I was looking through my pictures last night and realized I never shared my shadow box project with you. I worked on it during the "Lucketts Frenzy" in August, so I didn't take before pictures and I totally forgot to even write about it.
I found this tired and sad looking shadow box at an antique store for practically nothing. The frame was oak and dry. The interior had a piece of black velvet sloppily stapled inside. It was a mess, but I could see the potential.
I started out by cleaning it up and removing the black velvet and staples. I then stained the frame in my very favorite dark walnut stain and finished it off with wipe-on poly. My husband cut a piece of bead board to fit the back of the interior and I painted it out in Creamy by Sherwin Williams. I then added a glass knob to the top, so one could hang a baby dress or wreath in it.
The baby dress was my very first sale at Lucketts and the shadow box sold later on the morning of the first day. This would be easy to make yourself with a cool frame and a simple box construction. The frame can be attached with hinges on one side and a clasp on the other.
So, now for the answer to the "what is it" question. First of all, you girls cracked me up! I was laughing so hard at some of the guesses. They were funny, but they were all wrong. It actually is not a very functional piece. It's a visual aid that would've been used by an architect or artist for sketching round objects like tires. Now, that's what the vendor told me, so who knows if she was just being clever or if that was the actual use, but it sounds good to me. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, but I hope I never have to use it for some of the suggestions (ahem...hemorrhoid doughnut.)
Thanks for the laugh!
By the way, some folks asked about the date marker and it is for sale. It's $16...let me know if you're interested in purchasing it.
