DIY French Styled Jewellery Box...


From THIS...

 To THIS!


Using THIS...

THIS...

 And THESE!

 After removing the old wooden knobs,
sanding back the old paint...


 The box and drawers were painted in Annie Sloan 'Duck Egg' Chalk paint.

 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.

Then painted a layer of mod podge over the top of the paper.

The wood was waxed.
And the shiny new knobs screwed on.
Quite a transformation - 
from that unkind green colour to duck egg blue sweetness.


#chalkpaint #upcycle



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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