Rusty jingle bells crafts

So…I tried rusting some little jingle bells using ALL the methods and ALL the chemicals, and I did NOT have much luck. After a week of working on it, and wasting about $15 on bottles and bottles of white vinegar, bleach, and hydrogen peroxide, I gave up. The chemical methods might work well with other… Continue reading How to Paint a Faux Rust Finish

Welcome to Cloches & Lavender, where I share easy crafts, DIYs, and recipes along with decorating inspiration.In today’s blog post, we will share a great way to…

Welcome to Cloches & Lavender, where I share easy crafts, DIYs, and recipes along with decorating inspiration.In today’s blog post, we will share a great way to…

This is a great recipe to rust your safety pins, jingle bells, or anything else you want to have a prim rusty look. Make sure you do this ou...

Actual rusting can be done with materials like salt, vinegar, muriatic acid, bleach (never mix bleach with an acid!), but it may be complicated by the fact that the original shine might be zinc plating, nickel plating or something else, and these platings may react differently to your rusting solution. A simple, chemical-free, alternative may be cinnamon tinting

Looking for a way to make homemade Christmas bells? Well then, check out these DIY hanging brass bells using Dollar Tree supplies!

Jingle bells are the most wide-spread symbol of Christmas, but how can you use them in décor? We’ve gathered some ideas for you to get inspired.

Here is some Stunning Primitive Christmas Decorations Ideas to make your Christmas decorations some thing special. The weeks leading up to Christmas have an almost magical place in many children’s hearts.

Today I have the 2020 version of my Giant Sleigh Bells made from Dollar Tree Mixing Bowls! In 2018 I made the original video that you see here and 2019 was the galvanized metal paint finish version that you can see here And this year I wanted to make one closest to my original inspiration that started it all back in 2018, a metal bell with peeling paint and rusty spots. I tried many methods, painting, adding cinnamon, even bought a special kit, and nothing worked. So this year, yes I’ve been…