A couple weeks ago at the auction, I bid on a bunch of little wooden cigar boxes and wooden bowls. I finished 4 of the cigar boxes yesterday and thought I would share! I forgot to take before pictures, but here are a couple of the ones I haven’t done yet.
The hardest part was peeling off and scraping off the old sticky labels. Once those were removed, I sanded them all by hand with 120 grit sandpaper to remove the shiny finish. I worked in the direction of the grain of the wood and moved my hand rapidly. I had some wooden appliques on hand, so I chose a few to glue to the tops of the boxes. I just used plain old wood glue. Then I primed them with my KILZ Clean Start primer. Love this zero VOC primer! Once that was dry, I chose some colors from my collection to paint them. Once they were painted with a couple coats each, it got a little more fun and creative. I used my sandpaper to distress all the edges, then used some Deco Art products I had won a while back at The Design Confidential.
I used the pearlizing medium mixed with their slate gray paint to create a pearly little bird on this box. (This one is my favorite!).
The pearly sheen on the bird makes all the difference, though it was hard to photograph. It just stands out more. Oh, and if you like the little birdy, I bought a ton of stencils at the new Hobby Lobby that opened 20 minutes away! Emmy and I went there yesterday morning and I just couldn’t get enough of the place!
These two were distressed and I used Deco Art antiquing medium once again mixed with my DecoArt slate gray (my favorite!). I just brushed it on and wiped off with a rag. I love the aged look it gave them.
Lastly, this one I just antiqued with an antiquing gel I had on hand, but it was exactly the same as one of hte unfiinished boxes, so it gives you an idea of the difference.
And here they are all stacked and pretty!
I think they would make fabulous little jewelry boxes, don’t you? I will be bringing them to a local market on Sunday November 7th. I will post more information as it gets closer, but just email me if you are interested in coming. Thanks!
I am joining in this month’s DIY Club Party… here
and also here…
oops- i grabbed the wrong button from the thrifty home and getting on a plane soon so can’t fix now- sorry!
(cannot find anof of her other buttons!)
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