Congratulations to Christine Dunn of Springfield for her creative conversion of a recycled crib to a patriotic tree swing! This creative project took 2-3 days from start to finish. Christine is the grand prize winner of our first annual DIY Contest and she won a custom Bathroom Vanity top from Arizona Tile Company!
Here’s the How-to!
Materials:
Crib- found Free roadside w
2 Crib mattresses- free (one came with the bed, the other a friend gave me)
White paint- Rust-Oleum- $10
2 American flags- free after rebate
Ribbon, Velcro, and thread- $5.00
Decorative pillow- $10
Chains- $20
4 Snap Hooks- $10
Crib sheets- $10
Total cost: $65
Directions:
1. Cut the legs off the crib right at the base.
2. Sand, if needed. I had to sand because there was a lot of dents.
3. Paint. I chose the Rust-Oleum white(in a can) because it gave the crib a fresh look and it needed to be covered well to protect the elements. I painted all of the wood and some of the metal.
4. Repeat painting. I put three coats on mine.
5. While the paint was drying, I sewed the two flags together, leaving one end open. I slid the one crib mattress inside and sewed on velcro and ribbon to secure the edge.
6. I placed the crib sheet on the other and assembled the swing.
7. Hanging it was a challenge, but we figured out that if we hang one chain with a snap hook at the back of the crib, hung over a branch, and then secured it with another snap hook at the front of the crib it would hold it best. Her daughter is testing out the swing in this picture!
We will run another DIY contest again and you can refer to our handy flier with 3 DIY Ideas to get started!
Thank you to all of our DIY entries and our featured entries are archived here on our Resource Index under DIY!.
