Rustic Initial Crate

Love this old crate I found at a yard sale for $5...had to snag it and glad I did because the friend of the seller had her eye on it too...too late!

I knew right away that I wanted it to be a simple project involving burlap and white paint.

I dry brushed it (which took seconds) with antique white colored acrylic paint.

Burlap ribbon can be found at any craft or hobby shop now, but it is in demand, and I had to ask the employee for this...luckily, she found more in the back for me..it is 6" ribbon, makes a great table runner too!

Thennn...had one of my BFF's, Misty*(see below), use her Cricut to make me this awesome stencil of a cursive "L".....I love how it turned out!!!  Used black acrylic paint and a stenciling brush to apply it....IT'S TRUE!!!

Ok, so here is the finished product...such a simple project but I love it!!!

It'll be perfect to change for the seasons, can't wait to fill it with pumpkins & gourds soon!!

Tiff the Midwest Mess

*If anyone's wonderin' about Misty, she is the awesomest RAD/Surgery tech & she is an amazin' crafter in her spare time....she is a master "etcher" so if ya need anything etched for special occasion, LMK...It's true!