Christmas in July

July 27, 2015 By Karen Creel

I saw an old license plate in my storage building, and in the 98 degree in the shade weather, I immediately thought of Christmas. It was a 1966 Michigan License plate that stated “water winter wonderland”.

I decided to use a wooden tool tote to make a Christmas themed box.

I bought this Waverly chalk paint, the last time I was at Walmart. The color is crimson. Perfect for Christmas.

Next, after making a quick trip to Ace Hardware to pick up screws and washers, I connected the tag to the box.

First, I used an awl to make the holes to start the screws.

Then used the drill to attach.

And decorated for winter!

Of course you are not limited to Christmas to use this tote. How about the lake house, or change the tag to match the state you live in. You can pick up these plates inexpensively. I checked on EBAY and this one is worth about 10.00 but I picked it up for MUCH less.

Merry Christmas in July!

Karen

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Comments

Candi Burrows says

July 27, 2015 at 4:14 pm

This is AWESOME and so creative….I’m gonna find me a Lake one to make…Love it!
Houseplant Guru says

August 3, 2015 at 5:42 pm

I love this! Especially since it is my state and the year I was born!

Gardenchick is a place for gardeners, flea market fanatics, lovers of the farmhouse look, and purveyors of all things rusty!

I’m not sure when my fascination with junk began, but gardening was in my blood from an early age. I remember my grandmother could throw a few seeds out and have the prettiest flowers. Sweet peas were rampant beside the front porch. I can see her now, bent over pulling weeds, and I find myself doing the same thing anytime I’m in the yard. My dad was raised on a large farm, and even though he moved away, and we always lived in the city, he had a garden. He had me help him plant a garden in May before he died in August. So you can see, gardening just comes naturally to me.

I can’t explain the love of rusty and all things chippy, but I have dug through more barns and sheds than I would like to admit to bring out a rusty wagon or old chicken feeder.

So, I hope you will follow along, and we can learn a few things together. I’ll be sharing gardening ideas, my flea market finds, and thrifty ways to repurpose.