Grab an old toilet brush holder.
The plastic bit that this lovely wooden box holds is long broken and discarded and the brush long gone. For ages I have kept the box bit because I knew I could do something with it. I always thought that it would make a great pot plant holder, especially for those ugly plastic ones. I decided to do a bit of spring cleaning and thought that it was definitely time to put this box to use.
I sanded it down. To get rid of the shiny finish that was on there so that I could paint it.
I filled the grooves with some wood filler.
While that was drying I scouted around my craft room for some pics that I could modge podge onto the box. I found four pictures in this little book...
I plan to put it onto our stoep (patio) and think it will match quite nicely with this door stop that I recently painted...
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| http://laurasdiycrafts.blogspot.co.za/search/label/Door%20Stop |
... and also the furniture that I am currently transforming.
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| http://laurasdiycrafts.blogspot.co.za/2015/09/wrought-iron-chair-revamped.html |
Once the wood-filler was dry and the pictures selected, I painted the box white.
Following the bottle instructions I modge podged the pictures onto the box and finished it off with some varnish.
I am still undecided if I should also paint the top of the plastic plant holder bit. Once there is some greenery in, the plastic may not look so noticeable. I think I'll get a small succulent or something to put in it and then decide if it needs some paint.
