bench makeover

many moons ago, sis-ta M gave me this small bench for my birthday -

'twas back in the good old days when country decor was at its height!
i loved that she cared enough about my love of gardening to choose a gardening theme!

and it fit well with my decor then and it's very useful here,

but i wanted something pretty as well functional. 

this bench is in the laundry room and gets used everyday as we sit on it to put our shoes on.

 i think about her a lot!

last week,

i found a French-English and English-French dictionary at a local thrift shop -

i was delighted because i wanted an old dictionary to use to decoupage.

then to find one with French words?! ooh-la!

any-hoo...

off with old - on with the new! 

here she is...

all gussied up in her new look!

oh, just pat me on the back! do i love decoupage or what?!

close up of the fine print...

 this dictionary is two inches thick!

lotsa paper to make lotsa stuff...

  and so many projects are racing through my mind!

...blessedness!

ox

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