Antique Sewing Drawer turned "Seed Box"

This is a short post to show you a quick little project I did yesterday.

I started with this orphaned drawer from an antique sewing cabinet that I found at a thrift store for $3.

I designed a "antique seed box" advertising graphic in my Silhouette software

and cut it out of a piece of scrap vinyl. I then weeded out the letters so that I had a 'stencil'.

Using transfer tape, I put the stencil on the side of the drawer and pressed it down good.

Then I took a white paint pen and just painted in the open spaces.

I fully expected a lot of bleeding since the drawer is oak and has fairly deep grain.

I was pleasantly surprised when I took off the vinyl to discover minimal bleeding.

I only did one 'coat' since I wanted the wood to show through a little for a worn off look.

I thought about sanding it after it dried but I was afraid of ruining 

the unpainted surface so I just left it as it was.

I like how different the white on dark is versus black on a light background. The drawer is just as I found it (except a little cleaning) and that's why I decided to do it in white. For a little added dimension, I painted the flower a light aqua-ish blue. It doesn't really show up on the pictures but this close-up shows it a little better.

And here it is as it resides on it's porcelain throne,
Graced with creamy hydrangeas and perky blue flowers

A happy spot of Spring that makes me smile every time I see it.

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