I big-pink-puffy-sparkly-heart Pinterest. I have only been using it for a few weeks, but I have already created several very useful pinboards which have helped me keep track of all the ideas I find on the internet.
My Kitchen Décor board has been one of my favorite boards to fill up. Each time I find a picture that makes me go “Ooooh,” I quickly pin it so I can find it later.
After days of admiring my pinboard, I decided it was time to translate those ideas to reality.
Instead of buying letters for an EAT sign, I freehanded some letters onto a dismantled diaper box. I cut them out with a box cutter verrrrrrrrrry carefully.
I have two old, yellowed copies of the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, one of which is in 3 pieces. Since the book has seen better days, I thought it would be okay to sacrifice it for this kitchen project.
I ripped up a few of the cookbook pages and Mod Podged them onto the letters.
I loved Beth’s idea (from The Stories of A to Z) of framing antique silverware. I have my grandmother’s silver, but I never have a chance to use it. By framing these pieces, I can enjoy them everyday… and I never have to wash them!
For the frame, I cut a piece of diaper box to fit in the frame. I wedged it and a Target tea towel I had on hand into the 4th frame that I didn’t use for my Audubon Bird Prints. The lines on the tea towel are a little wonky, but I will get over that.
Then all I had to was use some straight pins to pin the silverware onto the cardboard.
I hung these two projects on my giant, bare kitchen wall alongside two canvasses I bought for super cheap at Family Dollar. I had been looking for something similar to these no longer available Pottery Barn canvasses, and these are perfect. Plus, they have Joshua 24:15 on them, which makes them even better in my opinion.
Since I had all the items on hand, I was able to finally bring some personality into our kitchen without spending any money! I still have some things I would like to do in our kitchen, as you can see from my Pinterest board, but this is a great start.
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What are your favorite Pinterest boards?
I love these ideas! Great job! -Ponytails
Didn't know what a Pintrest was until now! Thanks! I save online images in a folder on my laptop or print them out to include in my Idea Books. I actually wrote a blog about my Idea Books today! Check it out if you want. Thanks, Lesleythehomelessfinch.blogspot.com
Fantastic! Love what you did and how you were so thrifty and doing it!
Looks so cute! Thanks for the shout out :).
This is one of the most creative project I've seen today. I love it! Thank you for sharing your creativity.
What a beautiful wall you've created! Very creative, clever and easy on the pocket book! Pinterest is much like a book shop for me — I could be 'lost' for hours! :)Deborah
Looks awesome! I love the framing silverware idea! 😀
1. I love Pinterest too.2. I love your kitchen decor! Such great ideas!
Your art work looks fantastic, awesome job!
Wow, this is lovely. Hope to see you at My Dream Canvas!
I love Pinterest! And I love your crafty ideas, so of course I must pin them in the hope that they inspire me to future craftiness. :-)I just discovered your blog today. When I read the Hamlet quote I thought, "This could be BlogLove at first sight." After reading your "About" page, I'm convinced it's true. While I hate diagramming sentences, I love writing. I, too, wish that I had a red pen with which I would fix the world by correcting one error at a time.I look forward to seeing — and reading — your future posts.http://educatorssoliloquy.blogspot.com
I love the eat! Very creative and great way to make something cute for nothing!Benita
cute ideas and great blog!kathryn http://www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com
This is so great! I would love to feature this on Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle. Feel free to stop by and grab a featured button. Thanks!http://reuseandupcycle.blogspot.com