Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Organized!

I have a lot of sewing patterns.  Enough that they need their own place to be that isn't a cardboard box or plastic tote.  They need their own pretty little home. 

This dresser came from...wait for it...gasp...the auction.  I think I bought it for $17.00 along with a set of dining room chairs, drying racks, a 50's tin dollhouse and miscellaneous other treasures.  I tried to strip it, but it wasn't a great quality piece and looked pretty crappy afterwards. 


So I painted the drawers black and added some script to mimic vintage Singer sewing machine decoration.  The dresser didn't have any knobs, so I used old wooden spools. 


It worked out pretty well.  Except for the fact that I wasn't able to fit all the ding dong patterns into the four drawers. 


I need more storage...or less patterns. 

More storage, definitely more storage...

Smiles from the farm,
Lisa
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13 comments:

  1. DeniseAugust 3, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    That's gorgeous!!! Love it.

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  2. HosannaAugust 3, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    LOVE it!

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  3. Dixie RedmondAugust 3, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Very nice! Ah, patterns. :-) I love them, too. I design them as well. I need to go to an auction. Maybe next week. :-)

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  4. SkippyMomAugust 3, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    What talent! That is so gorgeous and I love the stencilling on it. Perfect.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Beautiful! I do envy your artistic abilities.

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  6. RainAugust 3, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Fantastic idea!! It's beautiful-I love it!! Great job!!

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  7. MarigoldAugust 3, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    How talented are you? I'm not talented, only behind. Miserably behind. What is wrong with that lady's bum in the new picture on your header? I'm just askin'.

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  8. CharAugust 4, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Oh Lisa, that piece is perfect for your patterns. I love what you did with the lettering. If you find some time, please let us know how you achieved such a great effect. It does look vintage and is beautiful, Char

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  9. JodiAugust 5, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    It turned out gorgeous! I love it!

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  10. LiliAugust 6, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Oh WOW Lisa, I LOVE how this turned out. You should enter this on Miss Mustard Seed's blog (you can find her on my sidebar)...she does a furniture Friday link party on Fridays. You must share this with the world! Also, did you freehand that script? I ask because I know how talented you are, plus I can't imagine finding a stencil this beautiful. Gosh I love this piece so much and now I want one too! ~Lili

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  11. embchickenAugust 7, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    So beautiful! Unrecognizable from the original! More storage not less patterns (lol).

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  12. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    That's one of the best ideas I've ever seen--and extremely well-executed! Congratulations!

    Susan

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  13. UnknownNovember 16, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    Yes, PLEASE, show us how to do this lettering!!!

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