I've always loved the idea of making something old, new again, and when I saw
these on Etsy, I knew I could easily do it myself.... and then, the hunt was on for the perfect case....
And, I found one....
Actually, Mr. Monkey found it on his very first trip with the girl-babe and I, to our nearest Bibles for Missions thrift store. This pretty blue case was sitting on the floor with a bunch of other sad looking cases.... a diamond in the rough for sure....
The price tag.... a WHOPPING $3.00! Yes, folks, this
was the steal of the day!
So here it is.... the transformation....
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| original condition, ok, but, not really... and still has it's keys! |
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| let the stripping begin - woo-hoo!!! |
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| interesting.... butter cookie packaging as backing.... repurposing, I LOVE IT! |
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| original lining stuck.... ah, no biggie |
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| completely NAKED! |
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| vintage sheeting fabric, batting, glue gun, and many-many-many glue sticks |
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| pretty trims, not sure what to use just yet.... |
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| fitting and gluing the batting, really just winging it....until.... |
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| OUCHIE! why does this ALWAYS happen to me? |
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| burnt fingers forgotten.... bottom lining finito! |
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| glue and press, glue and press.... top lining also finito! |
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| cutting, trimming, fitting and attaching the pretty flowers |
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| oops, forgot to take a shot of the trim being applied, my bad, here it is finished |
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| the monkey-girl throwing in Bear's clothes before I could finish, love her excitement |
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| 'take a pitcher of me, mommy!' (heart melting) |
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| DONE! and PACKED! |
I had so much fun whipping up this project! In total, it took me about 4 and a half hours.... well worth my time and effort
just to get that HUGE smile from that BEAUTIFUL girl....
I think, later-
later, I'll add some clear pockets to the top to house the socks and shoes, and maybe paint the monkey's name on the outside.... I'll be sure to add that as a REFURB-RECON-REPURPOSE post too!
I hope this inspires you glue-gun toting craft-goddesses to tackle your own repurpose projects. Have a lovely day my friends ;)
A GLUE GUN PROJECT!!! I am soooo excited!!! What an awesome idea for C to keep her goodies in. We had one when we were little and it was opened and closed so much on a daily basis, I'm surprised the hinges didn't wear out...
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Aww... you're sweet! I just knew you would have had one too! I'm on the hunt for another for her Barbies... found a bunch at Southworks last week, but too much money :( Found a great vintage 50's make-up case that still smelled like make-up (is that gross and creepy?) didn't buy it because I'm sure you can't get rid of that smell....
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