Anything But Cute Challenge #19 - Rustic Glam

Happy Saturday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's time for a new challenge at Anything But Cute!! The theme this week is an awesome one...Rustic Glam :)

The fabulous and amazing Niki of Pawsitively Creative is the hostess for this challenge!! Here's what she had to say about the theme:

Create a mixed media design featuring rustic elements such as whitewashed wood, chicken wire, burlap, soft subtle tones and neutrals. Don't forget to add the GLAM part with some sparkle and BLING!

For my Rustic Glam project, I upcycled an old bamboo light. This is what it looked like before.

I disassembled it and then coated the surface with super heavy gesso.

Once the gesso dried, I covered it with DecoArt Weathered Wood Crackle Medium. Once that dried and the cracks appeared, I applied DecoArt Antiquing Medium in Antique Gray to the cracks and then wiped most of it off with a wet wipe.

Here's where my project went off course. I'd planned on using real chicken wire and then adhering crystals to the holes. So, I went to Menards and Rural King and Tractor Supply, hoping to purchase a small roll. The smallest roll I could purchase was 50 yards!! I really had no use for 49 extra yards of chicken wire. So I was wandering the aisles of Joann and I came across these rolls of mesh. The one on the left is actually a chicken wire pattern with bits of glitter...glam bonus!! I loved the look of the one on the right, too so I purchased both :)

I used the chicken wire mesh on two sides and this one on the other two. To add a bit more bling, I strung crystals and added them to the panels.

Here's another look at the chicken wire mesh. You can see the bits of glitter.

It's kinda like Rustic Glam meets Shabby Chic!! Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Anything But Cute to see the AMAZING projects my very talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Rustic Glam mixed media project! I can't wait to see what you create :)