Saturday, March 15, 2014

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

Hello Lovelies, I have been busy up-cycling a bunch of little things around the house. So sit back and enjoy...."Show and Tell" is about to begin....
Pottery Barn Inspired Chalk Board Frames

A while back I noticed these cute Chalk Board frames in the latest Pottery Barn Kids catalog. I've been meaning do "DIY" some for a while. 
http://www.potterybarnkids.com

Well, the other day I came across this trio of frames with Mediterranean prints, and decided they would be perfect for the project. 
I simply covered them with chalk paint, attached some twine and voila....pretty cute, don't ya think?
 They are hanging in our Playroom now
DIY Chalk Board Labels for Toy Storage
another little DIY job I did are these cute little chalk board labels for our Ikea Trofast toy storage in the Playroom 

I think they make the boring plastic toy bins look a bit cuter....







I purchased these little chalk board tags at Jo-Anne's Fabric. I painted them grey and added some white polka dots by dipping a tooth pick into white paint.


 
Country Star Make-Over
I also up-cycled these 2 red Country stars the same way to match the toy labels in the Playroom

and while I was at it, I also gave our little boys "door sign" a make-over. 

oh I almost forgot, I found this cute little floor pouf at Target the other day....had to have it for the playroom.


Old Serving Tray gets a Chalk Paint Make Over
I also covered an old Ikea Tray in black chalk paint
so much cuter now. If you want to see more about the Kids Art Caddy, click Here to see that past post 
So while the Playroom is slowly improving, our Family room has been taking over and turned into a Minecraft Fort for the weekend...LOL....gotta love little boys!

Well, that was a long post....I do hope you enjoyed it!!!! Thanks for stopping by Little Brags! xoxoxo Christine


35 comments:

  1. Your Playroom is looking fantastic! Love your creative touches :)
    Susan

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  2. Cool ideas - love the chalkboard frames (and that table underneath too!!) and the stars are freaking adorable! what a fabulous idea!!!!

    Have a great week xox

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  3. I love all of your chalkboard ideas and the stars you painted. Your playroom looks so cute and organized! Great job!

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  4. Great projects Christine! - Love the stars!! - My son is 19 and sometimes he and his buddies still play minecraft...

    Cheryl @ The Creative Me and My McG

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  5. Super fun and creative chalkboard projects….you are so good!

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  6. Very nice Christine and I love the PB frames and how you included your pet, he had to be a sweetheart!

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  7. I am addicted to chalk board tags, I use them for everything! Yours look great and I love the frames!!
    Jenna

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  8. All of your chalkboard projects turned out great! Love the new labels you made for the toy bins. Btw, I have that same pouf from Target too. Mine is in my family room. I got it because of the blue and white stripes. Bet your son likes it in his playroom.

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  9. Wow! You've been busy. Lots of great ideas! I love the picture frames with the chalkboard. Great idea!
    KC

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  10. Very cute DIY projects and your storage containers are great!

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  11. Aww, these are some great ideas!

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

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  12. Geez girl, you need to come my way and organize my life!!

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  13. So many great projects! I'm inspired! Especially those knock off frames girl! Thanks for sharing on Plucky's Second Thought!

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  14. What a fabulous playroom and you are so organized too. Great job. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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  15. Love all the organizing! I'm all about being organized--makes our lives so much easier! Those chalkboard knock-off frames are just adorable!

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  16. Rockin'!!!!! I LOVE what you've done!!!! Thanks for sharing this on Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday - you are a main part of what makes this party GOOD! :)

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  17. You have done some very cute and clever things with chalk paint! Your frames look just as good as the (no doubt) pricey ones, and I love the little labels you made. Thanks for sharing this at my History & Home link party, hope you'll join again next Tuesday. -Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com

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  18. Those are very cute, Christine! Great way to up cycle old frames.

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  19. Just so many cute ideas here!! Please come join us for Centerpiece Wednesday Linky party and share your post with us. Centerpiece Wednesday is live tonight http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/03/centerpiece-wednesday-spring-ideas.html
    Karin

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  20. Love the Target floor poof! Also everyone house should be turned into a minecraft room.

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  21. Loving all of the little touches you have added to your son's playroom. I may have to employ some of these in my own home:)

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  22. What an awesome playroom, and my son would be completely envious of the minecraft family room! :)

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  23. Love the chalkboard makeover concept, really cute and practical as those toy bins and photos change ;) their contents.

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  24. Those frames turned out great and I adore anything chalkboard so I love all your other painted things too. Thank you for sharing at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week! ~Deborah

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  25. What a bunch of fun projects! You did great and the playroom looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing at TTF. I pinned your chalkboard frames on Pinterest to the new TTF feature board! http://www.pinterest.com/thriftygroove/thrifty-things-friday-features/

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  26. You are very systematic and creative in designing the play room. Thanks for sharing with 4 seasons blog hop. Have a nice day.

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  27. Love how you organize!

    Great to have you be a part of SEASONAL SUNDAYS.

    - Alma, The Tablescaper

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  28. The chalkboard frames are an AWESOME idea! And a great trick to make cheaper, less attractive frames (but a good buy) useful. We're moving and these will all be great ideas for the playroom.

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  29. What wonderful ideas you have!! The playroom looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing.
    Hugs,
    Jody

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  30. Great organization. Love the mine craft camp out.
    Sherry

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  31. My kids loved building forts when they were young. Your playroom is coming together so nicely. Full of fun, fun, fun! I love chalkboard paint and you have used it for some great projects! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  32. Hi Christine, just hopping back to let you know that I will be featuring you at SYC this week.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  33. So many cool projects packed into one post! I love the way you've added cool touches all over the playroom. Great ideas here!

    Thanks so much for joining Grace at Home. I'm featuring you this week!

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  34. As always, you have a wonderful stuff here Christine! I have already made a hanging photo in my kid’s room and I have wanted to make more as I have seen your magnificent idea! I love everything here! Cool!

    Sebastian of
    Granny Flat Super Store

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  35. I'm so glad I came upon your lovely blog! I have to know where did you find those bins/bookshelf- I need something like this for my daughter room-- let me know when you have a chance- you can leave a comment on my blog- http://kellyannstudio.blogspot.com/

    thxs

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