"B" is for Bins (Part 2)

Kiss, Hug and Love
(Or a continuation from yesterday's post on bins.)

Simple Valentine's decorations.

Curious about the burlap mantel cover click here.

Here's how I made the bins:

The before:

And the after:

I painted one thick coat of Behr Off White satin finish:

Painted the words on using stencils, first red paint then brown.  Sanded with 120 grit, applied Minwax special walnut and sealed with clear satin poly.

For the 'flowers', I know they look nothing like any real flowers but they sure are pretty.

Here's how I made the flowers:
(Martha also has a good tutorial here.)

Stack 6 coffee filters
Flatten and start folding back and forth like a fan.

Add some wire in the middle to hold the folds.

Pull up each layer of filter towards the middle, alternating sides.

And you have a 'flower'.

In total I made 14 flowers, super fast and easy touch.

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