My brothers Fiancée ~ now his wife ~ wanted something different as her cards/wishing well at her wedding reception.
She (and my brother) thought because they were going on their honeymoon trip to Vietnam right after the wedding that a suitcase would be appropriate.
So I offered to refurbish the inside of an old suitcase if they found one they liked. My sister-in-law scrounged Trademe until she found a gorgeous dark green canvas and wood suitcase which looked super cool and vintage but was rather raggedy on the inside.
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| Original travel stickers still intact |
So... my sister-in-law and I went for a trip to Spotlight and found a lovely navy fabric (matched the bridesmaids dresses), heaps of different types of furniture nails and a few odds and ends to make the finished product.
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| Note the awesome pink hammer |
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| I used furniture foam under the fabric so it was not directly on the wood |
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| I used flat top furniture nails and raised circular ones for decoration |
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| Completed the bottom |
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| Figuring out how much fabric was needed was tricky |
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| Raised circular furniture nails placed strategically to break up the blue |
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| Almost finished... |
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| Just a few final touches needed... |
Once I had covered all the inside of the suitcase I attached a piece of chain from the bottom part to the lid so it would stay open. I also attached a chain from each side of the lid and sprayed some plywood letters a creamy off-white (another colour in the wedding) and attached them to the chain and taaa daaa.... finished Vintage Suitcase Wedding Wishing Well....
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| Finished |
Really great idea because they have put all their wedding keepsakes in it, so good storage post-wedding ~ and something to have fun rummaging through in a few years time ...
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| My excellent sister-in-law just sent me though a photo of the suitcase on the big day |
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