Revamping, Repurposing or Upcycling ???

Hello there dear friends & readers & Welcome to my lovely new followers

Do you get confused by the different phrases "revamping", "repurposing" or "upcycling" ???  I sure do ...

Its pretty much one & the same to me !!

This week I have spent some time revamping & painting some wooden opshop treasures out on my deck table ... 

It has been really enjoyable in the pleasant autumn sunshine we have been having lately

These 2 little wooden shelves were the first to get a makeover

Although I forgot to take a "before" photo, they were in rather a sad looking state

They got the usual "threadbear treatment" ... a wash, a wax (wipeover on edges with old wax candle), a paint, 

& a sand (lightly sand the edges for the distressed effect)

This little two-tier shelf was in very bad repair ... I do love it now though

When Sue came to visit me in this post here she bought me a boot load of goodies

This little varnished shelf was in amongst Sue's treasures ... it came up beautifully with a revamp & some shiny new hooks

Thank You So Much dear Sue

Also unearthed in my sleep-out this week, was this wooden tool box

I should say "mini tool box" as it is only 13 inches in length & veeerrry cute

After the clean/wax/paint/sand proceedure, I cut a square of thick cardboard for each compartment

I then glued wadding to my 4 cardboard squares & covered them with fabric

Then the fun part begins  .  .  .  .  embellishing   

. . .  some wooden embellishments & some rub-on words . . .

 One end had the name "T Rise" engraved into it, which you could still faintly see after my painting over it

 I solved this dilema by mod-podging doilies on each end

(should you come across T.Rise at any stage, please don't tell him I have his tool box !!)

showing the four lined compartments inside

I just love my mini tool carrier & can think of 101 uses for it   :-)

My friend Gail is closing her Gift shop after 20 + years  -  all her stock is reduced by 50%

I purchased this frame thingy from her  .  .  .

As the frame was $15.90 I paid the princely sum of $8 for it 

It is actually a jewellery hanger ... you hang your necklaces etc from the 4 hooks

I didn't especially like the colour or the style of it ... but I did have something else in mind .  .  .

First I removed the hooks & filled the holes

After waxing it I applied a couple of coats of my cream wall paint

However, when sanding it back to distress it, I kept getting yellow coming through & couldn't seem to get down to the raw wood underneath

(this serves me right incidently, for not thinking it through properly & just firing ahead impatiently)

To solve this I wiped the whole thing over lightly with some wood stain I had on hand ... just lightly with a rag, let dry, then gave it another coat of cream paint
Then I sanded it all again . . .
When happy with the finish, I replaced just one hook in the middle & hung it up

"well that looks interesting" the Mr noted on his way past ... "pity you forgot to put the picture in it" !!!???
I wound some wire tightly around the rim of an old jam jar, tied a lace bow around it, & also to hang it from
(what - no cream lace on hand - only white?? Just dunk it in parisian essence for 2 minutes)

I tied a small dainty key charm onto my lace bow

Although there are limited pickings in the garden just at present, I found some rosemary which smells wonderful

(Note to self . . .  remember to put some water in the vase Julie !!! )

I am so delighted with my hanging vase-frame & look forward to trying camelias in it when they start to bloom

Thank you all so much for your visits today dearest friends & readers

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter break

I hope I have inspired you to go rummage in the shed for the Mr's old tool box, perhaps a frame, a jam jar or two??
with much love & friendship to you all
Julie & Blackie x0x0x

Willie ... please note ... no leg in the air today !!!!!