I Did It My Way

Hello out there, I love Pottery Barn. One day while drooling over their catalog I stumbled upon these gorgeous hurricanes             

49.00 for this

                                  

79.00 for This one

 And then I saw the price...RUT ROE... Not in the budget...so I said what every DIY gal says on a regular basis...I can do that! So I set about gathering up my materials.       
                                                                

          

I've had the large hurricane for about 12 years, the smaller one I bought at the Dollar  Tree,the silver candlestick with the crystal came from Marshalls and the plain silver one came from the Goodwill

 First I taped off the top of the hurricanes with masking tape so that I could apply the silver leaf and get a nice edge.

 I did this after I etched the larger one,sorry I got ahead of myself.

Apply etching cream to stencils for monogram put it on much thicker than this pic shows wait five minutes then rinse with cool water.

 My etching came out a little anemic, I don't really know why...I've read that some glass is easier to etch then others maybe that explains it ...yea thats my story and I'm sticking to it LOL. After the monogram was etched I applied the sizing to the rims of the hurricanes for the silver leaf. After the sizing became tacky not dry, 30 to 60 minutes later I applied the silver leaf.

 After you apply the silver leaf you have to burnish it with a very soft brush or your finger to smooth it out. If you have any bare spots you can use the silver leaf that flakes off  when burnishing and apply it to the bare spots. After this step I glued the candle sticks to the bottom of the hurricanes using e6oo0 glue. I turned them upside down and placed books on top overnight to weigh them down. After setting over night here's what I ended up with:

Sorry about this horrible pic

I used the holy candles from the dollar tree inside of the hurricanes to mimic the look of the inserts that they sell to go in  the hurricanes. I think its so pretty that way. The cost for my hurricanes:              

1. candle stick 5.99  
2. silver leaf and etching cream on hand
3. stencil 3.00 with coupon.
4. holy candle 1.00

total cost 9.99 compared to  49.00 at PB

  For the smaller candle:

1.  1.00 for the hurricane
2. 1.50 for the candle stick from goodwil
3. 1.00 for the holy candle

 Total cost for the smaller candle 3.50. All together the hurricanes cost me 13.49 as compared to 128.00 for the PB version. I think they turned out pretty well and I saved 114.51 not to shabby. I'm linking up to Debbies Newbie Party   and Layla's How To's Day
and  It.s So Very Cheri for The Party and Hop.