Pinterest Project Update

Alright, alright I know I have been a slacker this week with the posting.  Andrew's new schedule has thrown me off a bit.  Rest assured though, I did get some projects done this week.  I know last week I said I was going to do the Valentines Day Hearts as my pinterest project of the week.  I did actually go shopping for the supplies and start on the project.  However, I hit a couple of roadblocks with that project.  I thought I had floral tape, but it has gone off on an adventure somewhere in the house and has yet to be located.  For having a house less than 1000 sq. ft. you wouldn't things would get lost that easily, but they do.  I can tell you where it used to be before I took to organizing the closet it was in.  Now, I have no clue where it ran off too.  In my defense, Andrew said he remembers seeing it too.  So, my project for today is to find that so I can finish the project seeing as this week is Valentines Day.  I also got my snowmen and most of the remaining Christmas stuff put away.  I am done with snow and couldn't look at the adorableness of the snowmen any longer. 

I did manage to accomplish another Pinterest project this week, however.  While I was at Michaels this past weekend gather supplies for the project I was supposed to be working on, I came across a few things in the sale rack that I needed for another project.  Think of this as swapping out projects for the week.  This week, I promise I will finish the Valentines project.  Of course, but the time I finish up this one it is going to be time to decorate for Easter.

Here was the project this week:

Source: makeandtakes.com via Natalie on Pinterest

I wasn't sure where I was going to put said project when I was done, but I knew we would make good use of it.  I decided to put this in the kitchen on the fridge door.  Right now, we are using it as a grocery list, which actually works out great.  I can't tell you how many times I am standing in the kitchen and think of something I need to get at the store that weekend, but by the time I make it to write it down I forgot what it was. 

So, here was my major score at Michaels:

I paid $1.00 for this frame! 

 

I didn't like the white frame, but I knew I had black paint at home so I could paint it pretty easily. The Plexiglass in this frame was pretty beat up, but in the end it doesn't really matter because we are writing on it and the paper in the frame hides that.   I think the frame was originally $24.99.  While I was at the store, I bought this frame a page of 12x12 scrapbook paper to go in the frame.  I also bought some strong magnets to go on the back of this because I knew I wanted to put it on the fridge.  If you are going to do this, do not cheap out and buy crap magnets, you will be mad.  The ones I bought came in a pack of four and had adhesive on one side to stick to the back of the frame.  I think the pack was $2.79, so really not that bad.  Total cost of the project considering I had the paint at home was less than $5.00. 

 

 

For this project, I took the Plexiglas out of the frame and cleaned it up the best I could.  This frame was intended to stand, so I took that piece off the back so it wasnt' causing problems.  While the Plexiglass was out of the frame, I painted the frame black with black craft paint intended for use on wood.  I had to do two coats of paint on the frame to really cover it.  Once the paint was dry, I put the Plexiglass back in, but the scrapbook paper in, put the back on, and attached the magnets.  My total project time was probably less than 30 minutes.  Now we have this frame on our fridge so I might actually remember what I need at the store.  Here is the finished product! 

Some of you may recognize your Christmas cards on our fridge.  We do put them up so we can admire our wonderful family and friends throughout the year.  If you sent us one and don't see it in the photo, I promise it is up there.  So, there you have it.  Pinterest project #1 is in the books!