Barbara Pagani's Tresor Cache 101

 This is such a beautiful piece that I don't think I could sell it. It will look fantastic in my country style kitchen. It is missing the lid so I am on the look out for a replacement. I took it all apart and cleaned it and will test that it works tomorrow. I came across a metal topper which I painted with black alcohol ink to fit on top.

Here is what I do with the ornaments that have survived over the years. I hang them in my chandelier out of reach from little hands.  Some of these belonged to my Great Grandmother Meta Forbes Crompton 

 Here are some of the rescued rejects from my alcohol inks pile. I outlined the parts I liked with black and then white to give it some depth and dried like enamels. Once dry, I coated them with Glossy accent. I have another batch ready for some resin that needs to be used up.

 My friend broke her mom's antique lamp. It was beautiful and only the top part got damaged and she asked if I wanted it. I thought I would be able to fix it but it would have been an intense labor of love to put all the pieces back together. I saw some lamp shades another friend was selling and immediately knew one of them would be good replacement.  It was a light brown so I painted it with alcohol inks. Here is the final result.

  There are 12 gold. 1 of the seems older and pretty see through. This is most likely not the original box. The plastic is worn and spotted from tape and age. I will leave it to the purchaser to fix it up as these are delicate.  This will be packed carefully. These are not new and possibly have old snow spray and rust on the wire and possibly crackled paint but not broken. There are 6 gold and bigger than the other sets. 1 is the crown is off and the top chipped. 1 the crown is loose. This is most likely not the original box which does not have any advertising on it. These are not new and possibly have old snow spray and rust on the wire and possibly crackled