Cabinet Door Clipboard Display

I have a slew of old cabinet doors set aside for crafting.

Sometime ago, my neighbor threw away a huge pile of them, and I claimed them for my own.
 I got one out for today's project . . .

and made it into a large clipboard display.
 

 I started by sanding the "frame" of the door with my hand sander.
Then I cut a piece of wallpaper to fit and used spray adhesive to adhere it inside the "frame".

I added a hanger to the back. . .

 and a Tim Holtz clip to the front.
I measured to make sure there would be enough room to fit a 8 1/2"x 11" piece of paper on it.

I've placed a quote printable on it, but it would look cute with a photo as well.
I'm thinking I'll add this to the gallery wall I'm planning in our living room.

If you like this printable, you can get it here.
Go here and here to see other projects I've made using these cabinet doors.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

For the Lord is great 

and greatly to be praised

Psalm 96:4

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Distressed Wire Christmas Card Display

 It's that time again. . . when Christmas cards start showing up in the mail.
It makes it fun to check the mail, don't you think?

This year as the cards come in, I have a place where I can display them.
It's cute and it doesn't take up much room.

I'm using a secondhand find.

I was tickled when I scored this photo display at a yard sale for $6.

I cleaned it up and distressed it with my hand sander.

 

I added a few Christmas flowers in the corner.

I used last years' cards for today's pictures.

I can't wait to fill it up with this year's cards!

After the holidays, I'll remove the cards and flowers and use it to display photos.

Cute, cute, cute.

Who says you can't find good stuff at yard sales?

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Judge not, and you shall not be judged.

Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. 

Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Luke 6:37

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Vintage Easel Photo Display

I got this vintage easel at Texas Antiques Week two weeks ago.

Right away I knew what I could do with it. . .

make it a photo display.

Here it's holding vintage postcards.

The easel had five screws down each leg.

I removed every other screw and used them to attach little clips to each leg.

Here's a close up of the clips.

Here it is showing photos.
With the legs folded up like this, it could be used on a table.
However, the legs extend and it stands over four feet high, so it can stand alone as well.

Pretty cool, huh?

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Teach me Your way, O Lord, 

and lead me in a smooth path

Psalm 27:11

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Thrifty Thursday #142

Last week I showed you some of the goodies I found while cruising sales
in a part of town I don't usually go to.

Here's the rest of what I picked up.

I love, love, love this Umbra photo holder.

I've been wanting one of these, so imagine my delight when I spotted this fella for $3!

I got this zippered container by Natural Life for $1.

I have a friend who's been going through a hard time, so I'm going to give this to her.

I just need to think of something to put inside it. . . 

I feel fine giving it to somebody because it's brand new- never been used. 

 

I got this brand new deck of Rook cards for $1.

I thought they'd be cute used in paper crafting, but I may just learn to play the game first:)

Whenever I find a pack of these card dividers, I always pick them up. This pack was half off, 

so I only paid fifty cents for it. 

You can go here to see how I've made a very simple album with these.

I'm a sucker for a beautiful old book. This one was $1.50

I picked it up because of the awesome insides.


Plus I got three dresses with hardly any wear- one for $6 and two for $1 each.

Yowza!


It was well worth my time. I'll have to try to head out to that side of town more often!

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised

Psalm 96:4

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Place Card Holder Photo Display

Last weekend I went on my annual girls' trip with some longtime friends. We spent three days having fun and doing lots of shopping. Yesterday I showed you the secondhand treasures I found.

Today I'll show you a few new items that I bought and what I did with them . . .

 

Here's the finished product.

I fell in love with this photo stand.

I've been wanting one of these and was amazed when I found it on the clearance rack.

It was regularly $23.50 and I got it for 75% off which means I only paid $5.88 for it!

 

I dug into my vintage photo collection and slid one in.

Then I added a little color with a piece of ribbon.

 

I spun it around and placed this photo behind the first since this stand is two sided.

 

Wouldn't this be great to use as a centerpiece for a party or wedding?

 

 

I also got these three place card holders.

They were regularly $14.50 and I got them for $3.60 each.

I'm even cheap at real stores!:)

 

I think they look like tiny music stands.

 

I used one to hold a vintage postcard,

then I added a little lace along the stem.

 





 

The other two are holding vintage photos.

I used twine and a strip of fabric on these.

 

I thought they turned out so cute that I placed them around my living room.

See the photo peeking out behind the large spools . .

 

and the photo stand in amongst this arrangement?

 

Next time you come across some cute place card holders, think about how else you could use them whether for photo display or holding recipes in the kitchen.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1

 

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and Too Much Time On My Hands.

Vintage Photo Garland

You know how I love vintage stuff, right?

I also love photos- I'm an avid photographer (not necessarily a good one). I think it's so important to document life in photos.

Anyway, recently I became a proud owner of a whole lot of beautiful old photos.

I knew just what I wanted to do with them. . .
 

turn them into a garland!

 

See the photo garland at the top of this arrangement?

I thought they'd look great in front of my lace garland.

 

I used small clothespins and pinned them to a twisted strand of tiny pearls, lace, and twine.

Then I tied strips of muslin in between the photos.

 

Here's a close up view.

 

Aren't the photos lovely?

What do you think?

You could also use current photos to do this. As a matter of fact, it would be a cute way to show off photos for a birthday party!

If you like this, you may also like this project of a photo mobile that features vintage photos.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;

and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Psalm 32:11

 

 

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Top 10 DIYs of 2013

I am so grateful for each and every one of you who stop by to read my blog and see what crafty project I've been up to. I love creating things- it's such a big part of my life.

I thought I'd show you the top ten most viewed DIY projects this year.

Photo Covered Letter

Valentine's Day Crafts

Clothespins Necklaces

Trash to Treasure Chairs

Fall Leaf Mobile

Cabinet Doors Turned Photo Display

Small Envelope Album

Simple Pillow Project

Fabric Covered Vintage Suitcase

Mini Album Made From Page Protectors

If you'd like to see the top 10 DIY projects from 2012, you can go here.

If you don't already, I'd love it if you'd follow me through Google Friend Connect and Facebook.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God

Psalm 143:10

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Vintage Book Photo Holder

One of my favorite things to buy when I'm secondhand shopping is old books. The older the better.

I have so many, but that doesn't stop me from buying more.

 

 

Today I used one of those vintage books to make this darling photo holder.

I chose a book that was thick enough to stand on it's binding. Then I took a piece of fabric and tied a tight bow around it. If it's too loose, the photos may fall into the pages.

I added a sprig of holly and some vintage holiday postcards to make it a Christmas decoration.

 

 

If you're looking for quick and easy projects to make for the holidays, try this.

Once January rolls around, you can remove the holly sprig and add some photos.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

The grass withers, and its flower falls away,

but the word of the Lord endures forever.

1 Peter 1:24-25

 

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Vintage Block Photo Holders

Today I have a cute and unique idea for displaying baby pictures. . .

 

turning vintage blocks into photo holders.

 

These are super easy to make.

All you need are a few blocks (mine are old ones that I've found at the thrift store, but this project would work with new ones, too),

small clothespins (mine are 1"- you can find small clothespins in the wood section at Hobby Lobby),

and a glue gun

 

Just glue the clothespins to the backs of the blocks.

As soon as they cool, they're ready to go!

 

These could be used for so many things:

displaying photos in a nursery

labeling food dishes at a baby shower

photo display at a toddler's birthday party

a gift for a preschool or daycare teacher 

a new baby gift

 

Cute and easy!

 

I've got a fun project coming up on Monday. Please stop back by and make sure you jot down something you're thankful for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as we'll be needing that on Monday:)

 

Have a lovely weekend. Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 



You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words.

Psalm 119:57

 

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