I absolutely love it. More views are up on my etsy page.
Off to cook dinner for friends now - tomorrow I start on a neat blue train case that a friend sent me. Yay upcycling!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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OMG, I have about 20 of those little train cases I swear. They are all packed away waiting for me to paper them 'someday'. Seeing yours makes me want to get to it!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks awesome!
I just trashpicked an american tourister from this same time period, has the little flip locks, and is in perfect shape - red satin interior. problem is that MUSTY smell. I would love to do something like this with it, especially w/ the satin interior that would go so perfectly with the poppies. Any advice for getting out the mustiness?
ReplyDeleteOh the musty smell! A perennial problem with old luggage. I usually gut the interior since it's often in really bad shape, but with a perfect red satin interior, I'm with you - leave it in! I used to work with antique clothes and we had a trick of sealing them in a big plastic bag with a handful of cedar chips - without letting the chips touch the fabric - so you might want to try this. You could also set a small dish of activated charcoal in the case and close it up for a few days to see if that helps. Though with all the commercials you'd think febreze was a good choice, it leaves behind a residue and no one really seems to know the long term effects on fabric...
ReplyDeleteThis makes me smile. I love it.
ReplyDeleteSure do wish you would give a tutorial on this...it's precious. I bought one which I have wanted to paint but haven't gotten brave enough to try yet.
ReplyDeleteTutorial pretty please! I love this, great color choices!
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