DIY Spring Centerpiece Made From an Old Drawer and Pickle Jar

by From Evija with Love

6 Materials

$10-15

1 Day

Easy

I took part in a thrift store swap with my fellow DIY bloggers to create some inspiring pieces. You can read the whole story on the blog (if you wish), but I had to upcycle two items - an old drawer and an empty pickle jar. I decided to make it pretty and turn it into a beautiful spring centerpiece at a fraction of cost (using items I already had at home). If you are re-creating this, I promise it will not cost you too much!

diy spring centerpiece made from an old drawer and pickle jar

I cleaned the drawer and the empty jar and removed the old drawer knob.

I had some old drawer knobs I screwed to the bottom to create ‘legs’ for my box, and then painted the drawer using some chalk paint in mint colour.

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I had some old drawer knobs I screwed to the bottom to create ‘legs’ for my box, and then painted the drawer using some chalk paint in mint colour.

To add a little bit of extra chic to the centerpiece I put some decorative mouldings and distressed the box a little to create a lovely shabby chic look. I then turned to the pickle jar.. I simply added a little hessian and lace ribbon around it, then glued a nice little embellishment using a hot glue gun.

Then I added some plants to some glass containers, put a few pebbles in the box to fill it up and my centerpiece was ready!

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Chalk Paint (DecoArt Chalk Paint)
Decorative Mouldings/Applique (Amazon)
Embellishments (Amazon)
Lace Ribbon (Amazon)
Hessian Ribbon (Amazon)
Pebbles (Beach (free))

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Betty on Apr 19, 2017

Why did you use chalk paint?

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MC Cronin on Apr 19, 2017

this is so beautiful. That chalk paint seems like a tool that every one just loves. Noe I am going to try this old drawer trick, need to find a place to get one. Thanks for the inspiration. Where do I get this paint ??

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MC Cronin on Apr 19, 2017

where do I find the Chalk paint and is their any difference in brands??

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