Repurposing bed slats

Yesterday I wrote about using an old Ikea headboard along with some fencing to make an awesome new turquoise headboard.

Today, I want to show you what else I made from that one old craiglist Ikea bed.

Ikea beds have a double slat system 

and the slats are connected with strips of tape stapled to the backs.

First i dry brushed painted the slats with various cool tone paints..........

I cut the strips leaving three connected, then the next three, etc.

and secured them to the backs to hold the slats together.

And then I stenciled on letters:

 For this one, I actually printed out the type from my computer.  

I rubbed the back of the paper with graphite, 

and then traced the letters onto the wood, and then painted them.

 Another stenciled with a little boat drawing... 

(I think it's pretty obvious this was freehand..)

 Greenwood, Va.  My home town....

I put this one in my booth at 

Greenwood Antiques and Uniques.

But THIS one is my favorite!!!!!!!!! 

Used an old shoe last and some hooks..........