Recycled Memo Board
Friday, April 22, 2011 at 11:54AM I follow Susan over at Homeroad. She makes these UH-MAZE-ING creations out of junk. (She does other things too, but this is one of my favorite things that she does!)
Check this out:
And this:
And when I saw this, I was totally inspired to make one of my own!
If you want to see how she made this, check it out here.
Again, after I saw this, I knew I had the stuff to make this already in my garage and craft room! ***Disclaimer: My memo board is not nearly as cool as Susan's, but it is mine, and I do love it!***
I started with a scrap of beg board and an old wire shelf for a closet or pantry. The shelf has been in the garage since we moved in over a year and a half ago! The peg board has also been in the garage waiting for a project!
My husband cut the cross wire off the back of the shelf, and then I spray painted it black. Then I used wire to secure the shelf to the board, and I strung some wire back and forth across the front.
Then I added some details using all recycled items! This is a picture of a church pew bulletin clip that I found at the flea market recently.
And these are knobs that I salvaged from the kids' trampoline that broke a few weeks ago.
I embellished some little clothes pins.
And I added a little basket to hold some blank cards and envelopes. (Side note: I feel like letter writing is a lost art. I LOVE to get letters. But I don't get very many! I decided, that if I love to get letters, other people probably do to. So, I have what I refer to as "letter writing Wednesday", where I take a moment to sit and write a note to someone. This will help me with that goal!)
And here is the final product:
Isn't that fun? I am so pleased with it! Thanks for the inspiration, Susan!
I am linking this up with the CSI Project this week! Check out all of the great recycled projects that they have over there!
Reader Comments (6)
Thank you so much Holly! I lovvvveeee what you made! It is beyond great!
You are so nice to love my stuff, thanks for all your very kind words!
xoxo Susan
Actually, Holly...I like your memo board better! It could be because you have a photo of my beautiful daughter and her handsome husband on yours, but I also like all the little personal touches you put on yours...very nice ; )
Sorry the last couple of pics aren't great! The memo board is in a little hallway, and there was no good way to get the shot. My husband could have done a better job, but I wanted to get this post up so I could link to the CSI Project, so I had to move quickly! I'll see if I can get the hubs to take some better shots! If he does, I will post them here!
I just love this! You did a great job! When I first saw the white pantry shelf I had my doubts. You proved me wrong. It looks so great!
I love the idea that this was a leftover pantry shelf. :) Great job on all the fun details to make it an awesome message center!
Thanks so much for linking up to Terrific Under Ten!
Congratulations on your feature at At Home With K!
Susan