Old is So New

Last month we were on one of our travels and i fell in love

with this heavy timber case. The locks are in great order

and it has a fabulous Bakelite handle.

I had to have it, as i knew i could clean it up and it would

be fantastic storage for my stamps. It was a great buy and as

i was walking away i was approached buy another shopper

who offered me double on the spot for it but i already had in mind where

it would go and what i would do with it, so it came home with me.

After a clean and a wipe down with dettol i got to work.

I dry brushed, very lightly the outside so the original colour can still be seen.

I had some spectacular Graphic 45 paper so i cut it up and

randomly placed it over the top, like decoupage.

I then covered the whole top in a clear, semi-gloss finish to protect the paper.

The inside of the lid has a great extra cut out part for even more storage.