Old Crib into Christmas Decoration

Driving down the road the other day, I noticed two old cribs sitting on the curb.

Not sure if they were for sale or what, I just passed them by. 

They were still there when I drove by that night.

And again the next day, with a FREE sign on them. 

Already  having an old crib sitting out back of my shed, (That I have NO idea what to do with)

I wasn't sure if I should grab these up, so I passed em by yet again.

 

Couldn't help myself when late that night, I saw they were still sitting there. So I loaded them up in the van and brought them home, certain I could come up with something to do with them. 

And I am happy with the one project I made with the headboard of the crib.

I painted the entire center of the board with a burgundy paint. No sanding, no priming, which made me happy.  I did two coats.

I cut words with my cricut. I intended to use them as a stencil, and peel them off. But I love the way they looked just at they were, so I left them on as stickers. 

And the best part, since I was originally using them as stencils, I used $2.00 shelf liner instead of vinyl.

I sealed it with 2 coats of Mod Podge, and I intend to do 2 more thin coats.

 

I used black paint on the edges,
I just used a rag to wipe it on, leaving some spots thicker and some spots lighter.

I love how it turned out. :)