Craft

I bought this box at a garage sale for $1.00 last weekend. It's a box that originally came with silverware in it and was at one time lined with red velvet.  The box itself was made of stained wood.  It was in pretty sorry condition!

My husband and I were able to prime it and paint it with a quart can of $1.00 reject or mismixed cream colored paint.  Two coats.  It dried overnight and I sanded the edges in the morning.

In the meantime I/we went to the hardware store and bought some new hinges.  At the craft store we bought some artist board to frame the lining.  I happened to have this gorgeous upholstery fabric from a decorating shop that closed last year in Portland.

Mr. G helped me with the lining. He cut the artist board in ten pieces--one each for the bottom inside cover and the top inside cover.  Then there were 8 pieces of varying sizes for the inside edges, top and bottom.  We cut the fabric just a bit big and glued it with all purpose glue to the artist board and then just kind of crammed it in place.  It held!

He screwed in the new hinges and I put the handle back on.

For the finishing touch we modpodged the cover of a greeting card on the top.  It says, "Those who wish to sing will always find a song."  There are two yellow birds depicted from a painting by Nick Wroblewski.  You can find his work at artiststowatch.com.

Every year we have been together Mr. G and I have accumulated a small ceramic bird figurine of two match birds.  This year we got our sixth one.  The birds on the cover of our box remind me of our little collection.

The box will be used for storing jewelry in small black boxes.  You know the kind.  The ones you wait and wait for.  I am so lucky that I have quite a few.  Thank you, Mr. G!