). Tied the rope to the chandelier, ran it through the pulley that was attached to a plant hanger, and then I tied the whole thing off to the cleat on the house. Now I can raise or lower it, and hopefully the squirrels can't reach the cord!

The best part of this project-it cost just about $13.00.

I'll try to get some pictures with it lit in the evening-not sure my camera will capture all that ambience!

ann marie