New shop on Etsy.com "Raecycled Art by Raette"

I have always been obsessed with garbage. What I mean is I don't like it. I think of all that garbage sitting in a landfill and it almost makes me nuts. I am not nuts enough to keep my garbage, and I am not a trash hoarder by any means. I do however get inspired to create things out of what some would call junk.
Some of it I sell, some I refurbish and keep. Either way, those I sell, I will list automatically on etsy, and those I keep I will post here on my blog, just because I love to share about my current projects.

My shop on etsy is called "Raecycled Art by Raette" I will not be posting paintings on Etsy unless it falls under the raecycled category. Here's a link:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/raette

Last night I got a wild hair to refurbish this old trunk that I found at a garage sale about 6 years ago. It's been sitting in my room storing blankets. I've been pondering how to raecycle it and finally it hit me. This is what I did to it last night

trunk before

I think I still want to do something with the hardware on the trunk. It's pretty tarnished. Perhaps a little polish will do it. When I do finish it completely I'll post it. If and when.

Supplies Ready

getting started

finished trunk

Trunk Close-Up