We found this old cedar chest. Mom cleaned it up and covered it with satin and lace for me. This is actually the second round of covering.
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This last round of covering was done in approximately 1990. It was looking rough. I had read an article about decoupaging with yarn labels recently and the idea struck to use the pile of yarn labels I had accumulated over the years to spruce this cedar chest up.
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Cedar is a natural moth repellent. Many older homes have cedar closets. My Grandparents home had one.
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It was fun applying each label to the chest. I thought about each of the projects knit with the different yarns. It made me so happy.
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I had enough labels to cover the front side completely. I will continue to collect yarn labels and finish the sides and back in the future.
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Jimmy and I have embarked on minimizing our stuff. I have stuff I have moved 5+ times over the last 15+ years. Some of it hasn't been touched since it was brought into the house. I am ready to purge stuff including yarn. I intend to downsize my yarn stash to fit into this cedar chest. I have some thoughts on how I will de-stash most of what I don't intend to use, which will include gifting and perhaps selling.
3 comments:
That came out so cool! I love it!
Thanks Ria.... I will get some dried pics of the front very soon.
well that's about the cleverest idea i have seen in a while,have you collected any vintage lables yet, that would be cool too, I am having fun here I at you blog today so much to see, thanks for sharing ,,Tink
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