A heart candle holder gets a chippy & rustic makeover using chalk paint!

As I mentioned before, I’m hoping to get a few pieces together to sell at our annual yard sale.

I have the tendency to take things to the limits, which is me basically saying that I take on these huge projects with varying results!  Even though I really wanted to do all the things for this little sale, I had to reign it in quite a bit.  I didn’t want to get burnt out before I even began!


So this time, I started small.  I picked up this heart candle holder at a thrift store & I thought it was just the cutest thing!  I try to go for unique pieces & this definitely fit what I was looking for!

Once again, I headed down to the basement & got to work!


I have to say that my little basement workshop is the best!  Since I’m used to working off the kitchen table, it’s so nice to be able to start things & then leave the mess until everything is complete!  I also have more room to start multiple projects, so I can multitask while on is drying!

Here’s a very messy photo of my current situation:

That’s enough with my mess, let’s get back to the candle holder!

Once again, I painted this piece with Folk Art Chalk paint in White Adirondack.

Then it was time to distress!



I took some 60 grit sandpaper & got to work!  I went around each heart & started sanding away!  I’m a huge fan of distressed edges, so I did that a lot.  Then I started sanding over the main pieces too.  It turned out a million times better than I was expecting!  The distressing was getting in all the right places to create a rustic & chippy look!  After I was satisfied with the distressing, I used Annie Sloan Clear Chalk Paint Wax to cover the entire piece.


I was super happy with how it turned out!  It ended up being way better than I thought it would!  I like the candle holder so much that I’m tempted to keep it for myself!  I might have to get some candles & display it in my home until it’s time to sell it!