A pine box

I happened upon this little pine box at Savers a few weeks ago. It was obviously handmade, but quite nicely done.

It had ugly yellow rope handles, but it had the coolest latch! It told me it wanted to come home with me, and I rarely argue with furniture.

I really didn’t want to change much about my little pine box. I liked its rustic qualities, but it did need a few minor improvements.

A coat of antique walnut stain…

…front and back…

New handles I made by braiding six lengths of twine together…

I didn’t touch the latch!

But I added casters on the bottom! I have had these stashed away for at least a year (I found them inside another piece of furniture I purchased), and they’ve been waiting for new home.

I think this would make a fun coffee table, maybe!

What would you use it for?

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Spring Market, part 1

As I have mentioned before, I participated in my first ever "public showing" of my handiwork yesterday: the "Scraps of Simplicity Spring Market."

I was a real newbie at this whole boutique thing! I like to attend them, but I've never tried to sell at them! Thanks to wonderful, generous, unselfish friends, I was able to pull it off. Here are some pictures of my booth!

Recognize my 38 Flowers Dresser?

And there were lots of painted signs and trays.

And chalkboards...mostly HUGE ones!

This little toy box was a favorite of mine. It was blue when I bought it, and I tried painting it red, but that wasn't "it." In the middle of the night (seriously!), I suddenly knew it was meant to be yellow and say "You are my sunshine." I love that it turned out like the picture in my head!

This little black cedar chest was the first thing sold, I think--
to the people who had the booth next to me!

If you look closely at the next two armchairs, you might recognize them from long ago in this post. I painted the legs brown shortly after that, and liked them much better. They've sat in my front room for months, but without any trimming! I finally got around to trimming them within the last week, and I took them to Market. Lots of people seemed to like them, but they didn't sell--that's OK, though, at least they're finally finished for ME!


See the little pillow on the chair? It was my first attempt at spray-painted fabric (a drop-cloth to be exact). Next time I need to let the paint dry more before I assemble the pillow!

I love the cute headboard behind the chairs.

More to come...but what do you think so far?

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