Have you guys noticed all these decorative animal home accessories that are out lately? Like this…
Or this one from Target that I have been eyeing for the past month…..
Well, I couldn’t spend $30+ on one of these when I knew I would probably get tired of it soon. So, I decided to make my own decorative horse accessories.
When I bought these little guys at the 127 yard sale months ago, my friend, Lindsay looked at me like I had gone bat-shit crazy.
I had a plan, though. They would become something magical. That was in August. So, it only took 6 months for them to become something magical. Whoops.
First, I spray painted them metallic gold. Gold makes everything magical.
I cut some old 2x4s we had into small rectangles. Then, I took that fabulous wrapping paper from Target that I put in the back of my liquor cabinet, and wrapped the 2x4s in it.
I used hot glue to seal the wrapping paper around the wood. I wanted it to stay put. Then, I just glued the horses on top. Just a dot on each horse’s foot.
I thought about using them as bookends, but when I tried that, they were just too small against the books, so they just sit on top of the books now.
By the way, these babies cost a quarter each, the wood was just lying around our house, I already had the spray paint, and the wrapping paper was $0.50 a roll and I barely used any of it for this. So less than $1 for both of these studs!
Magical, right?
Looking for more great DIY home accessories? Don’t miss these then:
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How to Make Lamp Tassels – adorn your lamps with these colorful little tassels that you can make in five minutes!
DIY Agate Slice Lamp Finials – so easy to make and so pretty!
DIY Selenite Knobs – turn beautiful selenite stones into pretty knobs for your furniture!
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