18.8.11

chippy old boxes & plimsolls...

so...the lovely miss.audrey got the plimsolls & i got the old box...
if the rosey sandshoes had fit me, i have to admit gals...i would have got both ;)
that's the beauty of being six & seeing nothing odd about your mummy loving an old box the same way you love flowery rosey new shoes...


so...over our weekend at the seaside, a little welsh loveliness was thrown into the back of the car...
the locals giggled at me...
in fact, our dear, unknowing ;) welsh friends ribbed me quite a bit...
but i knew that this little box was a hidden gem...
actually they'll probably still giggle at it...& definately at me...
but i'm ok with that...
cause i got the box...
& my kid got the shoes...!


remember my chippy ol' painted ladder with numbered steps that i {& quite a gang of you!} loved *here*...?
well i haven't had much use for the gorgeous swirly-curly french number *five* in the stencil set i used for this...
but i figured...there are five of us...& since we drag out stuff to the front garden in various boxes & milk crates most days...
i thought i'd add this as a very *make-me-happy-alternative* to an ugly plastic serving tray...
full of napkins, tea towels, crappy kids plastic ikea cups...& french kid cups ;)


i used the same french stencil patterns that i used on the step ladder & various other battered vintage french tins that i've managed to sneak into this old house...
they are super simple to use & rinse off in warm water...
i bought them on etsy *here*...& use them pretty regularly round here...



so...sweet bloggy friends...
my oh so humble words of wisdom are: if you see an old box for a fiver & your welsh friends start giggling...
nab it...chuck it in the back of the car, under the kids feet with the sunscreen & that mountain of sand the kids felt a need to share...
& then smugly come home & stencil it...
then invite them round for a corona & lime served from that box...
they'll still giggle...but they won't say no to the beer...
& they may even try to smuggle home the box...


maybe even the kids plimsolls
the ones that were really meant to be mine anyway
~~~
do you ever do that?
buy it for your babies only 'cause it doesn't fit you?
i've been doing it for 13 years
&
i still haven't tired of it!!
~~~

go buy some frenchy stencils on *etsy*
they are soo addictive
...enjoy...
~~~

xox
melissa 



16 comments:

  1. I love the box - and the shoes...those Welsh, what do they know ;)

    My daughter made a friend on the beach today....a lovely little Aussie girl who was spending 6months travelling round Europe with her family (and very handsome Daddy!!) those those Aussies, they sure know how to live life :) X

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  2. love it!! the white number looks great on the old timber. those shoes are pretty cute too. i sometimes wish kids clothes came in my size : )
    x

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  3. You know how to spot a treasure!
    xo Cathy

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  4. what a perfect box - it looks terrific with the numbers -I am thinking about doing something similar with my dining table... Bec x

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  5. Yes, yes, YES! To both rosy shoes AND cutie-pie box! Looking for one myself - mainly to add a touch of the romantic to a picnic outing! - Great Idea - TX!

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  6. Ha look at that - I'm follower number 400. Very cool!!

    Welsh seaside looks perfect to me and love the whole box thing (you sound just like me, except you actually do something with your finds whereas I just put mine in the shed meaning to do something with it!!)

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  7. Well I'd have been trying to get my feet into those gorgeous rosey sneakers too. It would have been a very good 'ugly sister' a la cinderella impersonation. Like you I live vicariously through my children's bits and pieces often. As for the box - well it would definitely be in my car on the way home too. But you knew that already. I think actually I live vicariously (my new favourite word) through you and your next chippy find! xx

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  8. I think the box is lovely, your welsh friends don't know what they are missing! xxxx

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  9. Love! Those numbers are wonderful. I've wondered about them before. Thanks for letting us know where you bought them. I will definitely be purchasing a set!! :)

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  10. Love the shoes and your box. Boxes are just perfect for everything, you keep buying them. Now where did you get those heart shaped doilies?? They are the next best thing to a box I'd say.

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  11. Love the shoes and that box! I think I've got BSD trained. He just dragged an old box from the curb home for me this week. Not as shapely as your sweet #5, but old and sturdy nonetheless. I may need to go find a stencil for it. Great idea!

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  12. LOVE the box. Can never have too many worn timber boxes, I say!

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  13. Love that box and that stencil! X

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  14. Oh so pretty, as always. Love, love those shoes and my number one girl would be in love too. Enjoy your weekend... gxo

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Thanks for taking a moment...x

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