I had alot of mdf boards laying around so I used those for my pickets (1 1/2 inches wide). I cut the pickets to 13 inches (need 11 total). Then I made a paper template of how I wanted the point of each picket and traced those onto the 11 pickets and cut.
The base of the fence is also mdf, 18 3/4 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick. You also need 2 pieces of lattice wood 17 inches in length.
Once I had all the wood cut, I used Gorilla wood glue and glued the side of each picket together, making sure the bottom of each picket was even with the previous picket. Once I glued 11 pickets together I used blue painters tape to really hold it together. Then I glued on the 2 pieces of lattice wood and taped them down.
I let it dry over night and glued the pickets to the base board.
I then spray painted it brown (haphazardly) and let dry. Then I used Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze (Hobby Lobby) to cover up the entire fence, front and back.
Once dried I lightly took sand paper to a few parts so the brown would show through a bit.
I cut out an initial with my Cameo and lightly used a pencil to trace the outline of the letter, then hand painted the letter with white paint.
The bunting is made from some fabric attached to seam binding tape.
I liked it so much I made one for a friend as well! For the second one, I left the mdf pickets white before painting with the Blue Ocean Breeze.
Click here for the inspiration & tutorial from Oopsey Daisy.
Thank you for looking!
This post is linked up with Made By You Monday by Skip to my Lou.
After reading this post, I thought all those beautiful and classy fences are all natural wood. This type of alternative fencing material can really help save our environment. Especially Privacy Fences.
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Lesson--don't overlook something dated or plain at the thrift store. Sometimes all they need is a little freshening up to give them a new lease on life. local fence installers
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