Post #76682 by laney on Wed, Feb 18, 2004 12:13 PM

Well, idea thief that is.

I stole this idea from Trader Pup. He has a little treasure chest in his waterfall by the pool. One day I see this chest at an estate sale and ask "how much" The lady wanted like $50.00. It was in bad shape but she said they are very rare and the inside could be fixed. I told them I only wanted it for outside and offered $5.00 and the guy behind her said "sold!" Since then I've seen these "hope chests" at antique shops for several hundred dollars. They are really old. The top is rounded and the sides are stamped metal (I haven't tried to polish anything) Oh well...

So I filled it with dirt, put two of my, more rare, cycads in there, sprayed some "weed stop" and rocks gold and there it is. The best part about it is when I'm having one of those bad garage saleing days where you don't find anything, I'll ususally find something cheap for the chest (like the goblets and the pirate cap gun) It cheers me up. There are also memories in there like some beads from me and my best friends trip to Mardi Gras, my "Clamming Tiara" from a Martha's Vineyard trip, and shells gathered on Turcs and Cacos and hauled through a customs inspection.

There is also something I was able to talk a friend into stealing from an actual tiki restaurant. Those that know me know I try to get people to steal stuff when I get even a little tipsy (see sometimes it works). I don't even know why I wanted this thing but it has been with me for years and even moved with me.

The lights are solar lights, two are red and the one in the chest is gold. It is beautiful in the evening when the lights ripple on the water.

Thanks TP for being so creative, Laney

Anyone else have confessions?

Can you see the gold tiki?

With the Treasure Chest and my mermaid, my yard is slowly becomming quite a cheese fest!

[ Edited by: laney on 2004-02-18 12:13 ]

[ Edited by: laney on 2004-02-18 12:17 ]