from rags to riches

A lady called me today, her name is Valerie, she owns a fine art studio on Main Street in our small town. She had been looking at my Etsy site and called to ask about me painting on some furniture, such as small tables, small blanket trunks, etc; she thought they would sell in her studio. I'm going to have to think about this. Anyway, we have several antique stores on Main Street and a couple of wonderful thrift stores. One of Valerie's shop neighbors happens to own an antique store and knows the best auction house to buy from. Valerie told me I wouldn't have to buy the best pieces, which are more expensive but I could buy the lesser, more run down piece and make a treasure out of it. That gave me a chuckle, all this from looking at my Etsy shop. Well here is a trash to treasure piece I wanted to share with you. I found this vintage Sears suitcase at one of those thrift stores on Main Street. I primed it and painted it with this sweet Terrye French design. I added a snowman face, key and tag to the homespun wrapped handle. I can see this "Keeper of the Mittens" holding warm winter mittens and hats. Or maybe a place to store prized ornaments. Do you recognize this suitcase from the previous post? Click on the picture to see a close up view of it.