I found this neat salvaged wood piece at a local antique mall for a couple of dollars. On the tag it said that it was a piece from an old piano. Do you recognize what part of the piano this is?
When I was a little girl, my sweet neighbor, Merrilee, gave me piano lessons. I would run over to her house and she would teach me. She was one of those people who always wanted children and treated me like I was so special. She had dark curly hair, an infectious smile, and would wear red lipstick. She would make me peanut butter and brown sugar sandwiches and I adored her. We moved away before I ever became a very good pianist and she has since passed away. I think about her fondly every now and then and sometimes I even make peanut butter and brown sugar sandwiches for my sweet girl.
I really liked the patina of this cute salvaged piece, and it already had a hole in the top so I decided to make a candle holder out of it. I keep thinking it will look cute at Christmastime with a wreath of fresh greens and berries around it.
My candle was a little too big, so I scored a line around the base of it and then shaved away some of the wax.
I twisted it into the hole until the wax really grabbed onto the wood.
It may be a little random, but I love it. What do you think-- Is it weird or cool? What would you have done with this salvaged piece of wood?
Samantha
I love this. So creative and out of the box.
Jessica
How fun is this?? I love the story too!
Vicki
I think it is perfect and I think you will remember Merrilee everytime you see it and what could be better than that! I agree it will be very pretty at Christmas time with greenery. Very clever and a terrific find.
Teddee Grace
Too cool! Love it. You can also get that candle "glue" that is really like very malleable candle wax to keep candles in place. This piece obviously had another round piece that went in the hole you are using for the candle. We just sold an old pump organ at my mother's estate sale and it had all sorts of "gingerbread" on it, but I can't quite visualize where a piece like this would have been located. So glad it ended up in a good home!
Robin S
I love what you've done with this beautiful piece of scrolled wood! Thank you also for sharing your sweet memories. I love your blog!
Jennifer
You had a vision and it turned out great!