As a middle-aged gal, I feel that certain pastimes are slowly fading out. Crochet, knitting, embroidery, and sewing are a few of them. Do you agree? When I am offered this vintage sewing box, I wanted to give it a facelift while still giving a nod to "vintage" in general. Isn't it a fun shape?
Not only does it have slat sides, but is also made of solid wood, and... has this quirky applique. ahem.
In addition, on the inside there is ample room for all sorts of goodies.
Mind you, you can totally use this box/tote for anything your heart desires like I did with this one
transformed HERE.
For me, I want to keep to the sewing vibe, as a gal with a needle in hand for many decades, to keep to this fading art.
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN
First, I use my putty knife to gently remove the sunflowers. I could leave them and paint them differently, but I don't care for their placement and the painted-on leaves and stems. Then, I sand the lid aiming to get it to the raw state the rest of the box is in.
Because this box is made of solid
raw wood (except the lid), I use my reactive stain to adjust the color quickly and give it a bit of age.
Take a look at my sweet audience -
Ivan and Loula. These two cause me so my joy as well as stress. They work in cahoots to keep all of us on our toes every.single.day. I've often said they're worse than toddlers! haha. Anyhoo, as I'm staining, Ivan is meticulously watching my brush go back and forth, back and forth.
Meanwhile, Loula is displaying her displeasure with me not giving every second of my being paying attention to her. If you could see in person, you would see that the stain is not soaking evenly on the lid because of the glue of the appliques embedded. With that, I eventually spray paint the lid black, instead.
Finally, keeping true to myself and my love of typography, I create a transfer using
my method, and hand-paint it in.
This is a great way for me to just have some fun and mix in my creative juices.
SEW IT UP
Here is my vintage sewing box with a new "old" look keeping with function and adding style.
This portable gem makes it fun to leave it out as part of your decor and maybe bring a smile or two.
What is more, inside you have your notions and tools tucked away ready and waiting for when you get the urge to have stitch therapy. You crafters know what I'm talking about! {{wink, wink}} In this box, I have a ironstone butter dish with magnets on the bottom to hold my pins, my embroidery floss on mini clothespins with color number written on them, while also in a vintage salad bowl. Don't you just love repurposing?
Likewise, I'd love to hear how you repurpose for your own crafting needs. In the past, I've created these:
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