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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Upcycled Shoe Shine Box

Upcycled Shoe Shine Box

I have had this shoe shine box for over a year that I got at a garage sale (before covid) and just the other day, decided to update it for something usable. It's not like I shine my shoes these days. lol!

I needed something to store my seed packets in and this would be perfect. 

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It didn't start out this way. It wasn't in bad shape but the inside was rather gross. 

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First I removed the part where you placed your foot. I had to patch the holes. Then I sanded the piece. 

The tricky part was getting the sticky stuff out from the inside. Once that was done I removed the hinges and the clasp from the front.

Next I painted the entire piece, inside and out with some white paint I had on hand. I had to give it two coats.

While the paint was drying, I tried to clean the hinges and clasp, but they still did not look good so I spray painted them with a brown hammered paint. 

I found a seed image online and printed it out to place on the top. I used modge podge to secure it to the top.

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Now it was time to put it back together. I put the hinges back on.

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And then the clasp in the front.

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My seed packets went in next but these are not all of them because I was planting with some of them. The box is big for the seeds I have, but I am excited to have them in one place. 

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It organized my seeds and finished a project that was long over do. 

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6 comments :

  1. Bev- absolutely perfect! Just the right box for seeds. Love It.
    xo Lisa S

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    1. Lisa,
      Thank you for the sweet words on my shoe shine box makeover. I was so excited to put my seeds all in one place.
      Have a great day.
      Hugs,
      Bev

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  2. This is wonderful! I love the fun image you put on top!

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    1. Angela,
      Thank you so much. I loved that image too.
      Hugs,
      Bev

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  3. Great way to repurpose the shoe shine box. The graphic on it looks great.

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    1. Beverly,
      Thank you for the kind words. That image was my favorite too.
      Hugs,
      Bev

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