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Vintage Style Mini Drawers

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By sparklingblackrose

































































Hey everyone, hope you are well! I am here with a set of mini drawers I have been meaning to alter for a long while. They came as plain wood with tiny handles I didn't like glued on. I pulled off the handles straight away!

I embossed some good quality cardstock with a vintage style embossing folder. I then carefully cut around the embossed pattern and glued onto the wood to give some texture.
I then painted the drawers in three different colours of chalk paint. After this was dry I mixed various vintage colours of mica pigment powder into the matte varnish and applied using sponges. I painted a generous amount on to the whole side then took a dry sponge to take some of the excess off around the embossed areas so that the whole surface distressed but with the concentration on the embossed pattern. I did this for two coats and left to dry.

I then drilled tiny holes into the drawers and used some gorgeous vintage style label drawer pulls I got from docrafts ages ago, this way it is very secure :)

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes
Use your stuff: Dry Embossing
Altered Eclectics: Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges: Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes
Creates and Makes: Anything Goes Vintage
Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Comments

  1. missgailly15 March 2017 at 23:40

    Love this set of mini drawers. What a wonderful project! Thanks for playing along at USE YOUR STUFF - Gail

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  2. Linda Simpson16 March 2017 at 11:38

    Hello Elaine, lovely to see you back and what a fabulous set of draws, Love how you have decorated and wonderful colour too. Take care
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  3. Ine Swinkels16 March 2017 at 13:23

    nice work. Thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog.
    Bye, Groetjes van Ine (DT)
    http://creaine-cards.blogspot.nl/

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  4. Tammy L17 March 2017 at 03:14

    This is stunning! what an amazing project! Thanks for sharing it with us! Thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff and hope to see you again!
    Tammy DT co-ordinator

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  5. Beth McCullough17 March 2017 at 03:34

    Wow! This is stunning! Thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog.

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  6. Carla Brooke17 March 2017 at 03:57

    Fab project, thanks for sharing with Crafting from the Heart!

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  7. Karen17 March 2017 at 12:08

    I am a huge fan of vintage. Love the effects you created. Thanks for joining us at Through the Craft Room Door

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  8. Jane Royston17 March 2017 at 13:27

    A gorgeous set of vintage drawers! You have altered them beautifully. Thank you for joining us at Altered Eclectics this month, Jane (DT) :) x

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  9. Wendy Batchen17 March 2017 at 15:13

    Lovely project, thanks for sharing with Inspiration Destination and good luck. Wendy DT xx

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  10. Amy Ottmers18 March 2017 at 05:26

    Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at UYS, good luck!!! Amy DT

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  11. Haven_mom419 March 2017 at 16:33

    Thank for for sharing your beautiful alterations with us at UYS

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  12. Dotstolines21 March 2017 at 08:57

    Great project! Lovely vintage effects on the drawers! Thanks for entering our ATG challenge at TTCRD. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge and good luck!
    Regards,
    Sunila & Aditi
    Dots to Lines

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  13. Chana Harris28 March 2017 at 22:07

    I love the simplicity of design as well as the clean lines and functionality of this piece! Wonderful project and beautifully executed! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Altered Eclectics!
    Hugz,
    Chana, DT

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  14. Judy McKay31 March 2017 at 07:06

    Beautiful box. Love your design. Thank you for joining us at Altered Eclectics this month. Hope to see you back here next month. Judy DT

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Thank you for your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all :-) Elaine-xxx-

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