Made it Monday: DIY Key Holder

Hope all of you had a great weekend and got to enjoy an extra hour of sleep (sorry AZ friends)! This weekend, my brother came to my place for a visit. He recently moved into a new place, and needed a key holder. When we were walking around Ikea, he saw a chalkboard key holder that he really liked. It looked really cheap though, and I told him we could make something way nicer.
Using the Ikea piece as inspiration, we picked up this frame at Target on clearance for $6. I really don't know who would have paid $20 for this thing...(I did save the ribbon from the inside though, as we are planning a cowgirl birthday party for my niece in December. Thought I'd be able to make it into something cute.)

 

 

On a side note, see how the clearance sticker is right on the glass...I used my Norwex rag to get off the sticker goo. It comes right off--way easier than using rubbing alcohol. If you've never heard of Norwex, go check them out. I love their stuff (no, I do not sell their products, just love them!).

 

First step was to get rid of that hideous ribbon/background and paint the glass with chalkboard paint. I did three coats of paint. While the paint was drying we added some screw in hooks to the bottom of the frame. Once it was dry, we put the frame back together. It was that easy! Here is my brother displaying the finished product Vanna White style...

 



 

Sorry this picture is the wrong way!

 

Lexi

 

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Made it Monday: St. Patty’s Day Frame

Can I just say I love the dollar frames from Michaels!?! They are such  a fun way to add a little bit of holiday spirit for a low cost. I have spruced up these frames for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and now St. Patrick’s Day. Here is the frame I made for a buck:

Here are the simple steps to making your own:

First, take your dollar frame and Mod Podge it. I like to use matte Mod Podge. (Yes, this is the back of the frame- I forgot to take a picture of the front before I put on the paper:)

Lay the scrapbook paper of your choice over top of the Mod Poged frame and add another layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper. Allow the Mod Podge to dry and then cut the paper out of the center of the frame and from the outer edges. I like to use sand paper and sand the edges to get rid of any scissors marks or uneven cutting.

Next, I cut out a smaller piece scrapbook paper for the corner and Mod Podged that on. To complete the frame, I hot glued on two rolled burlap flowers.

Here is the completed console table (pre-picture).

It added such a cute touch to the St. Patrick’s Day table.

Happy Monday!

Lexi

Made It Monday: Valentines Decor

A little over a week ago, I pulled out all of my Valentines decorations. I ended up throwing things on the shelves rather quickly, because I had friends coming over and wanted to have my Christmas decorations down. After having the decorations out for a while, I saw a few things that I wanted to change. So, the next couple of weeks of Made It Monday is going to be new Valentines decorations. Here is a picture of the seasonal shelves I wanted to change up:

The first thing I wanted to change was this:

I remember making it last year and not being happy with it, but I didn’t feel like changing it then. Well, this year I did. Here is the new picture:

I used my cricut to cut out the branch, birds and “love” out of vinyl. I applied them right to the glass of the frame and put a piece of burlap in the frame. I also sanded the edges of the frame a bit.

This picture fits in much better with the décor. The old one was just a little too red. Hope you all had a productive and fun weekend! Keep checking back to see what the seasonal shelves look like now!

Lexi

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