Little Wooden Box

Painted Heart Shaped Box

This is a quick craft project I completed this week. You may recognise this little wooden box from the last post. Yep, you guessed it... it's from Wilkinsons. I wasn't sure what to do with it, so I decided to to use my little tester pots (again, you'll recognise these from the previous noticeboard post).

With a ruler and pencil I sketched out a basic triangular pattern on the top of the box. I then used a tiny paintbrush and applied alternating colours to create a pattern. 

I completed the pattern all over and painted both the inside and out with each of the three colours and a black acrylic. 

This was a really quick and easy project and I love how it turned out. I have in insatiable need to paint things... and love how the vibrant paints brighten up our flat.

The Gold Chair

The Gold Chair

I've developed a new problem... with spray paint. 

I LOVE it! It's amazing. I can't stop myself. Picture frames, jam jar lids, furniture... you name it, I'll spray it. My favourite spray paint project to date is THE GOLD CHAIR.

This chairs life started out as a boring wood and beige plastic chair (I borrowed it from a restaurant I once worked in - I'm gonna take it back one day... I promise). I use the chair as an office chair, as it's light, comfy and the perfect height for my desk. But the beige just didn't cut it. So out came the spray paint, and what a transformation. 

I used one large gold metallic spray paint can from Wilkinson's - it cost around £5 (I think). As I don't have a garden, I sprayed at my folks house (they weren't too impressed with golden grass - whoops). It only took about 15 minutes to cover the entire chair evenly (there were a few drips I needed to wipe off and re-spray, so beware of spraying too close to the chair), and another 10/15 minutes to dry. All in all this was a super simple project that transformed a boring chair into an amazing golden throne.