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Easy Upstyled Glittered Horse Head Bookends #SwapItLikeItsHot

by Lindsay Ballard on September 29, 2014 22 Comments

Today, I’m excited to share a little thrift store upgrade with you.  I am participating in Swap It Like Its Hot,  a contest of sorts where bloggers send each other items that they found at the thrift store or flea market.  The recipient has to transform the item into something for their home.

These sorts of swaps are always fun, but really nerve wracking for me.  My style is different than most of the other bloggers participating, so I was really scared about what I would be getting in the mail!  Luckily for me, Katrina from Chic Little House sent me an awesome thrift store score.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.

Truth be told, I really loved these horse head bookends as they were.  One of the horses has a chipped ear and the monkey pod wood was a little scratched up.  But, what fun would that have been if I just left them as is?  No fun at all!

I decided that these would be great for Emma’s room, and I would put them on her dresser underneath the crazy carousel horse shelves.  I wanted them to have a little more character, so glitter came to the rescue.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.

I found this container of mixed glitter at Michael’s – it has fine glitter and coarse glitter.  I liked the idea of using different sizes of glitter on the horse.  So, I mixed these two together with another jar of fine glitter, and I came up with a glitter mixture.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.
I sprayed one side of the bookends at a time with spray adhesive (I used Super 77) and sprinkled the glitter on them.  When I glitter, I like to line a casserole dish with foil so that it will catch the extra glitter and I can easily pour it back into my jar to use again.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.

After I was finished with the glitter, I sprayed two coats of Krylon’s Glitter Blast clear sealer.  I love this stuff, since it helps keep the glitter from flaking off of my projects.

When the sealer was dry, I was able to put them in Emma’s room.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.
Didn’t they turn out fun?  Here’s a close up of one of the bookends.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.

I love the mix of glitter sizes, since I feel like it gives the bookends something unexpected.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.

Thrift store horse bookends upstyled with gold glitter.

Be sure to check out all of the other #SwapItLikeItsHot thrift store projects!  Links to each blog can be found below.

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Do you have a special thrift store transformation of your home?  Add it to our link up below:

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About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.

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Comments

  1. Heather W says

    September 29, 2014 at 8:06 am

    I’m stealing those next time I visit. Sorry, Emma.

    Reply
  2. Bee says

    September 29, 2014 at 8:14 am

    I absolutely love them!!!

    Reply
  3. Jessica @ Decor Adventures says

    September 29, 2014 at 9:41 am

    Those are a great thrift store find, I would have kept them for myself!

    But you are right, glitter makes them all better! Great idea with the mixing of sizes, I didn’t know they had that. Glad to be on the swap with you 🙂

    Reply
  4. Melody says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:00 am

    Those rock!! AND I have to say thanks for the great tip on saving the glitter. I never thought to do that!

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  5. cassie says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:43 am

    those are so fun! i actually have one of those bookends in my gallery wall which happens to be in my swap it post- too funny! love their sparkly new look!

    Reply
  6. Katrina says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:47 am

    I’m totally smitten with what you did with them!! When I saw them in the thrift store, I just knew they’d be a fun project!! All that glitter is making me happy! So happy you had the perfect spot for them!!

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  7. Jenna says

    September 29, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    Mixing the two glitters was genius – these are fab!

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  8. Charlotte @ Ciburbanity says

    September 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    You had me at glitter. I’m with Melody… I never consider glitter because I assume it will be a disaster. Look out, kids… there’s some glitter going down now!

    Reply
  9. shavonda@ahomefullofcolor says

    September 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    Omg these are so fun!!! Love them. So perfect for a little girls room.

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  10. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    September 29, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    How darling are these glitzy bookends? What a fabulous trash to treasure makeover!

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  11. Jessica says

    September 29, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    WHAT?! Those are ah-MAY-zing! I looooove them. The glitter is incredible and as soon as you said you were putting them in your daughter’s room I thought, “AHHH with the CAROUSEL horses?!” Amazing. 🙂 Love it and SO glad you joined in on this swap with us! 🙂

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  12. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says

    September 29, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    Those horsey bookends are so cool covered in glitter! Love ’em!

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  13. Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home says

    September 29, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    Brilliant, Lindsay! Great general glitter tips too about the casserole dish and the spray sealer. Love how these came out – perfect example of turning a thrift store find into something that looks totally high end!

    Reply
  14. Rachel wray says

    September 30, 2014 at 3:33 am

    I love them! I gasped because I have the EXACT same bookends. Identical! Found them in Hawaii and painted them turquoise but your idea is much more original!

    Reply
  15. ira lee poore says

    September 30, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    oh muy goodness….I am in love with this!!!!! im putting it on my mental ‘thrift store wish list’ although im certain I will never be able to cross it off. those are so stinkin cool!!! I love the glitter!!!! and the #swapitlikeitshot…….really?!?! awesome- although now snoop is stuck in my head, so thanks for that! lol

    Reply
  16. Emily @ Two Purple Couches says

    October 3, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    I love glitter, bookends, and horses. So these are a total win-win-win in my book! I bet your daughter is loving them 🙂

    Reply
  17. Axtschmiede says

    December 16, 2019 at 2:14 am

    This post blew my mind.

    Reply

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.


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