Posted by Julie Porter on Saturday, June 28, 2014,
This month in my upcycling challenge I spotted a neighbour had a cable reel on their door step. Well when I discovered it would be thrown away I realised I could turn it into an excellent display stand for my bags by transforming it into a giant cotton reel. First I covered it in Undercoat, then painted it in gold leaf emulsion finally finishing it with a few coats of clear varnish.
Next all that remained was to add the "cotton". I had an old broken beaded curtain that I had balled up over 3...
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