Have you ever found yourself looking for the perfect “piece” to fit a certain area in your home with no luck? This is how my search for a table centerpiece went until I landed on a great find at an antique market called “Vintage Market Days.” To my surprise, it wasn’t a shiny, silver or gold antique, but an old and dirty piece of wood called a SUGAR MOLD. You know me, I love to repurpose and up cycle, so here we go with a new project; Decorating vintage style with a sugar mold and grain sack stripes.
I love a good antique market, but I tend to get a little overwhelmed at all the stuff.
There is so much “junk,” literally junk, that I find myself stressing out until I find something of value.
I kept coming back to this vintage sugar mold.
They had TONS of sugar molds for sale, but I just couldn’t decided if I really needed it. It was covered in dirt, and dinged up, so I couldn’t decided if it was really “table” worthy.
Since it was decently priced, I decided to buy this SUGAR MOLD and add a few grain sack stripes to give it a vintage vibe.
At first glance, all vintage sugar molds look dingy and dirty. Well, let me backtrack.
Yes, all vintage items are a little banged up and show some age, but all the sugar molds I’ve ever seen always look pretty rough.
I didn’t know if I could “decorate” it enough to want to display it as a beautiful centerpiece.
I knew I needed to create a table worthy sugar mold, but I couldn’t figure out how to turn this vintage piece into a show stopper centerpiece.
So lets start at the beginning. Here she is, in all her raw glory:
This was still a great vintage piece but not ready for a table centerpiece, yet.
I still felt like it needed something to dress it up.
Since I’ve been eyeing grain sacks lately, I figured why not paint some GRAIN SACK STRIPES?
Honestly, eeeerrrrbody is into a grain sack stripe these days, or so it seems! I can’t go wrong with painting a few of these right?
One thing to note; I got my SUGAR MOLD at a vintage market, but you can find them on the internet. Here is an affiliate link to a 6 hole SUGAR MOLD similar to mine that I feel is decently priced:
I figured the best way to make a stripe on the wood would be with painters tape and a paint pen.
After gathering some inspiration from a photo, I decided what type of grain sack stripe I would make.
After the first stripe was painted, honestly, I was a little worried. It just didn’t look right. I was so afraid I had messed up my new vintage piece.
I kept painting the grain sack stripes on the sugar mold and told myself it would look good.
And it was!
After I painted the stripes, I lightly sanded the SUGAR MOLD. I sanded it so the new striped wouldn’t stick out like a sore thumb. The mold was obviously a little old, and the stripes were bright and new. Here it is after I sanded it lightly.
My next step was to decorate! I figured I could decorate with some existing greenery I already had around the house.
I hot glued the greenery inside the pom poms instead of using styrofoam (I didn’t have any and I’m cheap).
To recap; here is a short list of the materials:
- sugar mold
- paint pen
- hot glue gun
- greenery of your choice
- greenery styrofoam (or pom poms, lol)
- painters tape
A few final pictures in a gallery:
To see more pictures and a post about the DIY vintage Bakery Sign you see pictured above click HERE.
The great thing about these sugar molds as centerpieces is that you can change up the greenery depending on the season.
As you can see I’ve placed two pumpkins in two of the holes for Halloween!
I hope this has given you a few ideas of how to DECORATE VINTAGE STYLE WITH A SUGAR MOLD.
Even though I worried this piece wouldn’t be “table” worthy, I think it turned out OK. Sometimes the ugliest ducks turn out to be beautiful swans!
Lindsey**
To see more vintage crafts like this one click HERE.
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I love this tutorial! It looks so beautiful. Great mix of old and new, and it looks amazing as a centerpiece on your table. 🙂
Thank you so much! Your kind words mean a lot!
I love what you did to the sugar mold. It looks so pretty!!
Thank you Sabrina!
I love how your sugar mold came out! I am like you in that I always second guess myself halfway through a project but lot of time end up being pleased with the end result.
What a great find! Love the update! Welcome to #HomeMattersParty
Thank you Michelle! So glad to be joining all you ladies.
Wow, Love the result. I really like the simple stripes, it definitely makes the old, new again. Great to be co-hosting with you. #HomeMattersParty
Thank you! So excited to be cohosting with you ladies too!
This looks such a fun project! I love the step by step instructions! Thanks for sharing! #HomeMattersParty
What a refreshing makeover! Love that you gave it new life, but kept the rustic feel of it. ♡
This is so pretty!! 🙂
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This is perfect. Looks great. Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
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So [email protected] Love the character the stripes make.
Your project turned out great! Nice addition to the table. 🙂
I love how this turned out! I have been trying to find a way to use this type of stripe in a DIY project. Thank you for the inspiration!
You’re welcome and good luck!
I love what you did with the sugar mold. I bet you will be able to use it in many different ways.
Stopping by from Tuesday Talk! XOXO I had something like this pinned on my home decor board, and I think you just inspired me to follow through! I love it!
This makes a really attractive centerpiece! I’ve never seen sugar molds before. What a great find. I think the stripes added just the right touch to dress up the piece.
Carol (“Mimi”) from Home with Mimi
What a transformation! I’ve never seen a sugar mold before…now I want to go hunting for one! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
What a beautiful idea for planting a home garden
That looks so cute. I’ve never heard of a sugar mold before. What do they get used for Lindsey?
most of the sugar molds you see today are replicas, but the old ones were exactly what you would think; a mold that you pour cane sugar in to make sugar with! Hope this answers your question. Have a great day.
This is lovely! I’ve not seen a sugar mold before and it’s such a beautiful piece. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Funtastic Friday!
This is a great transformation ! It looks gorgeous on your table! Thank you for sharing at Sweet Inspiration Link Party !
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Wow what a creative way to repurpose your stuff, thanks for sharing at the pit Stop. 🙂
Pit Stop Crew
A wonderful decor twist on this rugged vintage piece, love it for a staging prop, now I just have to go find one for myself! Thanks for sharing it at #fridaysfurniturefix Lindsey!
Loving this sugar mold! Pinning, sharing on FB, and featuring this week at the To Grandmas House We Go Link Party. Have a great week.
Thank you so much Stephanie! This really makes my day.
This is so pretty! Thanks for sharing. You are one of the features at the Make it Pretty party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link to this week’s shindig. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2017/07/make-pretty-monday-week-222.html Hope you have a lovely week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Oh thank you Kathryn! This makes my day.
I am not sure I would have known this was a sugar mold but I know I would have picked it up. I absolutely love the striping you added. Featuring when my party opens up tonight. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Carol!!!
Lindsey,
Such a cute idea! I love repurposed items like this. Great idea!!!
Happily pinned,
Barb 🙂
Very nice. I have this, but instead of painting a stripe. I use a ribbon so Imcan change it out for the seasons and holidays.
Super pretty, love the vintage vibe.