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  • bibbly
    bibbly Posts: 267 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Looks lovely SandieB. I saw one of those really old tins in my charity shop yesterday but wasn't sure what I'd do with it! Those look lovely though.

    Bibbly
    x
  • sandieb
    sandieb Posts: 728 Forumite
    None of the tins is really old. I think the oldest is the red tin I bought at Vienna airport, full of lovely cocoa. Top left is a used olive oil can and the others held Amaretti biscuits. Top right red one is M&S one I had at Christmas from my niece, full of fudge! (Although not any longer).
  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,680 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've used the leaves with PVA, both sides, wait until it dries out then just gently wipe clean.

    I also have 2 Lloyd loom washing baskets and both I have spray painted very successfully and for any user looking for large items on Ebay near to home check out here. http://www.localbargainfinder.co.uk/
  • bibbly
    bibbly Posts: 267 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ooh ooh, look what I just won ... bit of a drive to collect it (about 2 hours) but still, I'm chuffed that I got a bargain (I hope!)

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pine-Welsh-Dresser-with-leaded-glass-doors_W0QQitemZ220211747263QQihZ012QQcategoryZ101429QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Bibbly
    x
  • charleybabes
    charleybabes Posts: 277 Forumite
    sandib .. i love your shelves..they are just what im looking for to display my ods and sods in my kitchen.. as they look quite chunky...were did you get them from???
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    Thanks - just checked and looked like they've dried out and stuck ok
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    this is a little wall shelf OH made for me and painted, we'd looked around junk shops and they wanted too much so he got his tools out and I have this :D
    My photos a re so big and a bit dark
    kitchen003.jpg
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • vivw_2
    vivw_2 Posts: 2,230 Forumite
    bibbly wrote: »
    ooh ooh, look what I just won ... bit of a drive to collect it (about 2 hours) but still, I'm chuffed that I got a bargain (I hope!)

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pine-Welsh-Dresser-with-leaded-glass-doors_W0QQitemZ220211747263QQihZ012QQcategoryZ101429QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Bibbly
    x

    WELL DONE..... was certainly a bargain and looks good too
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.


  • vivw_2
    vivw_2 Posts: 2,230 Forumite
    needmoney wrote: »
    this is a little wall shelf OH made for me and painted, we'd looked around junk shops and they wanted too much so he got his tools out and I have this :D
    My photos a re so big and a bit dark
    kitchen003.jpg


    Looks lovely......you are very lucky to have such a talented OH

    Love your plates etc....where are they from?
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.


  • ANNEGEDDES
    ANNEGEDDES Posts: 911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    they are m&s ones arent they my mum had some a few years back
    Not setting myself any comp targets this year, didnt seem to work last year!!! £120.98/£2008
    2009/ maybyliene eyeshadow, rimmel polish, loreal foundation, Glamour: hairbrush
    boots card =2625
    quidoco= 110.00
    Thanks to all that take the time to post
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