Thursday, March 31, 2011

Cigar Boxes

I'll begin by saying that "No, I do not smoke cigars!", but I do love the wooden boxes that house them:
I have some that are over 40 years old and some that are brand new. I recently took one and painted it Heirloom White. I adhered some old sheet music to the top and sides:
I sanded the edges to "shabby it up" a bit:
I added some embellishments (burlap scrap, key, handmade booklet of paper, etc) and stamped some script and inspirational words on it:
And I am sending this to one of my readers - might it be you?
Check your mailbox next week!
Sharing this with:
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground
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Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

16 comments:

  1. A Few PenniesMarch 31, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Oh that is so pretty. Love your creativity--looks like a lovely antique.

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  2. SusanMarch 31, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    I have lots of cigar boxes waiting for me to do something with! I would love to have this beautiful one of yours as an example to go by!

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  3. JaneMarch 31, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Hi Patti,
    I just bought three old cigar boxes today. They had wonderful paper graphics on them and I just had to have them :)
    Love what you did to your cigar box. It looks gorgeous! I agree with "A Few Pennies", it looks like a lovely antique.
    Jane

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  4. Red Door HomeMarch 31, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Such a great project. I am always a fan of white!

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  5. Cara@HomespunKitchenMarch 31, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Sooooo adorable!! I also collect cigar boxes and tobacco tins. My great-grandfather owned a tobacco store way back when!

    Cara

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  6. GardenOfDaisiesMarch 31, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    That's a lovely transformation Patti! We used to use cigar boxes as pencil boxes at school. :-)

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  7. Fishtail CottageMarch 31, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    What a creative treasure you have made! So charming. xoxo, Tracie

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  8. Bargain Decorating with LaurieMarch 31, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    That is so pretty. Love all of the embelishments on it. laurie

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  9. MarieMarch 31, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Oh my goodness Patti! I soooo love how you prettified those manly cigar boxes. They look so romantic and girly...LOVE the ribbon too!

    Happy Feathered Nest Friday!
    -marie

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  10. Courtney ~ French Country CottageApril 1, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    So sweet- love how this turned out! Cigar boxes are great for so many things and yours are so pretty now too! Thanks for sharing at FNF :)

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  11. acorn hollowApril 1, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    So cute great to store all of your favorite things in
    cathy

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  12. Katherines CornerApril 1, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    oh I love this, the bow is the cherry on the cake of this gorgeous box. Happy Friday Hugs!

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  13. One Cheap B*tchApril 1, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    I love it! It's perfect!

    Jeanine

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  14. Glenda/MidSouthApril 1, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    How pretty! I have a couple of cigar boxes I got some time ago, but never did anything with them. May need to take another look at them. :)
    Have a great weekend.

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  15. Sandi~A Cottage MuseApril 1, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Oh Patti what a great idea! I have lots and lots of cigar boxes around because Jim does smoke them! My wheels are turning!

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  16. ZÉ ROBERTOApril 3, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Hi!
    Nice work, very creative.
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    Congratulations of Brazil.
    Roberto

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