Happy Monday!
Our guest bathroom used to be yellow and navy and I had a hard time finding a wastebasket that I liked. I finally picked up a plain white plastic one for about $3 or $4 dollars and called it a day. The bathroom is now decorated in earth tones and I really wanted to replace the white waste basket.
I love natural fibers and fabrics…burlap, jute, linens, etc. I really liked the idea of a natural fiber basket, but I didn’t like the price. I decided I could figure out a way to update the one I had. Here’s a picture of the plastic wastebasket before I transformed it.
I decided that I would wrap it in jute, but I didn’t want any of the white showing. I gave it a quick coat of oil rubbed bronze spray paint. I gave the inside a few light coats, but only gave the outside one coat. It didn’t need to be thoroughly covered.
I started wrapping it from the bottom…adding about a six inch strip of hot glue at a time. The glue dried very quickly on the plastic, so I had to work fast.
About 45 minutes into the project, I was wishing I had used thick rope instead of twine!!
I persevered…gluing and wrapping, gluing and wrapping. It took about an hour and a half, but it was so worth it! I love how it turned out. In hindsight, I would have started wrapping at the top. It wasn’t quite even when I got to the top, so it was difficult to get it all covered without overlapping.
I used nearly an entire ball of twine and about 4 glue sticks. The total cost of the project was about $8. Not bad considering most of the baskets that I liked were $15 or so, and I already had everything I needed to complete the project.
I hope ya’ll have a wonderful week!! I’ll be back tomorrow with a new recipe!
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Hi Jennifer, What a great project. I love it! Thank you so much for sharing this on Fabulous Friday at Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust. Please do come back again next Friday.
Warmly, Michelle
Wonderful project! Thanks for linking up over at Craft Junkie Too — it is one of our Featured Favorites this week:)
Here is the link ot check it out and you can grab the featured me button if you would like.
Thanks and have a great week-end!
Tracy
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Thank you for the feature!! I will definitely grab a button!
What a cool idea. I will be featuring it tonight at my Winter Blues Wednesday party at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks so much.
Thank you for featuring my post!!
Very cool idea. I’ve totally seen these sorts of wastebaskets around, and you’re right: they ARE pricey. Good job! Thanks for linking up to I Made It! Monday. Can’t wait to see what you have to share this next week.
I love it when unexpected things are made pretty. Details like these are my favorite!
It gives it a whole new look. I’m gonna have to find something to wrap with jute. Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
What a great idea!! Thank you for sharing it at Sharing Saturday! Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer, I love this solution to dress up the plain and make it custom and unique! Thanks so much for sharing! I am sharing this on my FB page today!
What a beautiful waste basket. I never would have thought to wrap a waste basked with jute. I just LOVE this and I think I will be making a wastebasket like this. Thanks so much for coming up with this idea and sharing it!
What a fantastic idea! I found you on Delightfully Inspiring and I’m now following you. I would appreciate it if you could do the same.
I have been obsessed with twine and jute lately!! this turned out fantastic!!
this is such a great idea, I am inspired.
Pottery Barn, watch out!!
Thanks for sharing.
Michele
Jennifer,
What a great idea! It makes it look so different and beautiful! I love it. ~ Megan
Great transformation!
Oh!! LOVE this! What an incredible idea! The texture just makes this project fabulous! Who doesn’t love a pretty wastebasket!
I wrap everything in jute…why have I never thought of doing a wastebasket?? genius! It looks great!
This is awesome! Great tutorial
Visiting from Delightful Order!
-Jazmine
Keepitkrafty.blogspot.com
Your waste basket turned out great! I admire your patience!
I’m now following you too!
Thanks,
Jill
http://www.zazzypeacockstudios.blogspot.com
New Follower from the Thrifty Thursday Hop! I love this idea of wrapping the trash can. I have wrapped several wine bottle, but never thought to wrap other things. Be Blessed & Follow Back
Great updo! I’m your newest linky follower!
I love this! Your patience really paid off. Thanks for following me on Linky via the Linky Hop! I am following you on Linky now too.
Love the look. Great texture.
not sure about placing the cross above the toilet.
i think it’s not the best feng shui…
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I am actually coming to your site re. the FOLLOWER linky blog hop, and am following you !
Will you follow me back?? Thank you so much when you do.
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Anyhow, use this link both to FOLLOW and to PARTY:
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Hope to seeing you around!!
Have a happy, creative day!
Great idea. Thanks for sponsoring the give-a-way this week. It would be funny if you won your own give-a-way
Smart idea! I’m looking forward to trying this.
You know I saw Genevieve Gorder do something like that with twine, I think she wrapped it around a lamp shade and I loved the idea then just as much as I love it over a trash can!! And that cross…UH-mazing!!! Love it!
Wow ! Totally loving this!! Great idea!
Love it Jennifer…great job and a great idea!
This is great. Nice wastebaskets that are not an arm and a leg in cost are always so hard to find. Found you via Marvelously Messy.
They are!! It’s hard to believe something you are going to throw trash in can cost so much!
Love it!
The waste basket and bathroom look amazing! I especially like the cross you picked out
You did a great job and are so creative!
Thanks, Kim!! I found the cross when I went to Canton. I had to find somewhere to put it, so I wouldn’t be worried about someone bumping into it.
I am from the blog hop. I am following you on Linky would you follow back. Pat
Thanks for stopping by. I am following you now, too!
Love this! Thanks for stating that you wished you would have used rope. Found you at Make the Scene Monday, Alderberry Hill
The rope would have made things go much faster, but I love the look of the jute.
This is awesome! I have just the wastebasket to do this to… I think my craft list just got longer! Great idea!
Have fun! My list never seems to end!
I think it turned out awesome! But… that is a LOT of wrapping!!
Returning the Linky love from Happy Hour Projects. Thanks for coming by!
Adrianne
http://www.happyhourprojects.com
This looks great — good idea to paint it dark beforehand! I would love it if you would come link up with Busy Monday (open Monday through Thursdays) at A Pinch of Joy, a linky party for ideas that make life better, easier and more fun!
Linking up and adding your button to my party page. Thanks for the invite!
Great idea ,I will have to try this
Thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays 
This turned out so great! I would say it was well worth your effort
I just started a brand new themed link party just for rustic or shabby chic crafts and decor projects. I would love to have you share this – http://rustic-crafts.com/?p=5388
Hi Renee, I’ll visit your party and add your button to my site. Thanks!!
Looks great!!! Definitely better than white plastic…
What a great idea!! I think I might do this! It turned out great, thanks for the tutorial!