The once a month get together of jazzed up thrifted items brought to you by the Thrift Store Decor team of bloggers.
Now grab your travel brochure, because I'm packing your stuff for a quick trip.
There is this chick from Minnesota who knows her way around a paint brush.
Or should I say there is this OTHER chick from Minnesota who knows her way around a paint brush, because I'm not talking about myself.
It's rare that I don't love Linda's latest and greatest project over at Q Is For Quandie. She sells her re-do's and I imagine they fly out the door because her stuff is just.that.cool.
Not only does she have excellent furniture makeovers, but I have a serious case of suitcase envy.
Linda takes old baggage and turns them into show pieces and I've wanted to try my hand at lettering one since I first laid eyes on hers.
I started small on a foot and a half tall suitcase that I've seen before in a retail store somewhere.
Mine was a $3.00 garage sale find that was previously someones decoration, it never really made a trip anyplace except home from wherever it was purchased.
The little case was sort of cute the way it was, but I needed to make it something that was more Minnesotan.
I started with simple craft paints that come in those little bottles.
I mixed up my colors so they would be close to the original background shade because I didn't want to paint the whole thing, just the front to cover up the old design where the new one would go.
Not that I have anything against ships and travel by boat.
In fact in the land of 10,000 Lakes, there are boats at every turn.
I traced the shape on, painted around it with the mixed up craft paints, then filled in the letters.
The whole front received a coat of Beeswax, also from Fusion Mineral Paints.
They love my tasty blood.
I don't know why some people can escape a swarm with nary a bite. I'm not one of those, the little bast@rds devour me.
Previous Bliss Ranch Thrift Store Decor Before & After Projects:
Smith Victor Light Bar Box
Birthday Calendar
Tired Stand
Washboard
Lettered Sock Bin
Candlestick
Lettered Lampshade
Vintage Shoe Last Hooks
Lazy Susan
Vintage Ad Clock
That's adorable, and what a cute shape of a suitcase, hatbox, whatever! Your styling is perfect too.
ReplyDeleteI REALLY love this Bliss and the staging is great. You are my idol!
ReplyDeleteSo cute - what a great find!
ReplyDeleteOh you are too kind Bliss! Thank you for saying such nice things about me. And by the way, I am one of those people who gets nary a bite from those pesky skeeters. Clearly you have way tastier blood than me ;-) I'm glad that I inspired such a darling suitcase makeover! Signed, that other chick from Minnesota a.k.a. Quandie a.k.a. Linda
ReplyDeleteSo cute...and I love the hat and chair.
ReplyDeleteThat case is great, but I want that hat.
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This is super cute, I need one of those vinyl machines!
ReplyDeletewoohoo Bliss. Your little suitcase turned out so darn cute. I like Linda's too, especially the once a year...
ReplyDeletefun makeover--watch out for the skeeters my friend!
Thisturned out so great, Bliss...and I'm with you...I LOVE Linda's style and creations!
ReplyDeleteDamn. I would love to find a suitcase shaped like that! Love what you did with it.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea. I've got several old cases that this would work. I really need to start using my Silhouette Cameo for more projects like these! Great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat makeover. Love this!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a real wood background, I was surprised that was paint. So very cool!
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