Basket-O-Blankets

Hey guys!  I stepped away from my massive project today to share with you a super cute idea for throw blankets.  We love throw blankets at the Turner household but I have been hiding them because the ones we had matched the colors of our old house.  So, my mission after Christmas was to come up with a decorative way to leave our blankets out....and here's what I came up with....

I started with this $4.00 basket from Target...

and these $9.00 blankets also from Target (btw...these are the softest blankets EVER:).

Here are the supplies I used (all purchased at Hobby Lobby ON SALE).

Some of these supplies are for another tutorial I'll share with you soon.

I painted the two wooden accent pieces with Rust-oleum Heirloom White and the wooden plaque with Rust-oleum Slate Blue (just discovered the Slate Blue and it is a new FAV).

Next, I sanded the edges and corners with my 3M sanding block

I then hot glued the 2 wooden accents at the ends of the wooden plaque...

and drilled two holes at the top.

I used my cricut to stencil the letters (don't have a picture of me actually doing this..sorry).  I used the George and Basic Shapes cartridge and dry brushed the letters with Lamp (Ebony) Black acrylic paint.

Ralph also stopped by....paint on and wipe off.

Next, I used 1ply jute twine and thread it through the holes and around the top of the basket.

I secured with knots

and cut off the excess twine.

Simple and Done:)

I love that this idea can be used in so many ways...

like in a bathroom for towels...

or as a baby shower gift filled with baby blankets and towels.  Stencil the baby's name on the sign and it could be used as a decorative basket for toy storage later:)

Like the cute clips???  Check back soon for a tutorial on those as well:)

~Ashley