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I am a little embarrassed to say that I just finished the custom painted bread box that was the giveaway for reaching my 100 follower milestone. That’s right. Give me a little bit of a break, here. It was custom painted and I had to work with Lilia to paint it how she wanted it. I also have two toddlers, a house, a husband, church commitments, clients, and I painted and moved our shop. That is the craziness that is my life. But, it’s finished and here it is! And here it was. This is the second one I have found in a thrift store, so these are pretty common. They’re constructed well, they are just dull and scream 1980’s. Lilia, from 2 Brown Eyed Beauties, chose to have the box painted a distressed white with a glass knob. For the decorative painting, she wanted the quote “A mother’s treasure is her daughter” in a Jane Austen style font with scroll work around it in black.
I must admit that this font was a hard one to copy. Since it’s a handwritten font, it was kind of like trying to copy a signature.
For the specific pattern, I got inspiration from a hand painted border on the cover of a wedding album. I thought it was classic and would look interesting in the black and compliment the font style.
Lilia, I hope you love it and will use it for many years. I have several giveaways to mail out, so I’m heading to the post office tomorrow!
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lucky gal! great stuff here!
Great job, and a lucky winner.
Sandy
Oh, that is so cute! I love it!
I WANT THIS. Like, now!
That turned out great!
Amazing difference
So pretty! Lucky girl!
Smiles~
Michelle
I LOVE IT!!! Indeed, I am a very fortunate girl. I will be anxiously awaiting for this masterpiece. Thank you so much for the time you have put into it, I am very thakful to you.
The bread box turned out beautifully!
The bread box turned out beautifully!
I LOVE this breadbox. What a creative way to repurpose something old and dreary. What type paint did you use, and how did you distress it?
It's so pretty and WOW you're already at 500 !! YaY
It turned out great! I have a bread box similar. Maybe this will inspire me to do something like that.
Sheila
You did a wonderful job on the writing. Good luck at the p.o.!
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That is so cute! I love the scroll work design.
OHHHHH…. how pretty! I love the colors and the decor- excellent choices!
Dee Dee
Very nice. The winner will love it.
It is so beautiful! Amazing to see the before & after pictures. It truly went from yuk! to stunning. Really great work 🙂
I found your blog on Google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
wow – that is so gorgeous!! {and it was so ugly before}
It's gorgeous!
virtually unrecognizable! i just love what you did with it.
just found your site. My mother gave me a mustard seed when I was young and reminded me I could move mountains. The Lord is leading me to share Him through Art. Thank you for your encouragement.