Three Upcycled Items = $7 Total

Greetings lovely friends & readers

A couple of months ago I had to travel to Putaruru, a small rural town about 45 minutes inland from where we live ... I had to collect a farming part for The Mr. 

There is an Op Shop in Putaruru called "Paws" (Pet Animal Welfare Shop).  It is dimly lit inside,  everything is just tossed on shelves,  there is very little in the way of displays -  but the prices are Very reasonable - my kind of Op Shop !!  😍

 This old steamer pot (for $2) was the first item I picked up & the lid (which doesn't fit the pot) was $1.  I had an idea in mind for these.

I painted the pot & the lid using Newtons Chalk Paint in the colour Country Green.  Because we are in Lockdown it was very much a matter of using up what I had on hand as there were No shops open to buy supplies.  Once dry I decided to apply some transfers & as you can see I had good assistance in choosing which ones to use. 😉

I tied a thin balsa wood swing tag to the handle once finished.  

I also sprayed the entire thing with 2 coats of clear acrylic varnish in a matt finish.

The pot had to wait two more weeks before our Lockdown Levels changed & I was able to purchase some plants for it.  First I lined the inside with a black rubbish bag as even though it had holes in the bottom I didn't want the water pouring out every time I gave it a drink.

I had visualised white petunias in it but all I was able to get were dark burgundy petunias, which I think will be equally as nice once they bloom.

The 2nd item I purchased from Paws was this wooden box for $1.00

It contained filing cards inside which were surprisingly still in quite good condition.  It had a chip out of the lid which I was able to fill with polyfiller.

  Once again - using up what I had on hand, I painted this with Voodoo Molly Vintage chalk paint (Robins Egg) - two coats.  Then I stenciled this rabbit design to the top using a testpot of white acrylic that I found.  I ended up sanding it back quite a bit as I wasn't especially happy with my stenciling finish initially.

I lined the inside with some cardstock paper & screwed a small file-label holder to the front 💙

It looks perfect amongst some other pastel items on my corner table.

The last item I purchased (for $3) was this heavy old metal stool. I could not resist it & could visualise it already revamped in my mind.

I removed the seat part (with great difficulty) & then set about painting the legs with some Pumice Chalk Paint left over from the drop leaf table I painted Here

Fortunately,  amongst the myriad of things in my stash - I found a piece of thick foam rubber.  I had to get The Mr to help me upholster the seat as it needed an extra pair of hands. I had this Sanderson Oilcloth left over from other projects & I use it sparingly as I adore it.

I absolutely LoVe how this turned out. I painted right over the rubber feet of the stool as I knew I could not get to any Hardware Stores to buy more & I think it turned out just fine. It's actually really comfy to sit on too ! 

I was so chuffed with my 3 upcycled items for the princely sum of $7.00  💗

Thanks so much for staying with me through this waffly post dear friends - I shall leave you with this picture of Blackie.

I walked around my house & I counted Ten different comfy sleeping places  - boxes with blankets in, cushions & folded up cuddly rugs, lined baskets ... just especially for the furry ones !!

And where does he choose to sleep I ask you  . . . . . . . . . . ???

On top of The Mr's electronic keyboard !!!! 😖    No further comment I think  . . . . . . . . . .

Wishing you all a Wonderful Weekend ahead,

With much love & friendship to you All,

Julie & the furry ones x0x0x0x