shabby italian tole candle sticks

 A pair of "vintage" tole candle holders

 I love these shabby, cottage style  gilded Italian candle sticks~

I set them on an old Florentine tray I found on Etsy.

Actually, these weren't vintage at all! 

I found them at Home Goods.

So bold and bright and almost ugly to my eyes. 

I brought them home to create the old ones I have seen.

This is one example of a vintage Italian tole candlabra on Etsy.

 First I sprayed with flat white and then sprayed a little pink on the blossoms.

I hand painted the rest and gilded it to give it that pretty Italian look I desired.

That is the secret of these candlesticks.
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