Monday, 1 June 2015

Door Knob Crafts

A couple of weeks ago I was very flattered to be offered a sample of items by Trinca Ferro, specialists in the most gorgeous handles and knobs, suitable for furniture and craft projects.  I immediately whizzed over to their site and chose an eclectic mix of glass and ceramic styles and here they are;  


Aren't they lovely!


They stock a huge range with prices to suit all pockets from £2.30 to £25.00 and most styles cost around the £2.50 - £3.50 mark.  


I'm going to be using four of mine for some display cloches, using my 'Clock to Cloche' tutorial and Alice has her eye on the butterflies for her little antique wooden jewellery box.

But as soon as I saw this cut glass one I knew it would perfectly compliment my collection of Edwardian mother of pearl buttons, which were previously stored in a boring jam jar and I was right;


I simply spray painted the jar lid black and then drilled a hole in the top using my trusty Dremel hand drill.


 The cut glass knob just screwed in using the fittings supplied.


 Perfect for vintage treasures!


They would also look gogeous on a dressing room table in your boudoir!




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16 comments:

  1. Granny's Button Box1 June 2015 at 15:25

    Josie, that looks brill, they are so pretty. Going to have a look at the website. Thanks for showing us. Take care Sharon x

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  2. Crafting Queen1 June 2015 at 21:48

    What a great idea and those knobs are beautiful.

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  3. Grannygorgeous2 June 2015 at 10:57


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    A lovely idea. The jar looks so fabulous!

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  4. She loves to crochet2 June 2015 at 12:48

    Beautiful door knobs. I'm going to have a browse on their site, thank you for sharing. Hx

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  5. frayed at the edge2 June 2015 at 18:53

    What a great idea - I'm off to have a drool over the website!

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  6. aleks2 June 2015 at 19:53

    Fantastic Josie! Simple idea with impressive effect! xx

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  7. Mother of Reinvention3 June 2015 at 08:35

    I am off to have a look at the website too. These l9ok better than Anthropologie. Your storage jar is beautiful. It looks very stylish with all those buttons in. Xxxx

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  8. Lisa Marie Olson3 June 2015 at 09:49

    Josie, I love your choice and what beautiful door accessories. :)

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  9. Lindsey3 June 2015 at 10:06

    Yes they are gorgeous! Lovely x

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  10. Creations By Cindy3 June 2015 at 14:20

    How adorable! Love the knobs. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  11. Celtic Thistle3 June 2015 at 16:31

    Fabulous idea Josie, I am definitely going to have to have a go at that :)

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  12. Thomasina Tittlemouse4 June 2015 at 08:31

    Genius idea, Josie! Do you find spray-paint adheres ok to the tin lid? I ask because I am thinking of spraying some new but rather drearily- coloured chocolate tins but I don't know how the paint will work and whether the smooth surface will make the paint flake in use? Any advice gratefully received! Meanwhile I am off to check out gorgeous decorative doorknobs! Have a lovely day! E x

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    1. Josie4 June 2015 at 17:31

      Hi Elizabeth, I originally sprayed the lid last October and it has stood up pretty well. The lids were originally a cheap 'gold' colour and using black paint has the advantage that if it does chip then you can do a cheeky touch-up with a permanent black marker pen. If you wanted to do 'pretty tins' then how about a coat of white paint and then decoupage? If you check out these then you'll see that absolutely any image can be turned into a decoupage decal. If you scroll up these comments you'll find one from Sharon over at GrannysButtonBox and she's just done some tins and lids with Tilda fabrics. Josie x

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    2. Granny's Button Box6 June 2015 at 21:50

      Hi Josie and Elizabeth, I have painted quite a few used jam jar lids with good quality emulsion paint and use the jars for storing screws etc in. I got some sample pots of emulsion in the Homebase closing down sale for 20p each. They have been painted for about 6 mths and the paint is still on. I keep my business cards in an old tobacco tin which is opened more and again, painted with emulsion. I like the matt finish it gives. Sharon x

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  13. Onceuponathimble7 June 2015 at 06:51

    What a brilliant idea. Your buttons look great. I shall have a go at this myself and thanks for the idea.

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  14. Janine @ Rainbow Hare7 June 2015 at 17:56

    Those door knobs are beautiful and using one on your button jar was a really clever idea. It looks lovely :)

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