Vintage Town, Rush Hour

If we think of the traffic today on the rush hour in our city we imagine the modern era cars, motorcycles, bicycles, the red light, the noise, the horns, the people crossing and the traffic police, right? 

Now let’s think about the same rush hour but two centuries ago back in the 1800's, how would it look like? That's what I did and I pictured this: 

Nice and elegant horse-driven carriages, fancy bicycles, people in formal wear and of course a much more smooth traffic.

The box was a very old tobacco box I had and it needed some repair but unfortunately I do not have pictures of the box before. Basically I repaired it, painted the inside and outside in black color, the lid top in golden brown color to imitate the sepia color of an old picture and then decoupage the images.   For the standard decoupage process we follow, please click here. 

I enjoyed putting this box together and when I planned it, I wanted to do it suitable for a father's day gift, so I chose the colors and the images according to that.

I think dad would love this gift and even more accompanying it with an old style watch and a greeting card. I am going to make a nice card and will show it to you very soon.

Besides the main scene on the lid I also decorated the box with labels of services offered in town, like carriage services and a Hotel.

 

The inside of the box had an old fabric, so I replaced with a new one, in same black color. 

I got the images from my Dover Publication books, the carriages, the people and the bicycle from an early advertisement’s book and the block of buildings from another book of Architecture and they were all painted in the same color as the background to trick the eye.

On this decoupage project we used the traditional procedure we follow in our workshop, and you can read it here.   The basic materials are the wood box, the vintage prints, acrylic colors, glue and varnish, varnish & more varnish.   

Here is a close up of the town scene. 

I would have loved to live in a town like this back in those days, I would have gone crazy shopping in all the stores from those buildings behind and wear those beautiful long dresses the ladies used to wear.   Oh I love the fashion of those days.    What do you think?  

But this one is a box for dad.  Very masculine, no Ladies' dresses on it.   hehehe.  

Every week we have the honor and pleasure to participate and share our projects in awesome parties, please visit them and see what talented artists and crafters are creating.  They are not in a particular order, just from the oldest I found till the newest:

Monday:   

Brag Monday @ The graphics Fairy  
Vintage style link party @ Debbiedoo's 

Market yourself @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff  
Link party @ The Girl Creative 

Making Monday marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T.  
Boggieboard Cottage @ Masterpiece Monday 

Mod Mix Monday @ Mod Vintage Life  
Meet me Monday @ You're Talking Too Much

Calling All Crafters Monday @ All Things Fee  
CraftOmaniac Monday @ CraftO Maniac 

More the Merrier Monday @ DIY Home Sweet Home  
Make-it-Yourself Monday @ An Original belle 

Amaze me Monday @  Dittle Dattle

Tuesday:

Get your craft on @ Today'screative blog 
Knick of Time tuesday @ Knick of Time 

Tell it to me Tuesday @ Creatively Living 
Tutorials & Tips Link Party @ Home Stories A2Z  

Cowgirl up Linky Party @ Cedar Hill Ranch 
Tuesday’s Treasures @ My UnCommon Slice of Suburbia

Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday @ Kammy's Korner 
Be inspired link party @ Elizabeth & Co

Coastal Charm @ Nifty Thrifty Tuesday 
Domestically Speaking @ Power of Paint Party 

Take the Time to Challenge @ Raising 4 Princesses 
Turning the Daunting into the Do-Able @ Project Queen

One project at a Time @ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Linking Pary @ Passionately Artistic

Take a look Tuesday @ SugarBee crafts 
Open Call Tuesdays @ Salt Tree
Show me what you got @ Our DelightfulHome
Under 300 Followers Blog Hop @ Pinkapotamus   

Wednesday:

Wow us Wednesdays @ Savvysouthern style 
Primp your stuff Wednesday @ Primp

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm 
Share the love @ Very Merry Vintage Style

It's a Party @ DIY by Design 
Whatever goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts 

What is it Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants 
Whatever you want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things for You

Wicked Awesome Wednesday @ Handy man, crafty woman 
Show & Share @ Southern Lovely 

Show and Tell @ SNAP 
It's a Party @ CreativePrincess
Wildly Original Round Up @ I Gotta Create
What We Wore and Made Wednesdays @ Rae Gun Ramblings 
Time for a Party @ Fine Craft Guild   

Thursday:

Catch as Catch Can @ MyRepurposed life 
Open House Party @ No MinimalistHere

Vintage Inspiration @ Common Ground 
Hookin' up with @ House of Hepworths

Time Travel Thrusday @ Brambleberry Cottage 
20 Below Thrusday @ Cristinas Adventures

Home and Garden Thrusday @ A Delightsome Life 
Made you Look @ Maid in a Day 

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From my front porch to yours 
Thrifty Thursday @ Saved byLove Creations

Show off your stuff party @ Fireflies and Jellybeans

Friday:

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest 
Weekend Bloggy Reading @ Serenity Now 

Inspirational Friday @ At the picket Fence 
Do something Crafty @ See Vanessa Craft

Friday feature @ Redoux Interiors 
Once upon a Weekend @ Family Ever After

Friday Fun Party @ Craftionary 
Finished Lit and Laundry for Friday @ Lit and Laundry

Feature yourself Friday @ Finger Prints on the Fridge 
Look at Me I'm so Crafty @  Fun to Craft

It's a Hodgepodge Friday @ It's a Hodgepodge life 
Friday Flair @ WhipperBerry

Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff& Nonsense 
Simply Link Party @ SimplyDesigning

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage  

Happy Hour Friday @ Happy Hour Projects 
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home  

Saturday:

Spotlight Saturday @ Classy Clutter 
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different act Normal

Site Nite special @  Funky Junk Interiors 
Get schooled Saturday @ Too much time on my hands

Scrappy Saturday @ CandaceCreations
Weekend Wrap Up Party @ Tatertots & Jello

Check me out Saturday @ Iam only 1 Woman 
Serenity Saturday @ - Serenity You

Saturday Seven Party @ Positively Splendid 
Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters' Stuff
Saturday Showcase @ Bowdabra Blog
 

Sunday:

What's Your Sunday's Best! @ My 1929 Charmer 
Weekend features @ Sisters of the Wild West

Simply Klassic Sunday @ Simply Klassic Home 
Sundae Scoop @ I (Heart)Nap Time

DIY Project Parade @ DIY showoff 
The Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table andDreaming 

Creative Bloggers's Party & Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things 

Thank you very much for reading us,

Erika