I cannot describe how thrilled I am about this project!
Our little girl recently graduated into a toddler bed, which left our crib with no use :(
(Because, knock on wood, we're done having kids).
So! I decided that instead of getting rid of the crib or having it sit in the garage for years and years, I would repurpose it's different parts into different projects!
And this is the first one :)
So firstly, you need the springy thing that goes under the mattress!
And then you need to take these little doohickeys off each corner.
Next, you must acquire a roll of burlap (or any fabric really, I think it would look cute either way)
Then! Begin wrapping the burlap (or fabric) around the edge of the springy thing. You can wrap as loosely or as tightly as you like, I just prefer not to see any of the metal.
So I wrapped and wrapped and wrapped (seriously, I wrapped for probably close to an hour) until I came to the end of my burlap.
My roll of burlap failed me. By five inches.
FIVE INCHES!!
In a panic, I searched for any type of crafty anything that could fill that five inch void.
And I just happened to have a couple of black cotton fat quarters on hand!
Let me just clarify really quickly, that I NEVER thought that I would be "that" craft lady who could finish a project with things that she "had on hand". But I guess I've just leveled up from my amateur crafter status ;)
Anyways! I fashioned my two fat quarters into a bow :) which sat nicely on the corner and the black just happens to match my collages of black picture frames and wall decor in the living room! Double bonus!
Small clothespins to hang pictures, and of course my pictures.
I think the hardest part of this project was deciding which pictures I wanted to hang!
