For the LOVE of Baskets

I LOVE baskets and I’m sure most of you do too.  And what I LOVE even more is when you can take a 1/2 bushel basket that looked like this……

…….and transform it into this!

I stained the baskets with a vinegar and steel wool solution which you can read about here.  However, I sprayed the baskets with a garden hose after I applied the solution because it does stink.  Then I let them dry in the sun.  I really like how they turned out using this solution and I would use it again. 

I Mod-Podged two different graphics from The Graphic Fairy on the front of each basket. 

The picnic basket you see below also got a new look……

….to this. 

To achieve this look, I first spray painted the entire basket white.  Next, I applied a dark wax and then dry brushed a light and dark gray on it.    Again I used another graphic from The Graphic Fairy.   Except this time instead of using paper I printed this one on the fabric.  I then Mod-Podged it to the front. 

I’m so glad that baskets are making a come back!  These are only a few of the baskets that I brought into the garage from the shed.

  And to think while I was out thrifting today, I picked up three more! 

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Gail

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