Tissue box makeover

I  wear glasses and always keep cotton handkerchiefs around to wipe smudges off them, 

especially when I watch TV or use the computer. 

BUT, the clean ones get mixed up with used ones so I needed a nice way of storing the clean ones....

...cue the empty tissue box....

not very pretty in it self so I decided to dress it up a little

I deconstructed the box 

and glued music sheets on to cover 

(forgot to turn it over for a second photo, but I'm sure you'll  understand what I mean)

and cut off any excess before putting it back together with a bit of craft glue.

It looked a little bland still so I found a pretty ribbon and just tied it around the bottom for a final touch.

I haven't glued it on so I can change the ribbon to a different colour if I want a quick change.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Here it is in all it's glory, on a very ugly and messy desk.

Can you see it? It is there, right at the top!

See the little box in the bottom left of the cubbyholes? 

I'll show you the making of that in a separate post.

I am currently dealing with the state of that desk/office area as it is in the lounge and pretty much the first thing you see when you come in the house.

I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Cooler to holder

From stained and dingy wine cooler to fresh and white utensil holder. A couple of layers of undercoat and a few layers of white on top and I'm no longer disgusted looking at it.  I'm still considering whether to leave it plain or add a graphic from Graphics Fairy.

Card from old dictionary

  Card made from old dictionary pages printed over with graphics from 

Graphics Fairy and a few other bits I found laying around.

I made it as a thank you card for my SIL  because she generously contributed
to my birthday trip to Paris.

Edit: Found it!

I found a before picture of the table.
Here it is in all it's old fashioned glory

I just want to assure you that this kind of mess is not (quite) the normal state of my home but actually the result of a very good Christmas morning!

Out of the dark into the light

Just after diving in to this project I realized I forgot to take a before photo but you probably get the idea from the half painted table and the glass top leaning against the radiator.

The red peeking in to the picture was going to replace the green but as it turned out, leaving it plain white looked far better.