we did it again...

a lamp shade, guts or light works from a brassy pendent light, spray paint, and my personal electrican = this DandyShandy Pendant light

I love it.  And you can get it here

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A Pendant Light and Chalk Paint

I have wanted a pendant light to hang over the kitchen table for a while 

but, what I want cost $250 and more, usually, more.

I struggled with that and y'all know me ...  I change my mind from time to time

I was worried about that expense for something I might get tired of in a year or two

plus, I am trying to save up for my spring time travels to my kids in Virginia and California

I need to be selling the silver, not buying a pendant light!

So one Saturday afternoon I gathered up the guts to a porch style lantern, a shade, chain, rings, wiring and a ceiling canopy from our chandelier stash and ask my Mr to help me make this pendant light

I sprayed it with Rust-o-leum Oil Rubbed Bronze and Antique Brass

I love the texture of a burlap shade

 I am on the lookout an 18" drum shade and then I think I will have exactly what I have seen online

or at least close enough for me ... it will be easy to change this shade

 I am really happy with it

and we made it with stuff we already had around the house

Here is the finished dandyshandy, painted with ASCP, CoCo

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