What are you talking about? I ALWAYS picninc with porcelain plates and cups! j/k It looks SOOO good! I love crafting, it makes me feel like I have some sort of ability to contribute to the world.:)
well...i do dare say, my friend...that that turned out FANTABULOUS! sooooo classy! (btw target has an all white line of plastic bowls, plates, and cups. i use them for everyday stuff at home but it would look SWEET with you picnic basket!) man i wish we could live closer so we could do some fun stuff together!
wow you go girl. ive gotta try that. thanks for all your thrifty fun ideas. i love checking into your blog and finding new ways to be more creative. I love seeing you get back into a groove and enjoying some Larissa time. Yeah.
I am in awe of you! HOW do you do all that you do? I envy your drive and creativity. Larissa that is the cutest basket that I have ever seen! I love it!
Finished my other Before and After yesterday. Again, there is nothing that spray paint can't enhance and cute-ify (totally a word). I got this picnic basket from my mother-in-law a couple of weeks ago and had it hanging out in the basement, when I saw two really cute posts on V & Co--one about spray painting baskets and the other about making a fabric covering for the lid.
So like I said in my last post...I morphed the two ideas and came up with a pretty little picnic basket...which I am sure my masculine hubby would love to tote around...oh well he will have to do it anyway.
So we started with this:
[Image] A cute basket, but lots of cuter potential.
Like I said I used a semi-gloss spray paint in black and covered the entire thing (in several coats). The next day I took some old material, cut it out in the shape of the lid. Next I covered the lid in batting because I didn't have any thinner padding, which was a little more difficult. I secured that with spray adhesive. Then I hot glued the fabric in place, using the hot glue underneath the lip of the basket.
And yeah...all done...well okay, I would like to sew a lining to put inside of the basket but that will be quite awhile. But for now this is how it looks...
[Image]not too shabby. ps I don't normally picnic with porcelain plates and decorative pillows...but it makes a pretty picture.
posted by Larissa@Just Another Day in Paradise at 10:40 AM on Jun 17, 2009
"Easy Picnic Basket Makeover"
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What are you talking about? I ALWAYS picninc with porcelain plates and cups! j/k It looks SOOO good! I love crafting, it makes me feel like I have some sort of ability to contribute to the world.:)
June 17, 2009 at 1:38 PM
well...i do dare say, my friend...that that turned out FANTABULOUS! sooooo classy!
(btw target has an all white line of plastic bowls, plates, and cups. i use them for everyday stuff at home but it would look SWEET with you picnic basket!)
man i wish we could live closer so we could do some fun stuff together!
June 17, 2009 at 1:39 PM
WOW! Larissa, that's one of the best yet. So amazingly cute!!
June 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM
well, now, that is just dang cute. wanna come to texas and help me?
June 17, 2009 at 8:33 PM
wow you go girl. ive gotta try that. thanks for all your thrifty fun ideas. i love checking into your blog and finding new ways to be more creative. I love seeing you get back into a groove and enjoying some Larissa time. Yeah.
June 17, 2009 at 10:36 PM
I am in awe of you! HOW do you do all that you do? I envy your drive and creativity. Larissa that is the cutest basket that I have ever seen! I love it!
June 18, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Great before & after. Love the basket amazing job! But would we expect anything less.
June 18, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Looks great! Love your style!
June 19, 2009 at 7:05 PM
WOW. You are TOO creative! I'm jealous! I want to make pretty things too! And how on Earth do you do it as a mom of 3?! You are amazing!
June 20, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Thats really cute. So crafty!
June 21, 2009 at 8:44 PM