DIY Rustic Basket from a Crate

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Do you ever look at something an know it should be something else? It just has a different purpose in life. The other day I was in my craft shop trying to figure out some Easter decor ideas for my house. I knew I wanted to make some moss covered eggs, but I needed something to set them in. This little crate just screamed out of my pile of “Junk”, I mean treasures, begging to be used. But instead of leaving the crate be the crate I decided to give him new life by turning him into a cute rustic basket. Find the tutorial on how I made this little gem by clicking on the link!

Difficulty	Cost	Time	Age	Person	Event
Moderate	$1 to $25	30 Minutes	25-50 50+	Grandmother Grown Up Best Friend Mother Woman	Decorate

Inspired From:

Live Randomly Simple

You Will Need...

crate
wood
spray paint
briwax
rusty wire
drill
miter saw

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Give everything a nice coat of white spray paint. Once its dry hit it with Briwax to give it a rustic look. Then using a heavy duty staple gun nail the sides {t1 11 wood} onto the crate.
Step 2

Once you have it together you need to add some wire to the top. I used rusty wire giving it a perfect finishing touch. I curled the ends to hold the wire in place!
Step 3

To finish it off I made some moss covered Easter eggs to sit in the basket just in time for Easter! Then I can take it out and redecorate the basket as the season changes!!
Make sure you stop by my blog for more details on how this basket came to be!