Farm Fresh Wooden Tote
Turn a plain wooden tote into a wonderful gift or piece of home décor!
Designed by Miranda Urry
Material List
- Cricut Expression® Personal Electronic Cutter
- Cricut® Freshly Picked Cartridge
- Cricut Cuttables Vinyl: Cotton, Chocolate
- Cricut Cuttables Vinyl Transfer Tape
- Wooden Tote (9-inch x 7½-inch x 7-inch)
- Acrylic Paint: Light Green, Medium Green, Red
- Paintbrush
- Painters’ Tape
- Stencil Paper
- Stencil Brush
- Sandpaper
- Ruler
- Burlap
- Scissors
Project Instructions
Step: 1
Paint tote using light green paint. Let dry. Use ruler to mark 1-inch stripes around tote. Tape off alternating stripes. Paint exposed areas using medium green paint. Remove painters’ tape and let dry. Distress entire tote using sandpaper.
Step: 2
Cut farm fresh: Using Freshly Picked cartridge and Cotton vinyl, select Words feature and cut one 2¼-inch <4Sale>. Repeat cut using Chocolate vinyl. Use transfer tape to layer phrase on tote as shown.
Step: 3
Stencil apples: Using stencil paper, select Seeds feature and cut two 5¼-inch <Apple>. Using stencil paper, select Seeds feature and cut one 6½-inch <Apple>. Cut two 18-inch x 3-inch strips of burlap. Arrange apple stencils on center of one burlap strip. Stencil apples on burlap using red paint. Let dry. Tie burlap strips around tote as shown.
Step: 4
Tie strips of burlap around handle as shown.
Tips
Use photo as a guide and follow manufacturer’s instructions for all products used.
