I saw two of the cutest train cases at a flea market that were painted white and wrapped in burlap and lace . They were just stunning! I came so close to buying them, but they were a little too big for where I wanted to put them. This weekend, I attempted to recreate what I feel in love with. But I couldn’t bring myself to paint this cool teal color of my train case, so I left it as it was. I opted not to do the burlap but just the lace. I still love the other one I saw, and I might buy it if I see it again, but for now this little cutie resides by my garden.
I purchased the train case off of ebay, $15, and the garden tools at an estate sale for $1. I dressed up the tools with fabric and a little bit of antiquing spray to give them a vintage look. All the rest of the accessories I already had laying around in my stash.
Since I was on a roll sprucing up my garden space, I also re-purposed this silver platter I found at the thrift shop into a sign for my garden. I taped off the outside of the tray and painted the middle with chalkboard paint.
If you are wondering about all the green plastic netting…well where I live we call it “wild kingdom”. Rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, gophers, birds, and deer all want to feast on my garden, the green plastic netting helps to keep the critters out. Which by the way isn’t 100% full proof, they have chewed through it, dug underneath it, whatever they can do to get in and feast. It is an on going battle that they seem to be winning.
I am linking this up to A Soft Place to Land DIY with The Pleated Poppy
