Vintage Washboard Spiff Up – Met Monday & Making It For Monday #3

It that time again – Metamorphosis Monday and Make It For Monday!   I have no shortage of projects going on right now.  Ahhhhh -  Tis the season!

A week or so ago, I bought myself a little gift.  I posted about my new Cricut here.  Which, incidentally, I keep referring to as a cry-cut instead of cricket.    Maybe they should have spelled it “crickut” and I would get it.  Whatever.

So I’ve been playing with it.  Mostly wasting cheap paper.  I also decided to try some contact paper (free since I already had it here) instead of using the expensive vinyl that they sell expressly for the Cricut (expensive!  2 – 12x24 sheets $9.99).  

After playing with some of the settings, the contact paper worked well!  And it sticks well too!

So I decided to spiff up an old washboard.  You can get these a dime a dozen at antique malls. 

Before….

After cleaning with a damp cloth, I decided to whitewash it.  A little white paint, some water and and old sock.

I liked it but thought I would whitewash the glass too.   Easier than taking it out of all the ridges around the wood.

  Added some lettering from the Cricut and ta-da!

One other thing with the Cricut is that the cartridges are really expensive.   I‘ve read somewhere that there is a program that will work with the Cricut and you can use all the fonts you have on your computer.  I’ll have to look into that.

Thanks for visiting and don’t forget to stop by Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch and Make It For Monday at Cottage Instincts.  Always interesting Stuff.