Are you wondering whether or not I ever buy anything at my own occasional sale?

Well, if so, the answer is yes.  I do usually find one of two goodies that either Sue or opK bring to sell.

At my recent sale, I purchased two items.

First up, this fabulous planter.

I love the shape of it, the swag detail and most of all the patina.

I planted it up with some heuchera, coleus and a begonia.  It’s perfect in this shady spot in my front, north facing, garden.

I also purchased a metal box with a hinged lid.  Unfortunately I totally neglected to take a ‘before’ photo of it.  Darn.

But here is the ‘after’.

I’m tempted to call it a recipe box, because it is hinged like your typical metal recipe box.  But it’s about twice as tall.  It’s also made out of very heavy duty metal, it’s not flimsy.

Even the hinge seems quite substantial.

It seems like this box must have had a more industrial use, rather than just as a simple recipe box.

Regardless, I’ve given it a whole new look.  After giving it a good cleaning and a scuff sanding, I gave it a coat of Dixie Belle’s Bonding Boss inside and out.

Next I painted the inside in two coats of Dixie Belle’s Guacamole.

Once dry I sealed it with Dixie Belle’s flat clear coat.  After allowing that to dry thoroughly, I added a transfer from I.O.D.’s By Any Other Name set inside the lid.

I painted the outside in Dixie Belle’s Ecru, then after sanding to distress the edges, I applied various bits and pieces from the I.O.D. Primrose Isle transfer collection.

I wrapped the florals around each side.

These side views also show you how substantial the seams are on this box as well.

I finished off the box with a coat of Dixie Belle’s clear wax.

Now all that’s left is for someone to decide what to use it for.

If you’re someone who either sends a lot of greeting cards or receives and saves a lot of greeting cards, this box would be the perfect size for them.

I am not really one of those people though, so I only had flash cards to use for the photo shoot.  But you get the idea, right?

What would you use this box for?  Leave a comment and let me know.

If you are local and in need of a really cool, and substantial, box check out my ‘available for local sale‘ page!