Place the burlap piece in your ready-to-go frame.Īrrange your letters how you want them. I just didn’t want the raw edges of the burlap to end up fraying. Pull taut again and staple the short ends.Īfter I stapled it, I did place some tape on the raw edges of the burlap on the back. Pull it taut (or you’ll end up with a baggy front), and staple around the other edge. If your frame doesn’t have much of a lip, you’ll need to staple really close to the edge so you don’t see the staples from the front. Next, I set my cardboard piece down and cut around the burlap, leaving a good 2-3 inches around each edge.Ĭentering the cardboard on the burlap, lay it down and staple it around one long edge. I knew the original insert wasn’t strong enough to hold up my letters, so I wanted something a bit stronger. Next, I took the insert from my frame (yes, the naked baby one ?) and cut the same size onto a thicker cardboard. I was satisfied with just one coat of paint, but it’s just up to you. So, I started by spray painting my letters and frame. Hey, it was exactly what I was looking for though! not really sure what they were, but it was awful! It had probably been in someone’s attics since the 1970’s. It’s a great place to find things for repurposing! I should have taken a picture to share with you of the picture that was in my frame. The frame I used was from my local Goodwill. chipboard letters (I love, love these ones from Hobby Lobby and they’re super cheap).a frame (your frame size will depend on your letter size mine is 19″ x 8″ ).Ha!! This DIY farmhouse style key holder can be made in no time! And, THIS is DIY farmhouse decor on a budget! When we six sisters see something, our first thought is, how can I make that? I mean seriously, sometimes, we can be in a store closely examining something to see how they made it and how easy it would be for us to make ourselves. Get a 10-pack from Amazon for $32.95+ (also available as a pack of 20 or 40).Farmhouse decor is all the rage right now, isn’t it? There are some stinkin’ cute farmhouse decorations out there, I do have to say! Recently I saw a farmhouse style key holder that was a bit pricey that inspired me to come up with this post. I guess I'll have to go out and buy more shoes now!" - Hercules I bought a few packs of these and now I have extra space. I had my closet redone and asked for the back wall to have cubbies so I can easily display my shoes, but I either underestimated the number of shoes I have or overestimated the space that was in the closet and I couldn't display them all. Promising review: "These things are genius. Traditional shoe caddies or boxes didn't really work because there's not much horizontal space, so I tried the Shoe Slotz. It fixed the problem perfectly! Because the design smartly stacks one shoe on top of the other, you save 50% of the space you'd normally use to store your shoes." As you can see from the before pic (above), it was a big mess my shoes were piled on top of each other and getting really dirty. Here's what BuzzFeed Shopping editor Sally Elshorafa has to say about this handy organization unit: " This product SAVED MY SHOES! I have an awkward set of built-in shelves in my closet, and it was the only place I wanted to put my shoes.
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