Quick and [really] Dirty

A quick little project that turned out nice.  Found this grubby, sad little wooden carry-all.  I brought it home with me, originally intending to use it in the garden to carry my tools around.  But the more I looked at it, the more I thought it would be fun to try cleaning it up.  I've been meaning to test my stenciling skills as well, for some larger projects.  So it would be a win-win. 

I scrubbed the box, inside and out, and sanded down the old paint.  I used a satin spray paint in a cheery yellow - only one coat - and kinda missed some areas on purpose.  After this dried, I attacked it with some medium grit sandpaper.  I chose a simple stencil design and placed it on both sides in a pretty green color.

I'm very happy with the results.  This definately won't go to the garden!  Now...on to bigger stencil projects!