Old Door Chalkboard. Pottery Barn Wall. This is my debut Pottery Barn knock off project. The inspiration for the project actually came from Starbucks Via instant coffee cartons. What?? Yeah. They look like this… Might I just say that I am 100% addicted to these drinks, but anyway – I was looking at the empty carton and thought surely I could make something cute out of the little shape.
I was initially thinking I would make a faux metal wall pocket and stick some adorable paper flowers in there. I began searching images for wall pockets when I came across this Pottery Barn piece for $149. I knew I could make this with supplies I had on hand, and I would still get to use my empty Starbucks Via box.
Supplies: Instructions: Cut bulletin board to fit frame. Cut burlap to fit with 1/2 inch overlap on all sides. Spray Super 77 onto cork side of bulletin board, covering it completely, and immediately place the burlap on top, smoothing it down with your hand. Now place your stencils on the burlap and stencil away. Hanging Notepad. This Friday, April 22, marks the 41st Earth Day. To help us celebrate, Eleanor Williams, program coordinator of SCRAP (a.k.a the School & Community Reuse Action Project) has created a How-Tuesday project centered around repurposing discarded bits and bops into a handy notepad — perfect for writing grocery lists, to-do lists, memos, and notes of all kinds.
SCRAP is a nonprofit organization located in Portland, Oregon that inspires creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing affordable materials and educational programs to the community. We accept donations of gently used art and craft materials. We then offer these materials to the public in our creative reuse retail store. With an amazingly diverse array of materials coming into SCRAP every day, our staff and volunteers are always coming up with new ways to utilize old stuff. Supplies you’ll need: Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Recycling Projects | More How-Tuesday Posts. Chalkboard. Hey there! Join us on Instagram and Pinterest to keep up with our most recent projects and sneak peeks! Well, the chalkboards are UP! I spent today finishing up some projects and one of them was to get these suckers up on the walls! I think I am more in love with the way I chose to hang them than the chalkboards themselves:) Have you ever seen these massive unfinished wooden clips at Hobby Lobby and wondered what the heck you could do with them because they are so darn cute?
Well I have many times as I stroll down the unfinished wood isle. I disassembled them, spray painted them with Rustoleum American Accents Heirloom White… and distressed the edges with my 3M Sanding Block (80 grit sandpaper). Next I painted on Minwax Red Mahogany to the newly sanded edges… gave them some Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze love (paint on/wipe off) and put them back together again! Ahh! Time to hang! I put 2 large saw tooth hangers at the top corners of each chalkboard… and pulled the center up to a point! Natural Wood Necklace Holder. I found this genius idea to get my necklaces organized from and I thought I'd give it a go. 1.
You will need a flat board to attach your knobs unto. You can be creative with this. For my board I'm using a piece of driftwood that I found at this beach on this trip. I got 4 out of my 5 knobs from our local habitat for humanity store for less than $1.00. 2. 3. 4. And now my necklaces are officially organized! See how I organized my earrings here. xo. Cork Travel Map. Summer time really gets my travel bug a-jumpin! I am guilty myself, but so many of us long to travel abroad yet don’t take advantage of our very own American continent! This July, my husband Adam and I are hitting the road for a sweet heart’s road trip to explore some of the USA’s beautiful Southern states. We both have big travel dreams. To help us keep up with the places we have been and the places we want to go I created this American travel map that doubles as a piece of interactive artwork for the home.
CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Bandsaw (optional) Xacto knife and blades scissors tape wood glue drill and drill bit computer printer and paper paint brush 18″ x 24″ piece of thin plywood 22″ piece of 1″ x 2″ wood strip 2 eyehooks and picture hanging wire 20″ x 16″ piece of 1/4″ cork ball headed pins water slide paper (optional) - paint 1. 2. 3. Download templates here: Template 1 Template 2 Template 3 Template 4 Template 5 Template 6 4. 5. 6. 7. Chalkboard Wall Calendar. Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like. Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade.
Cleverly applied chalkboard paint means new places to track appointments, keep lists, and leave messages. Or simply use the surface to draw or doodle, which will appeal to kids and the kid in everyone. Tip: Start with flat-finish latex paint in any shade. Wall Calendar A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Mudroom Mural The bottom half of a mudroom wall is just the right height for pint-size Picassos -- when coated with store-bought green chalkboard paint. Message Center Write-on paint needn't be applied only to walls. Pantry Reminder Covered with chalkboard paint, a pantry door serves as the perfect place to keep a running shopping list. On My Calendar. Chalkboard Paint. Magnet Calendar. Erasable Paint Chip Calendar. I am so pleased with this project, and not just because it’s fun and colorful. It is also this amazing compilation of all these different projects all coming together to create something new and wonderful!
A calendar and art, all in one. A long time ago, when I first started collecting project ideas from design blogs, I spotted this fun little project from Papernstitch. They had framed a pretty piece of fabric, and were then using the glass of the picture frame as a dry erase board. Brilliant! Overall it’s a pretty simple project. I decided to use a long piece from a Behr paint chip for the month, and then square pieces from Benjamin Moore paint chips for the days. In the end I left 1/4 inch of space between each chip (I had left 1/2 inch originally) and I like that it is more visually tight, while leaving a larger white area around the edges and on the bottom.
Since I probably won’t post again before Thursday, I also wanted to wish everyone a very happy Turkey Day!! Like this: Woodgrain Magnetic Memo Board. Curbly-Original Welcome to our newest blog series, My Total Office Makeover, in which Curbly's editor-in-chief, Chris Gardner, realizes that as a full-time design and craft blogger working from home, he'd better transform his second bedroom into an inspiring space where work can actually get done. Part IV: Getting Organized I need a clean desktop to stay focused, so I knew I would need a memo board to keep current projects, notes, ideas, and "don't lose me" documents.
I seriously dislike the look of white dry-erase boards, and needed something that didn't require pins or thumbtacks to attach documents. I've used magnetic paint before, but found it takes several coats and very strong magnets to make anything work.So, when I found this basic SPONTAN magnetic board at IKEA, I knew it'd work...now, I just needed to make it a little warmer and easier on the eyes. Here's how: Materials and Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. See how easy that was?! Dollar Store Crafts » Blog Archive Make a Placemat Mail Sorter. Home » $5 and Under, Headline, Office Crafts, Tutorials 31 March 2010 22,863 views 6 Comments by heather This super simple project will take you about 15 minutes to sew (plus about an hour if you want to cut a stencil): a Placemat Mail Sorter. Mine is made to hang from a sash rod on a bulletin board (project forthcoming!) , but you can hang this mail sorter just about anywhere.
I'm going to put my bulletin board and mail sorter next to the front door to encourage everyone to keep the mail in one place (instead of randomly placed around the kitchen! Check this tutorial for how to make a stencil. Project Materials: Two placemats, $1 eachSewing machine & thread, on hand Total: $2 How to make a mail sorter: 1. 2. 3. 4. Disclosure: this article may contain affiliate links or other forms of sponsored content. Wine Cork Memo Board.
Feb 23, 2011/Julie A while ago, I talked about the many many old doors in the Home Made house. I might’ve even professed my love for them because they have so much character and I find it kind of amusing how all the bathroom doors require blinds (perhaps, I’m more amused because I’m not the one installing all the blinds).
We’ve rearranged doors, made them into shop furniture, and now, turned one into a corkboard. This latest project is bittersweet. While I now have a delightful place to post Home Made’s class schedule and put all those recycled wine corks to good use, I’ve tapped out on my in-house supply of old doors. If I’m going to be dreaming up any more door projects, I now have to get Dad on board to build and find more doors. Thankfully, spring is right around the corner. In the meantime, I’m working on getting some details from Mom and Dad for a memo board class so you can make your own.
Now, I’m going to go listen to some tunes and see what other projects I can wrap up. Burlap Message Board (Ballard Designs Knock-Off) The kids are back in school and the paperwork is flooding in. I have four in school this year and I'm afraid I might be buried alive in paper! I found a cute wire basket at TJ Maxx to help cut the paper clutter, it is somewhat similar to wire baskets that I spotted in the Ballard Designs Catalog. I only wish it had one more basket! While I was peeking through the catalog, I thought a Burlap Message Board would be great to go along with the new baskets.
(A knock-off, of course.) I love a good knock-off challenge, it makes me happy to make something nice for less. I was lucky enough to spot some great burlap in Home Fabrics last week that is almost identical to what is on Ballard's boards. I put the Message board in my kitchen area, where the clutter tends to pile up. Here are the supplies I used: pine 1x2's Foam Board (Hobby Lobby) Cork Roll (Hobby Lobby w/coupon) Burlap Glue wood screws upholstery nails tools: staple gun screw driver drill saw to cut 1x2's rubber mallet.
Bulletin Board. Home » $10 and Beyond, Decor, Headline, Office Crafts, Tutorials 5 April 2010 72,875 views 8 Comments by heather Most things you get at the dollar store are not huge. If you're only paying a buck, things can only be so large. One way to get bigger impact is to combine small pieces into a larger one (kind of like Heather did a My Frugal Family with this mind-blowing art piece - click to see it). [inspiration image: pottery barn] Project Materials: Six bulletin boards, $1Stencils (cut your own), on handAcrylic paint, on hand or $.50Sash rod (optional), about $1.50 each - comes in a package of 2Glue or duct tape to attach the frames, on hand Total: $6 and up To make a big bulletin board, I bought six of the small framed bulletin boards I found in the office supplies section of the dollar store and attached them. Before I attached the frames together, though, I added a couple of stencils, inspired by the PB example.
P.s. (Because I used the electric screwdriver/drill for the first time! PB Knock Off Rustic Wall Organizer. I have finally finished my memo board! I have been working on this thing for three weeks! And that’s only on the transfer part! It took Hunter all of 30 minutes to make the thing! He took some 1X4’s and stripped them down to make the frame. The top 2 graphics are from The Graphics Fairy. I did use the Sharpie pen to fill in the graphic a little more, not always having a steady hand though. I decided on the last go around to use this Paris address thinking it would transfer easier but I was wrong!
I took the easy way out on the pocket. So, out came the iron and the glue gun! Mine is a little smaller at 30 inches tall.