Here is how I gave a vintage crate a little Irish!

First I began with a vintage Breakstone's cream cheese box I had laying around. 

Not a bad thing since this crate was found in a dumpster, was damaged and I had to glue it back together. 

I wanted to decoupage this pretty green plaid fabric onto one side of the crate.

I used Fusion Ultra Grip and painted on 2 coats to the side of the crate. 

A little bit of this product goes a long way!

I let each layer dry in between coats. 

When the Ultra Grip coats were dry I cut a piece of fabric the size I needed. 

Then using an iron with a piece of parchment paper over the fabric, I ironed the fabric to the box. 

You can see how I used it on this organizer project too.

 

Once the fabric was attached I drilled 2 holes in each end of the crate and strung a thick jute twine through the holes for the handles. 

The next step was to add feet to my crate. 

I used candle cups and attached them to the bottom of the crate with hot glue. 

Candle cups make great feet for all kinds of projects. 

I use them all the time and you can purchase them from my Amazon link, they have a great price. 

After the legs and handles were added I wanted to match the feet to the color of the crate. 

I used a product called Fusion Antiquing Tough Coat. 

I will be honest, they don't make it anymore but you can also use any kind of stain with a poly coat like this one. 

If anyone has a stash of this product in their shop, I'm interested!

I painted the stain all the way around the crate except for the fabric side. 

When they sprung a hole in the butt I couldn't throw them out because I knew the green plaid would be perfect for my March projects! 

And take a look at how pretty the rag wreath turned out with the rest of the pants! 

Waste not, want not! 

This pretty box has the perfect St. Patrick's Day look and and is perfect on my March mantel. 

When March is over you can easily flip the box around to the other side and use it again!