DIY French Styled Jewellery Box...

Upcycled jewellery box ideas
From THIS...
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
 To THIS!
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
Using chalk paint.
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
A beautiful bird decoupage paper.
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
 And some brushed metal knobs!
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
 After removing the old wooden knobs, I sanded back the old paint
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
 The box and drawers were painted in Annie Sloan's Duck Egg' blue chalk paint.
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
 Once the paint was dry I measured a piece of this pretty decoupage paper 
and mod podged (glued) it to the top of the box.
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
Then I painted a layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper to protect it.
Upcycled jewellery box ideas
The wood was waxed.
And the shiny new knobs screwed on.
Quite a transformation - 
from that unkind green colour to duck egg blue sweetness.
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Spring Flower Basket...

Upcycling baskets ideas
What do you do with a basket from a hamper gift
 when you have baskets literally coming out your ears?
Upcycling baskets ideas
Upcycle it of course!
Upcycling baskets ideas
 I spray painted the basket in a soft grey.
This also gives it a little bit more water repelling protection.
DIY Garden planter ideas
 From Bunnings I bought ready to plant annual pots.
A Pansy, sweet alyssum, and two polyanthus.
Upcycling baskets ideas
 Next I lined the basket with a heavy clear plastic, 
and poked drainage holes in the bottom.
Upcycling baskets ideas
 A good quality potting mix filled it.
Upcycling baskets ideas
And the plants planted.
Upcycling baskets ideas
It's such a pretty way to display flowering garden plants, and it looks fabulous on my deck step!
It also a wonderful idea for a gift for someone special.
Upcycling baskets ideas
 It upcycles and utilises a basket that would have probably been lost and forgotten in the storage shed.

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But
Powerful little message...

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