Waste not, want not...Part 2

Sorry for the absence.  The weather has warmed up a little and I have been enjoying it. 

I have been recycling parts from my kids broken down chalkboard/dry erase board art easel.  I previously took the tray from the chalkboard/dry erase board and transformed it into a magnetic board.  Well, here is what I had left. 

I took an old empty frame only and the chalkboard side of easel.

I cut down chalkboard to fit the frame size, added a little pink pizazz, put them together, and now baby girl has a new chalkboard.

You got to love using what you have!  So, I could have thrown away an art easel.  Instead, I repurposed and now have a magnetic board and chalkboard! 

I plan on cutting up the remainder of the chalkboard and making little chalkboard labels for baskets. Also, hubby is going to use all of those colorful strips of wood that was the frame of the art easel to use as supports for some sagging shelves. The only thing I will wind up throwing away is the warped dry erase board. Before you toss something, ask yourself is it all a piece of trash or just part of it!


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Waste not, want not...

I'm sure you have all had something that has lived out it's life expectancy.  Well, that is what was happening to my kids chalkboard/dry erase easel.  The dry erase board was warped beyond repair.  So, why throw away all of it when there is still some salvageable parts?!

Here is the best picture I could find of a similar art easel to ours.

Step 1.  I disassembled the chalkboard.  Got the tray and spray painted it black.

Step 2.  I bought metal to make a magnetic board for top.  Lucky for me I had a gift card.  This has made this project free for me. 

Step 3.  Used my Dremel 200 for the first time to cut metal down to size.  I have to say I felt pretty powerful since sparks were flying.  Normally, I would have run away.  After I cut the metal, I glued down the metal with Liquid Nail.  Let it dry over night.   

Step 4.  Since I didn't achieve a straight cut on the bottom, I glued on black ribbon to hide the jagged edge.  I put 2 hook screws on and made pretty magnets using glass marble things and scrapbook paper.  Here you have my new magnetic board.  All I have to do is figure out just where I want to put it.

Stay tuned in to see what else I do with the rest of the disassembled art easel!

I'll be showing off my recycled art easel tray turned magnetic board over at:

 

 @ Thrifty Decor Chick 



Miss Mustard Seed: Copy Me Challenge

You probably already know.  Miss Mustard Seed has begun her Copy Me!  Challenge.  So, I am going to enter the post from here from a previous project that was totally inspired by her.  You should go check it out all of the great projects at Miss Mustard Seed's  

Union Jack Pillow

Union jack pillows are everywhere.  I don't know if you have been seeing them but I couldn't get them out of my head!  I've seen some really cute ones out there in blog land.  Seeing that last night we were suppose to get blasted with ice and snow, I decided it would be a great time to make one.  Unfortunately, I didn't have the right fabrics to make it like the ones that inspired me.  So, I did the next best thing.  Drag out drop cloth fabric and craft paint. 

It was a little tricky cutting out the union jack flag with freezer paper.  Here is a shot of the freezer paper ironed on before the painting fun started.

Here it is completed.

For those of you who know the flag well, you can probably spot my mistake.  Mistake and all, I love how it turned out.  It did require a lot of craft paint and may not feel the softest but it will do the job in a pillow fight.  When the weather lets up, I might wonder out and get fabric to make a different version.  Maybe I'll do a little UK pillow display. 

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