Old Wooden Box Made Over

A couple of weeks ago I went to a Threshing Bee (which I'll talk about in another post) amongst other things, there was a little flea market being held there.

 The prices were terrific and I came home with as many goodies as the children and I could carry.

A man at the flea market tried to sell me this horrible box.

I said "no thanks".

He said "how about a dollar".

"Well, okay".

It's a crime that someone spray painted this little ol' box silver and covered up the typography, but since it was so cheap I decided it was worth making over.

I slapped one coat of each of these paints on.

I didn't even have the paint dry between coats.

 I just painted one layer on top of another.

Here's how it looked after the paint dried.

Then I broke out my "fancy" new wax and used it for the first time.

I wanted the piece to look older to match the inside of the box.

(which is pretty cruddy looking)

(in a good way :)

Here's the finished product.

I filled it with wild flowers from my back yard, they are inside mini vases that you can't see.

Next summer I hope to fill it with hydrangea's.

I'm putting in some bushes this Fall.

I upgraded my picnik account (for editing photos) so I'll be trying out different textures and lighting.

Hope it doesn't annoy anybody. ;)