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I found this hollow, decorative wooden flask at the Bemidji Goodwill recently.  I will be trying my hand at decor stamps on this flask and a jar in this blog post.

Back in 2016, I made two fun projects with two cutting boards and a wooden box.

My daughters picked up this sturdy wooden tray at Goodwill in the Twin Cities. It turned out to be the perfect size and shape for what I had in mind for it!

I shared this old suitcase in a June post on recent finds  HERE. I paid $2 for it at a garage sale.  It's a vintage cardboard suitcase marked T & S Worcester.  It's a little beat up but not dirty inside.  I am going to give it a makeover!

  This old metal typing table was a 2019 find at the Littlefork Citywide Rummage Sales.   I paid $1 for it. I found it still kicking around in my shed this spring and decided to give it a makeover for my covered patio.   

My daughters picked up these two wooden file boxes/bins at Goodwill in the Twin Cities. They were in decent shape, but I didn't like the reddish wood stain color so they received a makeover.

  I found this little stool at the thrift shop.  It was already painted green. It needed a makeover!

  I love to shop the 40% off galvanized items in Hobby Lobby's Spring Sale. I paid $11.99 for this galvanized metal container with handles.

My aunt gave me this wooden pedestal.  Not sure what the original use was, but the top had a chip in the wood. Earlier this year, I upcycled this pie basket from Goodwill. It had a shelf inside to stack two pies. I chose to paint the picnic basket with a can of leftover  Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in French Linen . French Linen was one of my  Annie Sloan  Favorites. I seldom purchase  Annie Sloan paint  anymore.  I actually prefer the price and the painting/waxing experience with other paints, especially  Dixie Belle Paint. I wanted to give this picnic basket a French vibe, so I pulled out one of my  *Old Sign Stencils Grain Sack Stripe stencils,  G1. Click on the link above to order stencils, or to browse the whole stencil catalog.  Be advised that all prices are listed in Canadian funds, and all American funds will be converted at a premium. * Old Sign Stencils has  provided me with complimentary samples.  A...

I purchased this $2 wooden breadbox at a garage sale last summer!  The breadbox was included in my June finds blog post HERE. I sanded the finish lightly with 220 grit sandpaper.  (I didn't do a thorough sanding, just enough to rough up the shiny finish a bit) Then I washed the breadbox with hot soapy Dawn Dish Soap and a rag.

This unfinished picnic basket is one of my Goodwill Black Friday finds in the Twin Cities. It was in great condition! It had a little shelf inside to create two layers in the picnic basket. (Update: A reader informed me that this is a pie basket. I didn't know!)

I purchased this Spring Shop  galvanized wall planter from a Hobby Lobby store in Bemidji.  It came in two sizes.  I chose the smaller one that was priced at $9.59 at 40% off.

 This vintage chair was part of my  November finds post. I liked the lines on the chair, even though spindles are a pain in the butt to paint!