A Delightful Damask Bucket Makeover

$5
30 Minutes
Easy
There's nothing quite like damask to add a touch of drama and elegance to any setting. These delightful little buckets were super easy to make and cost next to nothing.
All you need is damask wrapping paper, cheap galvanized buckets, chalk, ribbon, beads and Mod Podge.
Use the chalk and draw along the top and bottom edges of the bucket. Draw a small line on the bottom of the bucket.
Place the bucket on it's side where the small line is and carefully but firmly roll the bucket on the wrapping paper to create a template. Just make sure that you go all the way around.
Cut out the template using the chalk marks as a guideline and glue the wrapping paper onto the bucket. I added some ribbon to tidy up the edges and sealed the wrapping paper with outdoor Mod Podge.
Thread some pretty plastic beads onto a bit of wire for the handles and they're all done.
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Michelle Leslie
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  • Bettypiahana Bettypiahana on Aug 05, 2016
    How did you get a tidy wrap around since the top of the bucket is wider than the bottom?
  • Estelle Estelle on Aug 05, 2016
    Wine corks. We have bags full. What can we do with them?
  • Donna Simmons Donna Simmons on Aug 06, 2016
    Is that a real car or dog in your photo @ it's really cute
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  • Jo Ann Jo Ann on Sep 14, 2016
    I always throw things away, but not anymore, thanks it's beautiful
  • Chris Chris on Jan 12, 2017
    Thank you so much for your tutorial. I have a little trash basket I wanted to cover and did not know how to make the template. I really like the way you finished it with the ribbon. Your project is beautiful.
    • Michelle Leslie Michelle Leslie on Jan 13, 2017
      I'm so glad it helped and thank you very much for your lovely comment
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